Bounty and Bagna Cauda

Bounty and Bagna Cauda

My weekly trip to the organic farm stand. The mango above is one of the best I’ve ever had. Where is it from? Haiti! Who knew? Organic mangoes from Haiti. I had no idea that there are 10 million mango trees in Haiti. I usually am an advocate of eating locally....
Tandoori-Orange Spiced Pork Chops

Tandoori-Orange Spiced Pork Chops

Despite pork being the national meat of the Chinese (the word for meat in Chinese is “yook” – which is synonymous to the word for pork), I don’t really eat a lot of pork. Nothing against the pig, its just that I like the taste of chicken,...
Slow Cooked Salmon

Slow Cooked Salmon

I’m going to teach you about the magic of low ‘n slow salmon – once you try this method, you’ll never cook fish another way.  Low and slow is the ticket to most tender, succulent and true-to-flavor food, just like my number one favorite...
Chinese Donuts (Yao Tiew) on a Sunday Afternoon

Chinese Donuts (Yao Tiew) on a Sunday Afternoon

A lazy day. I blog-surfed and came across Evinrude’s blog and 15 seconds after reading her post about nostalgic foods, I gracefully glided to the kitchen tripped over my kid’s !@*?/#% toy train to make Chinese donuts (Yao Tiew). To an obsessed cook, which...