Summer Strawberry Cake, Farmer’s Market: A Midsummer Day’s Dream
Get thee to a Farmer’s Market now. It is the perfect time to visit your local market, all things fruit and vegetable are at its peak. You can hardly walk through the market without becoming intoxicated by the aroma of vine-ripened tomatoes, peaches, and strawberries. At my local farmer’s market, we are lucky enough to …
Birthday Cake: A Labor of Love (Farmhouse Buttermilk Cake)
We celebrated a couple of family birthdays in June. Most notably my kid’s and my brother’s. They share the same day, just different year, different decade, but at least not a different century. The day my kid was born I had actually invited my brother down for dinner, a birthday bbq, since I was not …
(Grilled Pork Belly) It’s Gettin’ Hot Out Herre, So Take Out All Your BBQ Toys
On our trip to South Korea, we spent a lot of time roaming around the various street markets in Seoul. Rows of stalls filled with hand-cut noodles in light flavorful anchovy broth, crispy mung bean cakes, fishcake, mountains of pickled vegetables and banchan (side dishes), and skewers of chicken, beef, shrimp, and pork grilled to …
Tall Order for a Better Shortbread-Bien Cuit Bakery
I love shortbread and any excuse to bake a batch, I am all there. So when Amanda Hesser posted an article on a favorite shortbread that graced their office meetings, all I could think was, do I have butter in the fridge? Duh, of course. The title of her article, The World’s Best Shortbread Is …
Bi Bim Bap It! Homecoming in Seoul
Off to see Jorge in Korea! Do you have a bucket list of things to do when traveling, if so, what’s yours? I’d love to know. Here’s ours when we travel: FIRST DAY- a tour of the city on bikes. It’s a great way to get an overview of the city you are visiting and …
Bowled Over, Udon Want to Miss My Newest Obsession (Udon)
Hang on to your hats, imagine Times Square, with all its neon signs and flashing lights dedicated solely to FOOD. Yep, that’s the only way I can describe the Dotonbori area of Osaka. Swarms of people, whose sole purpose is to find all things delicious to eat. A giant 3-D crab, or shrimp or potsticker …
A Tale of Two Pancakes and Sushi
Nothing beats coming home. Though we had a blast on our trip to Korea and Japan, it always feels good to open the front door, drop the bags and sleep in my OWN bed! Aaaaahhhh, bliss. What else is nice, hmmmmmm HOME COOKING Yep, time to get back in my kitchen and make a mess. …
Not a Cinco Minute Too Soon! Tres Leches Bread Pudding
Invariably when faced with several choices for dessert I gravitate towards buttery, bready, moist, saucey (new word alert). Everyone generally clamors for the chocolate-centric desserts. I am a sucker for a warm, gushy on the inside, crisp on the outside bread pudding. I love a fruit cobbler or Sticky Toffee Pudding? Oh yeah, right up …