Creamy Chicken Noodle Soup

This rich and creamy chicken noodle soup sticks to your bones, but bright flavors of lemon and ginger—plus fresh herbs—keep it from feeling to heavy.   It’s winter here in Florida, which means it’s about 68˚F when I wake up and climbs to 78˚F by midday. Truthfully, it feels like 80˚F, and tank tops have…

Spiced Indian Chickpeas

Spiced Indian Chickpeas was the very first Indian dish I learned to cook when I was 18. It is still one of my absolute favorites because not only is it easy to cook, but it boasts INCREDIBLE flavor. The flavor deepens over time, and it’s a warming, comforting dish. You can enjoy this as a meal…

Famous Chili Recipe from Revived Kitchen

Believe it or not, this famous chili recipe is partly how the Revived Kitchen blog started. When I was still in college, I observed my peers—and besides them, my friends and family!—eating the Standard American Diet (SAD), and it seriously hurt my heart. Whenever I watched someone eat McDonald’s or Taco Hell, I would die…

Authentic Oxtail Pho (Phở đuôi bò) & my Vietnamese grandmother

Pho, or Vietnamese noodle soup, has gained much popularity in the U.S. over the last couple of decades. The big cities on the west coast, populated with so many Asian immigrants and with a constant influx of tourists, have turned pho into a hip, cool dish to eat. Many of my school friends would have…