Monday again. The most painful day of the week. Although I can’t offer any good advice on how to get over the exhaustion and crankiness that you might feel (bad advice #23: eat a two chocolate bars, to be on the safe side), I do have a recipe to share […]
Latest Recipes
Smoked Sausage and Lentil Soup
SoupsI have to apologize for the inconsistent posting lately. I started a new job few weeks ago, and had been going through an adjustment period, mostly with managing my time more efficiently so that I wouldn’t have to bring work home. It also didn’t help that I was nursing a […]
Braised Beef Short Ribs Tagliatelle
Main DishesFew weeks ago, my friend and I were co-hosting a dinner party, and I immediately, over-enthused as usual, volunteered to make the meat course. I decided to play it safe and cook something I’m familiar with, which I’ve made over and over again. These braised short ribs tagliatelle! Much of […]
Chinese Roast Pork Pastry Puffs (Char Siu So)
Appetizers and SnacksMy favorite dishes in a Chinese dim sum restaurant have to be the pastries: egg custard tarts, fried sesame balls, and roast pork puff pastry. And I’m always trying to replicate them at home. I know you might ask, why go through all that trouble to make something you can […]
Kalamata Olive Tapenade
Appetizers and Snacks, CondimentsI did something really silly. I just finished writing the content for this post and it magically disappeared as I was about to click the publish button. Argh. I had planned to tell you about how I never liked olives until I tried kalamata olives for the first time, how […]