Skirt Steak with Chimichurri Sauce

Skirt Steak with Chimichurri Sauce

Chimichurri is an Argentinean condiment that I love slathering on grilled steak, especially skirt steak. While the recipe varies from town to town, family to family, the basics are olive oil, parsley and oregano. Other ingredients, like red wine vinegar, garlic, and...
Cayenne Cinnamon Ribs with Maple Glaze

Cayenne Cinnamon Ribs with Maple Glaze

Sticky, sweet, salty, spicy ribs that are so crazy simple to make (the only cooking equipment you need is tin foil and an oven!) We normally enjoy our baby backs fall off the bone – they are so tender that when you lift up the bone, the meat really does fall...
Baked Crab Rangoon

Baked Crab Rangoon

I was a-browsin’ for crab rangoon recipes when I came across Philadelphia Cream Cheese’s version that included baking the wonton wrapper into a cup-like shapes in a muffin pan instead of deep frying. What a fab idea! I had to give it a shot, the...
Chinese Stir Fried Sticky Rice Cakes (Nian Gao)

Chinese Stir Fried Sticky Rice Cakes (Nian Gao)

Last week, on a surprise visit to see family, Mom made a couple of dishes that I normally don’t cook myself. One of them is this Chinese Fried Sticky Rice Cake Noodle dish (long name!) In Chinese, it’s called 炒年糕 ChÇŽo Nián Gāo. The recipe is from...
Turtle Cheesecake Truffles

Turtle Cheesecake Truffles

My husband’s second favorite restaurant in the world is The Cheesecake Factory. We don’t go for the food, we go for the cheesecake. All of them. Okay, well maybe not all of them, unless we’re in a large group, but we always order at least 4 different...