With the release of their cookbook, Bountiful, Recipes Inspired by Our Garden, foodies Todd Porter and Diane Cu of White On Rice Couple invite us to share their insanely delicious seasonal recipes, including a condiment I can never get enough of, Homemade Sriracha Sauce. And you have the chance to win a copy of their cookbook for yourself.
Todd and Diane are often referred to as one and the same, White On Rice/Todd and Diane/Diane and Todd, most likely due to the fact they are equally talented and share duties both in the kitchen and behind the camera.
They take turns clicking the camera for print and video, they both cook, create and style their photos and recipes (Todd is often found as the author of most of their baking posts while Diane has a penchant for spring rolls) and they share a passion for gathering people around food they love.
But before there was a cookbook, Todd and Diane created a following of faithful food blogging novices, eager to listen and learn about food photography and styling at food blogging conferences across the country.
I first met Todd and Diane when I attended not one, but two of their food workshops at a blogging conference in Park City, Utah. I had only created FoodieCrush a few months before meeting them and I figured if attending one of their sessions was good then two could only be better. I couldn’t have been more right.
Both days I was slotted in Diane’s group, where she patiently reviewed each photographer’s cameras, providing tips and tricks on everything from aperture to tripods. The following day was hands on, with an intimate tutorial and then shooting for ourselves to replicate what we’d learned.
The slide above from their presentation is hands down the most useful piece of photography advice I had yet to receive. Things were starting to make sense.
Those two days they laid it all out for everyone to use, for all to improve their own talents waiting to bloom. That’s just how they do it, it’s their nature to give and share.
Just as their garden continues to provide, Todd and Diane give as well. And with a cookbook chock full of inspiring recipes and lush photography, there’s still more to share.
I asked Todd and Diane to share a little bit more about themselves to celebrate the occasion. Thank you White On Rice Couple for being all of our foodie crush.
1. Describe your blog in 3 words:
Food, photography, storytelling
2. If you could be one food blogger other than yourself, who would you be?
David Lebovitz. It would be amazing to live his Sweet Life in Paris for a day.
3. Which 3 blogs do you follow/are obsessed with/can’t live a day without?
New York Times Lens Photo Blog keeps us grounded and connected with the world.
The Oatmeal and Teri Border’s Bent Objects are clever, witty and keeps us laughing and entertained.
4. What is the one kitchen tool you could never give up?
Our kitchen knives. One great kitchen knife can do so much magic in the kitchen. They are all Wusthof knives except for a Japanese chef knife and Japanese noodle knife we got in Japan.
5. What dish are you obsessed with mastering that you just can’t get quite right?
Chocolate covered candies and truffles. Getting consistent tempering and the perfect finish to chocolate is still challenging. This is something we’re still working on. It’s a life long journey in chocolate.
6. What did you have for dinner last night?
Pizza. We love homemade pizza and never get tired of it.
7. What’s one secret talent outside of the kitchen nobody knows about you?
Todd is a black belt in Aikido and spent his entire childhood training horses. Diane gave up medical school and graduate school and ended up writing a food blog.
8. You’re happiest when cooking/eating:
….For those we care about. Gathering dear friends and family together for a meal brings us so much joy.
9. The two of you are a formidable pair covering nearly every avenue of photography: creating, photographing, styling, teaching and inspiring others to do the same. How do each of these areas influence the other?
We’re always pushing to learn more and make ourselves better in what we do. With that journey and as we learn things, it’s rewarding for us to be able to connect all those dots and pass it on to others when we can.
10. The one secret ingredient to your success is:
Continually supporting one another, being patient, kind and sharing a cocktail. Or Two.
Living in Southern California certainly has its perks. For Todd and Diane, one of their passions (besides walking their two well-loved dogs on the local beach) sprouts from the temperate weather, creating a food lovers dream garden (including 38 fruit trees!) that produces culinary inspiration year round.
Bountiful, Recipes Inspired by Our Garden, explores every category of the garden, from tomatoes, herbs and leafy greens to stone fruit and beans stalks and roots. It’s garden based recipes could quite possible turn even the most ardent veggie loather into a veggie lover.
And now you can win your own copy to savor. Just fill in the info in the widget below with one or more entries to be entered to win.
Fresh garden ingredients paired with Bountiful create simple yet delicious recipes for our own gatherings at home.
My only challenge in reading this lively cookbook was deciding which recipe to share with you. Somehow I narrowed it down to Meyer Lemon-Iced Brown Butter Madeleines, Fig and Gorgonzola Pillows or what I consider a staple of the White On Rice food blog, Homemade Sriracha Sauce.
So instead of choosing for myself I took to my Facebook page and let you make the decision for all of us. Here’s what you had to say, and the recipe, well, it speaks for itself.
