Category Archives: Recipes

At 5 o’clock in the morning last Wednesday, I was heading out my apartment door, sans caffeine and running on 2 hours of sleep. Why, I thought, why did I ever agree to chaperone a trip to a small island … Continue reading →

You all know that I love Asian food. One of my all-time favorite Asian dishes is pho, that lovely and heart-warming Vietnamese noodle soup. It is traditionally a beef-broth soup (if made correctly the broth is a real labor of … Continue reading →

I’ve had a lot of pent-up cooking energy building up these last weeks.  After being sick and not having the energy to do much in the kitchen aside from open up a yogurt container, I’ve really been in the mood … Continue reading →

I am a huge fan of all Asian cuisine, from Chinese Dim Sum to Japanese sushi to Indian curry, there aren’t many Asian cuisines or dishes that I don’t gobble down with absolute enthusiasm. Is there anything better than Pad … Continue reading →

I don’t really discriminate when it comes to food. I love pretty much every thing, as long as it’s fresh and prepared well. I’ll eat any vegetable, every type of cuisine, spicy, salty, sweet, whatever texture. I’m always up for … Continue reading →

As previously mentioned, our New Year’s Eve meal was Seafood Gumbo a la my brother-in-law and native Mississippian Peter. He adapted his family recipe for Chicken and Sausage Gumbo and gave it a West Coast touch by substituting the meat … Continue reading →

My journey from Rennes to San Diego was rather long and terrible. I laughed, I cried, I cursed, but mostly I wondered how they haven’t created a faster/easier/better way to travel. How does it take 24 hours to get from … Continue reading →

This is without a doubt my most requested recipe, and I have now most recklessly gotten several people addicted to it (hence the name). I’m not sure what it is about this lasagne (yes – it is spelled with an … Continue reading →