Thai-Style Coconut Curry Chicken Soup This version of a Thai classic uses light coconut milk and ingredients that you can find at most local markets but the flavor is just as bold, comforting and authentic as the original. My husband and I spent the week between Christmas and New Year in ... Read More
Salt-Cured Egg Yolks
Salt-Cured Egg Yolks A classic Asian technique for eggs, these quick-cured egg yolks will add an umami boost to soups, salads, rice, pasta and even avocado toast. The days leading to our departure for a last-minute tropical Thanksgiving were a hectic blur. What with cleaning out the ... Read More
Tofu Buddha Bowl with Ginger-Soy Dressing
Follow my blog with Bloglovin My husband and I celebrated our wedding anniversary earlier this month with a visit to Carmel and Santa Barbara. Since Carmel is a short drive for us, it makes for an ideal last-minute getaway. Too ideal, in fact, that we seem to be making the drive ... Read More
Singapore Noodles
What is it about noodles (or pasta) that is so satisfying? That the thought of it immediately makes you hungry and even when your stomach warns, I'm getting full, you continue to eat anyway? Maybe I should only speak for myself? I'll happily eat noodles or pasta for days, especially if I ... Read More
Chinese Chili Sauce
It is an ongoing joke in my family how out of control my father can be when it comes to picking up unusual items at the Asian market (oddly-flavored drinks, chips, crackers, condiments). Where my mother will come home bearing only the items she put on her list when shopping alone, excursions ... Read More
Noodles with Peanut-Lime Vinaigrette (and a Visit to Death Valley)
We've just returned from a quick trip to Death Valley National Park. At 282 feet below sea level, the park has the distinction of having the lowest elevation on the continent and is also widely known for its extreme weather conditions, scorching in the summer with temperatures in the 120's ... Read More
