Latest Recipes

Asian Salad with Carrot Ginger Dressing

Condiments, Salads

I’m not a fan of lettuce salads in general, except when it is served with the vibrantly orange salad dressing you get from Japanese takeout restaurants.  After some digging around and recipe tweaking, I found the perfect recipe that tastes exactly like the ones they have at the restaurants! Making […]

Lavender Honey Macarons

Desserts and Sweets

Given that it is officially Spring tomorrow, I want to share a light, floral dessert recipe with you: Lavender Honey Macarons.  Do you remember these photos?  I used them as my blog header image for a while, but never got around to posting the recipe. Macarons couldn’t be simpler when […]

Beer-Braised Cowboy Beans

Side Dishes

I love beef brisket, pork ribs, burnt ends, smoked sausages, and possibly everything I can get at a barbecue joint; I really can’t think of anything I wouldn’t want to eat.  Few weeks ago, I spotted a pack of beef ribs at Whole Foods and I immediately snagged the largest […]