Hawaiian Luau Burger

Hawaiian Luau Burger

Ted Reader is a man I’ve referred to as someone who tiptoes the fine line between genius and lunatic, and that’s exactly why I love this man. His cookbooks are big, bold and absolutely nuts. Ted just came out with king of all burger books –...
Photo: Pork Tenderloin with Warm Grilled Tomato Salsa

Photo: Pork Tenderloin with Warm Grilled Tomato Salsa

Easy roasted pork tenderloin (salt, pepper, smeared mustard on surface) and a warm grilled tomato salsa (mint, basil, green onion, olive oil, white wine vinegar). The salsa was recipe adapted from Marcus Samuelsson’s New American Table cookbook. Recipe for...
Tomato Braised Cauliflower

Tomato Braised Cauliflower

Believe it or not, I’ve been in a cauliflower rut. And you can bet that my kids have let me know, “awww…Mom…cauliflower AGAIN?” I think I’ve hit the household roasted cauliflower limit as that’s the only recipe that I’ve...
Chinese Chicken Salad

Chinese Chicken Salad

(click on photo for shot-by-shot food styling and photography analysis of some of the photos that led up to the “money shot”) Chinese restaurants in China don’t really have Chinese Chicken Salad on their menus, it’s a creation of...