I’m not a vegetarian but we are making a concerted effort to eat less meat and more veggies. Good for us and good for the planet. It’s much easier now with so many cookbook authors, bloggers, and chefs being much more veggie-forward. The first new year recipe I tried was Cauliflower Steaks with a Smoky …
Growing up in Chinatown the standard plate of cookies found on our table was not Chocolate Chip Cookies, but Almond Cookies. Found in every Chinese Bakery, these were my favorite cookie, well except for the almond in the center, which I ate around, kids, what do you do. Last Roadtrip One of my favorite Almond …
I came home from work the other day and ANNOYINGLY, with a couple of kids home and the hubster, no one had even thought about dinner. I mean really, I’m bringing home the “bacon”, the least someone could do is start dinner. But then I remembered we had some raw shrimp left from our hotpot …
Mochi Ado about Something. I tried quite a few mochi recipes this year so it seems fitting that 2021 should end on a sweet rice note. 2021, the year of Mochi muffins, donuts, and now, brownies. Mochi brownies are delicious! I found quite a few recipes that were fairly similar and picked one from Kirbie’s …
Cookie Number Two-Twelve Days of Cookies Last year my absolute favorite cookie was Eric Kim’s Grocery Store Cookie. I called it my Marie Kondo cookie, it brought me JOY. The original Lofthouse cookies, a cakey blob, packed in plastic trays covered with copious amounts of fake frosting and sprinkles…elevated to a wondrously delicious cakelike, buttery, …
Here we go, Twelve Days of Cookies to kick off the holiday season!. From one of my favorite cookbooks this year, Kristina Cho’s Mooncakes and Milk Bread, her Grandfather’s Almond Cookies. If you are looking for a great holiday gift, her book is amazing. Literally, recipes of your favorite Chinese Bakery goods, Pineapple Buns, Cocktail …
Earlier in the year as I was clicking through my Instagram, perusing what my favorite bloggers and IGers were up to, I landed on Two Red Bowls. A black and white photo of a young man hugging Luke, her son, and Luke gazing up at him. It was and is a beautiful photo. As I …
So, you drew the short straw, didn’t you? Yep, the proverbial boring Thanksgiving dish. Vegetables, sheesh. Auntie has drawn dessert, ugh, means lime green jello mold with pineapple. Which is not dessert actually but it’s ok, she’s your Aunt. Could be worse, you could have drawn salad. Really, who goes for salad first on Thanksgiving? …
Every Thanksgiving I look forward to my cousin Gary’s Sweet Potatoes. As sure as there will be a turkey on the table, his sweet potatoes will also be there. Drenched in butter and brown sugar and covered in a blanket of toasty mini-marshmallows, it is the veggie-carb highlight for me. As I make my way …