Homemade Sriracha Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup Thai red chili peppers stemmed and roughly chopped
- 4 fat cloves of garlic quartered
- 2 shallots roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1 15 ounce can of tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- water
Instructions
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Add the chopped Thai chiles to the bowl of a food processor fitted with a regular blade and process for a few seconds until they are finely minced, then scrape into a bowl.
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Add the chopped garlic and onion to the food processor and also process until finely minced.
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Add the oil to a sauté pan on medium high heat and add the garlic and onion and cook for about 1 minute or just until fragrant, stirring so they don't burn. Add the Thai chiles and the tomato sauce, bring to a simmer, then lower the heat. Add the fish sauce, rice vinegar and sugar and mix well.
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Cook for about 5 minutes then remove from the heat and let cool completely.
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Transfer the sauce to a blender and blend until the sauce is smooth and the pepper seeds and skins have been completely incorporated.
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Taste the sauce and add more sugar, fish sauce or vinegar to taste. If the sauce seems extra thick add a teaspoon or two of water to loosen it. Blend again then pour into a sterilized jar or container.
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Refrigerate for up to 1 month.
Recipe Notes
When stemming and chopping the Thai chiles, it's a good idea to wear rubber gloves to protect your skin from the chile seeds.
Barely adapted from Bountiful, Recipes Inspired by Our Garden by Todd Porter and Diane Cu
Thank you Todd and Diane for sharing yourselves with us. Readers, if you’d like to meet Todd and Diane at one of their book signings, check out their appearances here. I’m thrilled I’ll be seeing them again here in Salt Lake City.
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Averie @ Averie Cooks says
Congrats to Todd & Diane again on their awesome book. I went to one of their food styling workshops in Colorado about 4 years ago. It was such a huge learning experience for me! I wish I would have overlapped with you at one, Heidi!
I did not know that about Diane giving up med & grad school and Todd’s a black belt – whoa, great info!
Fave garden vegetable…well I would give anything if I could a persimmon!
Noel says
Thanks for the great giveaway!
I love Brussels sprouts fresh from the garden. Yummy.
Heather says
Our favorite vegetable from the garden is tomatoes and our favorite fruit is blueberries!!
JC says
Tomatoes. Nothing tastes the same as a garden fresh, sun kissed tomato.
Cara's Healthy Cravings says
This looks like a gorgeous book!
my fav garden veg/fruit would be super sweet cherry tomatoes.
JC says
Tomatoes. There is nothing like a sun ripened tomatoe straight from the garden.
Shelly says
I love peppers fresh from the garden!
Julianne says
Tomatoes!!
Janet T says
I love swiss chard.
Erin | The Law Student's Wife says
It changes with the season, so right now it’s butternut squash!
Jen says
My husband would love this sauce! My favorite item from the garden: tomatoes.
Aimee Porter says
Butternut Squash!
Giulia says
Tomatoes are my favourite
Sunnie says
I love cucumbers or cherry tomatoes.
Elizabeth says
I’m in love with their backyard!!!! How fresh and delicious their food looks.
kathryn k says
Tomatoes!
Kristen says
I love using zucchini — which is a good thing, since there’s always such an overabundance of it!
Claus Rode says
I love all the spices we grow in the garden. There is nothing like fresh spices and herbs in your food and cocktails.
Megan {Country Cleaver} says
Ben would flip his lid if I made him homemade sriracha! :: I can never get tired of listening to T&D speak. They do it with such heart, and conviction – I can definitely say they are two of my biggest inspirations behind the camera.
Anne Weber-Falk says
Oh, that’s a tough one as there are so many. If I can get them to grow without having them eaten by other critters first, I would say peppers. Love ’em. I use them in and for so many dishes. So good.
Megan Hobbs says
Homemade sriracha! I’ve died and gone to heaven
Kiki C. says
This book looks good enough to eat, with fresh takes on delish ingredients. Yum!
Jenny B says
I love bell peppers from the garden.
Jeanne G says
I love cucumbers, can’t get enough of them when they are in season! Cookbook looks amazing.
Denise Wilson says
tomatoes
Gina says
Apples, I love having an apple picked right off the tree. Best taste in the world.
Liz says
Tomatoes are my favorite garden veg/fruit.
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I like growing potatoes. There is something magical about digging them up from the ground. Plus the fact that I actually have success when I grow them!
Becky @ Project Domestication says
Garden tomatoes for sure! There’s nothing like them.
This cookbook looks awesome.
Lily Sheng says
I grow stuff like chives and green onions, naturally, those are my favorite!
Sarah H.P. says
My favorite fruit from the garden is strawberries!
barbara n says
I love fresh from the garden tomatoes!!
Annalise @ Completely Delicious says
Great feature, I love Todd and Diane! And my garden favorite would have to be (hands-down) tomatoes. I miss them terribly!
Sarah says
I love onions. They are so versatile!
natalie @ wee eats says
i love tomatoes from the garden
Carissa says
My top fave is zucchini, but if I could keep my garden growing year round, I’d choose lettuce. It’s so much better from the garden than the store!
