When I went to Bali last spring I knew that I would come home with some new favorite food dishes, but I never imagined I would become obsessed with them. My absolute favorite meal that I tried in Bali was Nasi Goreng, a.k.a. Indonesian Fried Rice. It’s fragrant, flavorful, unbelievably delicious, and incredibly easy to make. In the same way, it became a staple in my meals whilst traveling in Indonesia, I’m sure it will become a staple in your home. Ingredients for Nasi Goreng Traditional Nasi Goreng uses simple ingredients so you don’t have to worry about traveling to obscure grocery stores to find anything to prepare it. I’ve…

I figured we could keep this series going since I’ve been going strong and cooking 95% of my meals at home- outside of my recent trip to Bali and all the times I was craving Chick-Fil-A, sushi, or poke. Crispy Pork Belly Rice Bowl I didn’t really have any inspiration for making this meal like I normally do. I had a craving for the pork belly from Trader Joe’s and as soon as I walked out of the store with it I realized I hadn’t thought at all about how I was going to prepare and serve it. Putting any sort of protein over rice is an easy meal for…

Since I’ve gotten back from traveling in December- for whatever reason, I’ve not wanted to eat out and have been cooking all my meals. I will say that the selection of diverse foods is far too few where I live compared to where I moved from so it wasn’t hard for me to get sick of eating out. In addition to the fact that I was being lazy and had no healthy balance between cooking and ordering takeout. Nonetheless, the cooking bug bit me and I’m back to chef-ing it up, so here’s what I’ve been eating lately.