fried foods

  • Start Your Morning With Deep-Fried Scrambled Eggs

    Start Your Morning With Deep-Fried Scrambled Eggs

    Just when I think I’m done experimenting with scrambled eggs, I encounter a new (to me) preparation, and I am once again wowed by the versatility of the ingredient. While I usually go for a soft, custardy scrambled egg, I recently learned about telur gulun, an Indonesian egg skewer made with deep fried scrambled eggs.…


  • Never Cook These Things in Your Air Fryer

    Never Cook These Things in Your Air Fryer

    To some enthusiastic food bloggers, the air fryer is an intuitive appliance that can cook anything and everything. To certain members of my family, it is an inscrutable black box that exist to take up counter space. (“What should I use it for?” they ask, prompting me to spam them with my own content.) The…


  • Don’t Overthink Your Latkes

    Don’t Overthink Your Latkes

    Fact: people love latkes. I wish I was one of them. Fried potatoes should be a slam dunk, but most of my Chanukah memories involve skipping the latkes for the applesauce they were served with.


  • You’ve Breaded an Eggplant for the Last Time

    You’ve Breaded an Eggplant for the Last Time

    When consumed in casseroles and sandwiches, “breaded and fried” seems to be the default preparation method for eggplant. As a person of Southern origin, I am not opposed to a breaded and/or fried thing, but eggplant doesn’t need it. There are two other efficient ways to prepare eggplant for layering into casseroles and sandwiches, and…