Fresh Tomato & Sausage Pasta-When Comfort Food is Required
Our final road trip with Moosie (for context, my daughter’s Bernedoodle whom we have been sitting for the last 4 months) took us first to Lake Tahoe for a couple of days. A pit stop before our final destination, Salt Lake City, where we were to hand off the pooch to Sam. Moose was bound …
Vietnamese Meatballs In Tomato Sauce (Xiu Mai)
Before tomato season ends give this dish, Vietnamese Meatballs in Tomato Sauce, a try. I came across this dish on IG. It looked scrumptious, and I’m a sucker for meatballs and fresh tomato sauce. I did a bit of sleuthing and found that this dish is frequently served for breakfast. Delicious, tender, succulent meatballs in …
Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie, Soft & Chewy
I’m not sure how many chocolate chip cookie recipes I have but it seems you can never have too many. I came across yet another CCC from Sturbridge Bakery, a delightful blog from Jess Italiano. Initially, it caught my attention on Instagram., the photos and the title just popped out at me, Chewy Brown Butter …
Coffee Donut Muffin-Great Way to KickStart Your Day
Scallion Mac and Cheese from Little Fat Boy
I have been focused on cookbooks from the Asian Diaspora. With the way the world is turning, on a definite lopsided tilt, I want to support my community. Representation matters, and we need to see POCs, LGBTQ, you know, EVERYONE represented in all walks of life. The gold standard should be human + compassion, empathy, …
Marbled Ube Cookies (Star Powered)
I wanted to include an ube dessert or cookie in my “Maui Strong” box for Lahaina. Since I had made Ube Mochi Muffins for the Ukraine Cookie Box I opted for Constellation Inspiration’s Marbled Ube Cookie. I have been eyeing her recipe for quite a while, and here was my chance to try it. I …
Nuts for Macadamia Shortbread (Cookies for Lahaina)
It sucks to feel helpless which is exactly how I felt while watching the coverage of the wildfires in Maui. In a twisted way, it brought back memories of a family trip to Maui right before COVID to celebrate hubby’s birthday and retirement. We spent his b-day in Lahaina. We grabbed shaved ice at Ululani, …
Pesto, Pesto, Which One is Besto? (The OG One or the Guilt Free One)
A favorite pasta dish in our house is Pesto with Linguine. Years ago (I mean YEARS AGO), I clipped the LA Times winning Pesto recipe from their Basil Festival. The recipe was from the restaurant, Casa Monica, and has been my go-to Pesto ever since. It starts with fresh basil leaves, garlic, pine nuts, Parmesan …