There’s this pretty well-known Taiwanese dish called Three Cup Chicken. The flavorful dish of dark meat chicken is flavored with sugar, soy sauce, and sesame oil with a strong dose of Chinese/Thai Basil. My mom came up with a vegetarian version, Three Cup Tofu with the same flavor profile and it’s even easier to make. [...]
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Three Cup Tofu
Saturday, June 8, 2013
My Favorite Chocolate Chip Cookies
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
For as long as I’ve been baking, or cooking at all, I’ve been baking chocolate chip cookies. Isn’t it one of the first things kids learn to do in the kitchen? Warm chocolate chip cookies just minutes out of the oven have always been a favorite treat of mine. Even the simple original Nestle recipe [...]
Basic Wontons (with Video)
Friday, May 17, 2013
Boy, have we come a long way since 2008. Some of you have been with us since we got married and we’re about to celebrate our Five-year Anniversary! Since then, we’ve definitely moved away from doing as many restaurant reviews (though worthy ones will still appear) and focused strongly on the recipes. It seemed that’s [...]
Shrimp & Peas
Saturday, May 4, 2013
I enjoy making somewhat elaborate dinners nightly, though that really doesn’t happen every night. Lunch is a different story. I try to maximize Caya’s morning play time (in the park, a class, or play space). We usually rush back just in the nick of time to allow five minutes to prepare lunch before she needs [...]
Red-Cooked Pork Belly and Baby Cuttlefish
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Very early readers may remember that I was a professional figure skater in my early life. (Lon too! I swear. Isn’t that crazy?) In my early 20s, I joined a hip-hop and breaking crew. My 30s seem to be shaping into my partner dancing era. I am in love with Argentine Tango and I also [...]
Creamy Homemade Ricotta from “Homemade with Love” by Jennifer Perillo
Sunday, April 14, 2013
As soon as my friend Jennifer Perillo’s book, “Homemade with Love” was available on Amazon, I pre-ordered it. I always wanted to know her secret to Risotto, which isn’t in the book Jennie! I still want to learn that one day, but I’ll forgive her for now because this book has quickly become one of [...]
Triple Mushroom, Lotus Root, and Soybean Skin
Friday, April 5, 2013
I kind of really fell off the planet for almost two years. Becoming a first time mom is tough, at least it really kicked me in the butt. It took me a long time to get back in the game (I hope you’ve noticed the new regularity in posting!) and then I realized: things had [...]
Cous Cous with Kale and Preserved Lemon
Thursday, March 28, 2013
When I had extra Meyer lemons to use up, I decided to preserve them. My intention was to try that famous Moroccan chicken dish with olives and preserved lemon. Well, life got in the way, and that has not happened yet. It will.
Something even better happened though! The Moroccan inspiration was definitely in mind one [...]
Cheesecake Brownies
Saturday, March 16, 2013
As a blogger, I’m often asked to explain, “Why do I blog?” Frequently people assume the goal is to get a cookbook deal. That’s not why I blog and I’m not working towards a cookbook deal nor have I pitched one to a publisher. However, I have said that should one ever fall in my [...]
Asianesque Brussels Sprouts
Thursday, March 7, 2013
This was a recipe originally post on December 10th in 2008. Can you believe 2008? My initial motivation for the update and re-post was in order to re-do the photos. I’m embarrassed how bad some of the photos from the earlier days were. As soon as I finished re-shooting these photos, I sat down on [...]
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