October 21
Homesick Cooking: Bowls of biryani
Coming home from elementary school meant putting up with my mother telling me I would have to eat whatever my grandmother had made that day.
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August 1
Simit: Bread and belonging
Walking through the busy streets of Istanbul after having moved to Vancouver 16 years ago is an experience filled with many sensations, both familiar and not.
August 1
Bánh mì, the mirror of my soul
The rusty motorcycle took a sharp swerve, slightly tossing my damp backpack. Sitting in the backseat under the poncho flap extending from my father’s back, I tried to guess our location through the thick curtain of monsoon rain.
January 19, 2024
Homesick Cooking: Crunchy, gooey turon
My sister and I drag our bags into the elevator and stand in silence after an exhausting day of school. As we ascend, I get a funny feeling in my stomach.
December 7, 2023
London Fogs: Your taste of home is not everyone's taste of home
My learned enjoyment of London Fogs is rooted in my eagerness to feel like I’m part of a community.
November 8, 2023
Homesick Cooking: Nonna's pasta sauce & meatballs
I still remember the smell of a freshly made plate of pasta waiting for me at the kitchen table in my Nonno and Nonna’s house when I was a kid. Whether it was a holiday, birthday or any old Sunday visit, pasta was usually involved.
December 5, 2022
Homesick Cooking: Curry on
I had just put down the phone with my mother and was staring at the paper in my hand with a recipe scribbled on it — my favourite potato curry.
May 18, 2021
Phở: A taste of home
Comprised of a rich broth, rice noodles, meat and fresh garnish, phở is a long-established staple of Vietnamese cuisine
April 26, 2020
Homesick Cooking: Nigerian fried plantains and scrambled eggs in your dorm
Back at home, meals like fried plantains — a sickly-sweet dish of deep fried plantains that is typically served with scrambled eggs — were common, especially for lunch or dinner.
October 23, 2019
Homesick Cooking: Grandpa’s chicken congee
As a college student, it’s a lot rarer to have such prime leftovers to toss in, but, as I said, congee is really what you make it to be. But this time, I wanted to make it exactly the way I had it as a child.
May 17, 2019
Homesick Cooking: Balkan food in Burnaby
Even though I’ve never been to Serbia, I’m connected to it through the culture I was raised with. I feel homesick for a place I’ve never been, but I can make it better by enjoying the connections I have to it here.
October 10, 2018
Homesick Cooking: Spicy Navajo comfort food
This recipe serves as a reminder of the identity that both my dad and I share as part of the Diné people.
September 11, 2018
Homesick Cooking: se débrouiller in your dorm
Couscous Royale was the last meal my father made me before leaving Montreal and it was one last reminder that when I moved out, j’allais me débrouiller — I was gonna figure it out.
August 31, 2018
Homesick Cooking: Vietnamese in Vancouver
With many Vietnamese restaurants peppered across Vancouver, there is no shortage of places to go — the two places below, though, have been thoroughly tested and approved by my family and me.
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Homesick Cooking: Grandfather’s chicken congee
The last time I had my grandfather’s congee was a few years ago. He quietly stopped making it one day, as standing for hours in a sweltering kitchen grew to be too taxing. Although my dorm-room concoction will never be the same as his, it’s enough to remind me of home.
