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The Dyke Kitchen: Defining Taste With Karen Tongson

Tongson’s personal cooking style relies on saving the ingredients or parts that traditionally, institutionally have less value — “something that you think is burdened by indignity, cheapness and trash” —…

Kamala Puligandla —

Dec 19, 2020

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a bowl of mapo tofu over rice topped with a star of sliced scallions. chopsticks rest on the left side of the bowl and the bowl in on a blue woven cloth.

recipes

The Dyke Kitchen: Bold, Tingly, Spicy Mapo Tofu

When I went to college at Oberlin, where my parents met, I found out that my mom had not only been in the MOST hippie-dippie of co-ops, which was appropriately…

Kamala Puligandla —

Dec 5, 2020

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a small korma chicken pot pie that looks like a golden crown, topped with fried herbs and nuts

food and drink

The Dyke Kitchen: Golden Chicken Korma Pot Pies

It’s not like traditional chicken pot pie filing is knocking anyone’s socks off, so Sarah and I decided to try out chicken korma pot pies with a turmeric crust. She…

Kamala Puligandla —

Nov 21, 2020

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a bowl of gnocchi half covered in a red meat sauce topped with shredded cheese and a sprig of basil

food and drink

The Dyke Kitchen: That Meat Sauce So Delicious

Then in bold, at the top was one item called Spaghetti With That Meat Sauce So Delicious.

Kamala Puligandla —

Nov 7, 2020

dessert

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two ceramic plates with rectangles of pecan-covered blondie bars, with small forks sticking off of the sides.

food and drink

The Dyke Kitchen: Butter Me Up, Blondies

Imagine the voice of the Great British Baking Show narrator saying, “Blackberries and miso with browned butter make Kamala’s stress-relief blondie into an afternoon delight.”

Kamala Puligandla —

Oct 10, 2020

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an overhead view of a table setting with a large bowl of purple cabbage salad, a tray of waffles, a pitcher of gravy, a small bowl with a little round fried hen nestled inside

food and drink

The Dyke Kitchen: Classic Air-Fried Cornish Game Hen & Waffles

When I finally got the waffle maker from my mom that I’d been waiting for, and my friend Vinh;Paul was gifted an air fryer from his mom, we knew the…

Kamala Puligandla —

Sep 26, 2020

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three dishes sit on a table touching their edges. a bowl with a peek of avocado and orange is at the bottom, a blue plate with tomatoes and nectarines is on the top right, and a bright green plate with chicken, corn, carrots and greens, and small rolls of yellow squash.

food and drink

The Dyke Kitchen: The Art Of Salad

I know salad is known to many people as a kind of ascetic diet food, but I grew up eating luxurious salads that my mom made. What I love about…

Kamala Puligandla —

Sep 12, 2020

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a black bowl holds a serving of biryani. yellow rice and green herbs stand out from the bowl, and a soft purplish candle glows in the background behind it

food and drink

The Dyke Kitchen: Biriyani Our Own Way

The beauty of a biriyani, like dating dykes, is that you put a whole bunch of great ingredients together, let them simmer and mingle in a sealed pot, and watch…

Kamala Puligandla —

Aug 29, 2020

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A bowl of braised beef, broccolini, and ricotta gnocchi sits on a black surface, and the leaves of a prayer plant snuggle up against it. A spoon sits next to the bowl and a cut crystal glass peeks into the edge of the frame. It's time to eat.

food and drink

The Dyke Kitchen: A Summer Simmer With Short Ribs And Plums

I had a wide open evening and a bunch of plums and pluots on my counter. That’s how I ended up braising beef short ribs with broccolini and plums in…

Kamala Puligandla —

Aug 15, 2020

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Image of two mason jars filled with a homemade South Indian spice mixture known as gunpowder (otherwise known as molaha podi).

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The Dyke Kitchen: My Dad’s South Indian Gunpowder

I pick up some tips and tricks from my dad for making his gunpowder — a South Indian dal and spice blend that I love to sprinkle on rice, and…

Kamala Puligandla —

Aug 1, 2020

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food and drink

The Dyke Kitchen: So Nice To Meat You!

On the evening when I was inviting my latest love interest to meet my last girlfriend, who is also one of my very best friends, it made perfect sense that…

Kamala Puligandla —

Jul 18, 2020

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The Dyke Kitchen: Strawberry Pie For Repeat Juneteenth

On this July 4th weekend, the only appropriate celebration of freedom is a repeat of Juneteenth. I’ve always had a festive and carefree association with strawberries, plus everyone’s bomb-ass strawberry…

Kamala Puligandla —

Jul 4, 2020