We live in San Francisco. Our city has a large Chinese population and we all get excited for the Lunar New Year around here! Each year I decided to make different Chinese based recipes. Now granted, fortune cookies are an American invention. You won’t see these in mainland China. I grew up with them being …
What is more refreshing than this dish? It feels Mediterranean in ingredients and taste. Perhaps some dill and red onion would give it some more “pop”? I love it just as it is. Serve it with a grilled or roasted protein as a cool side dish. Or eat it just as it is for a …
I love a good veggie side dish. This one of sweetly roasted carrots contrasted with the tang of Greek yogurt and lemon zest gets rounded out with a warm and spicy sweet butter drizzle. Not only is it impressive to look at, it’s a side dish that we keep repeating all year long! Ingredients: 10-20 …
I love banana bread. Who doesn’t love a warm slice of sweet and nutty banana bread on a cold and cozy morning? This recipe is perfect. Half oil, half butter ensures a moist crumb and the taste of butter. The crusty brown sugar topping adds a layer of texture that pops in your mouth. Let …
Cold, crisp and refreshing this salad is a main staple during hot summer months. The combination of fresh lime zing, salty fish sauce, brown sugar and hot thai chilis round out this salad making it exciting to eat. Fresh and healthy, give me more! Ingredients Sauce: 2 tbsp garlic, about 4 large garlic cloves 6 …
Week 23 is here. Apparently, babies don’t grow an inch this last week. Holding steady at 11 inches. The food this week? A carrot. As long as an average carrot. So, I decided to make a dish I loved as a kid-roasted carrots. I added a smear of tangy yogurt mixed with warm spices and …
Week 22 and our son is 11 inches long. Time is flying by. We are at the size of a spaghetti squash! Now, spaghetti squash isn’t my favorite squash. It’s ok. I’ve tried substituting it for pasta and I didn’t think that was fun. Who wants crunchy juicy flavor-less squash strands when you can have …
10.5 inches long and 12 oz. Whoa. Jane is really growing the bebe. Banana week! What else to make but Banana Bread? I thought about making another pie but how much pie can two people eat already? So, a breakfast treat it is. I love this recipe. The brown sugar, the caramelization of the bananas, …
Mango Sticky Rice! I have always loved this not-too-sweet dessert. We enjoyed lots of it when we honeymooned in Thailand. I was always afraid to make it as there seemed to be so many steps. Once you go through and make it the steps become less intimidating. It’s like you have to learn how to …
Sweet Potato Pie. What a yummy excuse to eat orange vegetables:) This is an easy pie to make and it tastes so dang good. I even prefer it to Pumpkin Pie. I associate it with my Grandmother’s Southern cooking. Mellow and sweet with a caramelized undertone thanks to plenty of brown sugar. Homemade vanilla whipped …