Jenn says
The only plants I can seem to keep alive are herbs. Chives are terrific!
Teri K says
Kale! Can’t get enough of it.
Terri says
I would have to say heirloom tomatoes. So yummy!!!!
Christine says
I love my tomatoes! Easy to grow and so versatile!
Jean Shen says
Ooh! Can’t wait to try out the homemade hot sauce. Now I know what to do with those red peppers growing in my parents’ garden!
Love eating tomatoes and avocados.
[email protected] says
Congratulations to Todd and Diane on the book! It’s gorgeous!
Fave garden veggie: tomatoes.
Starla Bates says
Wow! Such interesting information! So much talent!
I LOVE cucumber and for fruit I love blueberries!
theresa krier says
i love sweet potatoes! savory or sweet i eat them every day, yum!
Maggie Wallace says
Cucumbers!
Angel says
Tomatoes and Strawberries !!
Urban Wife says
Definitely tomatoes!
Victoria says
Everything looks so delicious! I would love some fresh garden inspiration! :)
Karen D says
Nothing beats a fresh, vine-ripened, kissed by the sun, tomato.
JamieK says
congratulations on your cookbook; it looks beautiful.
eliana G says
tomatoes!
Two Red Bowls says
I have to agree with the above commenters that there is nothing like a fresh-grown tomato compared to the storebought. The difference is mindblowing. Thank you for this gorgeous post and this giveaway!
Amber Danneman says
Vine ripened tomatoes.
Michelle B says
I love picking fresh sugar snap peas right off the vine and eating them!
Ashley P says
I love cooking with fresh zucchini.
Kim Porter says
Home grown tomatoes are my absolute favorite!
Auntiepatch says
NOTHING is better than home grown tomatoes fresh off the plant!
Lynda Engle says
I love Meyer Lemons. I’ve made marmalade, cookies, preserved lemons and many more.
Melissa R says
Tomatoes and fresh herbs are the favorites in my garden. Can’t wait to check this book out, the photos are beautiful!
Eva says
Favorite fruit/veggie from the garden: sungold tomatoes!
Bailey says
I love herbs!!! But, lemons!!!
Kim C. says
I love their blog and the book is absolutely beautiful!! I love tomatoes and cucumbers from the garden.
Suzanne P. says
Tomatoes … in some form, usually as a condiment
Nicole says
I love tomatoes from the garden. Yummy!
Emily says
zucchini! love love love.
Kristin says
FIGS!! Love the hourly image shots. Saw that Bountiful made the list for Amazon! WTG!
Pinned!
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Chung-Ah | Damn Delicious says
Homemade Sriracha sauce?! Yes! You know we go through a bottle a week – I’d love to make a homemade version – Jason would love it! The perfect incentive for a hand model, right?
Felice/All That's Left Are The Crumbs says
If I could only pick one then it would have to be a tomato – so versatile.
Kate says
hands down…tomatoes!
Robin says
Since it is fall I would have to go with butternut squash.
Janet says
Tomatoes are my fave!
Amy says
Tomatoes right out of the garden.
Congrats to Todd and Diane, the book looks beautiful!
Celeste B. says
I love fresh tomatoes out of the garden.
Denise Fedor says
With 54 Tomato plants this year, I would say it is my favorite vegetable!
Kirsten says
I absolutely love strawberries from the backyard because they remind me of my Grandma’s hanging baskets on the porch. She always kept a bowl of sugar for us to dip them in- such a treat!
Monica says
Tomatoes!
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I love all peppers
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Tomatoes are by far my favorite from the garden. I do have a whole bunch of chiles out there now, though, so I’d love to make some hot sauce!
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Wonderful! I love them!
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Tiny globe eggplant!
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Broccoli is my favorite vegetable ever, I could eat it every day….
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Peach!
Love Sriracha! I will have to try the homemade version!
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Kathy J says
Thank you for the giveaway! There will always be hot sauce available!
Kathy J says
Thank you for the giveaway! There will always be hot sauce available! Love fresh tomatoes!
Lauren @Hallnesting says
Can’t beat a lemon from our tree
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says
That’s not a fair question, Heidi! How can I possibly pick ONE fresh item from the garden?! Ok…drawn from the hat…raspberries, warm from the sun, fresh picked from our garden. And…I just have to say how much I have enjoyed meeting Todd & Diane a couple times over the past year. They are warm, delightful, sincere, and amazingly talented. Their work is absolutely gorgeous.
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Roasted turnip roots are like eating candy. So good.
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Surya-Patricia Lane Hood says
Just a friendly correction: The word, chili, when referring to the pepper, is spelled “chili”. “Chile” is the country. Another spelling mistake I often see on other websites is the word “spoonfuls”. This is incorrect. It is spelled “spoonsful.”
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Hi there! Thanks for the correction. I tend to go back and forth depending on my spelling memory :) but I DO want to be grammatically correct.