What a year. It’s dizzying to think of everything I made in my kitchen (and other’s people’s kitchens) in 2023. I can never describe my cooking in a word or theme, but I can tell you I have cool clients who trust me to create unique menus. There was no shortage of snacky bites, hot dogs, sandwiches, and cheese. Last year, I promised myself to explore more seafood and I plan to keep it in my weekly rotation. I’m also letting go of the “I’m not a baker!!” mantra. It turns out that I can bake. I accomplished a long-term goal of making my own bread for the return of random sandwiches—which I was very nervous to bring back into the world. Through cookbook testing, I learned a lot about plant-based eating and Vietnamese cookery.

To everyone who ate my experiments, thank you. Here’s to more communal eating, cookbooks, and knowledge sharing 🥂

Here are 23 dope recipes I developed over the last 12 months.

1. Cheese Board Smörgåstårta

• Laughing Cow Spread (Patreon)

• Sweet Blue Cheese Filling (Patreon)

• Cider Cheddar Filling (Patreon)

2. Fried Chicken N’ Spam Musubi

3. Ocean Teal Ginger Chicken Bao

4. Asparagus Sea Bean Miso Soup (Patreon)

5. Marinated Tofu Mochi Pocket (Patreon)

6. Lion’s Mane Satay with Peanut Sauce

7. Scallion Pancake Hot Dog

8. Stuffed Bries

9. Sourdough Loaf Pizza

10. Peppers, Please! Ssamjang Mayo with Tortilla Crunchies

11. Furikakemari Damacy: Yuzu Mayo & Crunchy Furikake (Patreon)

12. Eggplant “Parm”: Eggplant Lasagna with Mushroom Bechamel

13. The Boba Shop: Taiwanese Fried Chicken & Champagne Pickles

14. Mortadella Melt with Pickled Pears

15. Tomato Pesto Scramble (Patreon)

16. Ramp Leaf Pasta with Ranch Cream

17. Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Ramp & Chorizo (Patreon)

18. Figure 8 Larb Dumplings

19. Faroe Island Salmon Namerou (Patreon)

20. Banana Leaf Wrapped Salmon

21. Shiitake Cured Salmon

22. Ube Funfetti Cake with Pandan Frosting

23. Aji Verde Tostone

Some of these recipes are on my Patreon for a small monthly fee. Others, I would love to fully write for publication 🤗 If you’re an editor interested in any of these, please get in touch!