Pretty trumped taste.

Pretty trumped taste.

The wedding cake adventure actually started over a year ago, when Melissa of Masterpiece Weddings emailed me and asked, “will you pretty please come and be a judge for our wedding cake competition?” Me? Wedding cakes? I’ve only been married once, and...
What the Heck Did I Say to Ming Tsai?

What the Heck Did I Say to Ming Tsai?

Just when I thought Steamy Kitchen would be without this recording of a convo I had with superstar Chef Ming Tsai on the phone , the fabuleux Lenny of Chez Us came to my rescue and helped me put up the recording! Here are the highlights of my chat with Chef Ming Tsai:...
Club Med Ixtapa: A Week of Gluttony

Club Med Ixtapa: A Week of Gluttony

For more photos of Club Med Ixtapa – click on the photo above. I have about 10 more photos in the slideshow. If I had to choose between driving or being driven, I will always choose being a passenger. But with steering rights and final decision on the...
Why did the chicken cross the road???

Why did the chicken cross the road???

This has got to be one of the funniest posts here at Steamy Kitchen….just read the reader comments to the question of how do you think food celebs would answer this question: Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because...
Need Food Fluffer Desperately!

Need Food Fluffer Desperately!

As you know, I’m doing all the cooking, writing and photographing for the Steamy Kitchen cookbook. Today, I’m taking a photo of Grilled Pineapple with Chocolate Coconut Rum Sauce for the book, and I thought I’d let you take a peek into one of the...
Another one bites the dust…

Another one bites the dust…

Instead of showing you some the of photos that are going into the book, I thought I’d show you one that isn’t. This is a photo of Indonesian Beef Satay with Peanut Sauce. I do looooove the photo, however, I’ll have to re-shoot. Let’s play! Can...