Home Cooked Happiness

Week One of The Wok

This was the first week of my project to cook every recipe in The Wok. To keep things from becoming too repetitive, I cooked a few different dishes from…

Jan 10 • Mark Freeman

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Finding Focus at the Start of the Year

Cooking, uncertainty, and choosing one thing to hold onto

Jan 3 • Mark Freeman

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June 2025

Instant Pot Chicken Congee and PIE!

Bringing the comfort

Jun 23, 2025 • Mark Freeman

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Finding identity in a piece of pie

This place triggered a connection for me, to identity, to heritage, and to a realization that cooking is more than a hobby.

Jun 12, 2025 • Mark Freeman

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January 2025

Sobering Up to Life

You don't have to hit rock bottom to realize you have a problem

Jan 4, 2025 • Mark Freeman

August 2024

Tacos and Self-Control

The last month has been … eye opening.

Aug 11, 2024 • Mark Freeman

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June 2024

Thailand, Part One

A brief introduction and a focus on pad (stir-fry).

Jun 9, 2024 • Mark Freeman

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May 2024

Japan, Part 1

No doubt just the start...

May 27, 2024 • Mark Freeman

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Divergence

Abs are made in the kitchen

May 11, 2024 • Mark Freeman

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Korea

The same kick 10,000 times

May 4, 2024 • Mark Freeman

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April 2024

Cyprus in your heart

One thing I am learning as I go through each country is just how rich the culinary diversity of our planet is.

Apr 25, 2024 • Mark Freeman

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Greece, Fresh and Simple

The down side to only spending a week cooking from a country is that you often can only scratch the surface of that cuisine.

Apr 8, 2024 • Mark Freeman

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