Steamed eggs, or what I called 炖蛋 growing up, has always been one of my comfort foods. My grandma used to make it for me when I was sick, and it was one of the first things I learned how to cook. It's also so simple -- it's just a savory, super simple steamed egg dish. It's technically an egg custard, but that sounds scary, and this isn't complicated or scary at all. If you've ever heard of the Japanese dish chawanmushi or the Korean dish gyeran-jjim, this is in a similar vein. It's lowkey, homey, and comforting, and as a bonus you're practically guaranteed to have the ingredients you need to make it at home.

This is a great appetizer that looks fancy, tastes amazing, and is actually very simple to make! It's a riff on Baked Brie, which is a common holiday appetizer, but redesigned to be in the form of shareable pastries.

This might be the best thing I've ever made. And that's saying a lot. But everyone who tried this thinks the same thing, so...yeah, it's pretty tasty. Strata is a bit like a savory bread pudding, or stale bread baked in custard, and this take is pretty great!