Prime Rib Roast with Miso Jus

Prime Rib Roast with Miso Jus

Prime Rib seems so intimidating to cook, but in all honesty, it's easier than roasting a turkey. There's no brining, stuffing a cavity, flipping halfway or injecting with marinade. Cooking the most tender Prime Rib only uses one cooking rule - slow 'n low. All you...

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Pineapple Chicken Teriyaki

Pineapple Chicken Teriyaki

This Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken is so easy to whip up and makes for one tasty weeknight meal. Chicken is marinated in a delicious homemade teriyaki sauce packed with pineapple flavor . Serve over white rice for a scrumptious dinner! Why This Pineapple Chicken Teriyaki...

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Beef Satay Skewers with Habanero Peanut Sauce

Beef Satay Skewers with Habanero Peanut Sauce

During recipe testing, there was an unanimous "MMMMM!!!" along with what may have been a little happy-dance from yours truly. This is hands-down, the very best Beef Satay I've ever had. And it's from a Belizean cookbook called, Flavors of Belize. I actually had to...

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Chicken Salad with Sesame-Miso Dressing

Chicken Salad with Sesame-Miso Dressing

Easy, healthy Japanese chicken salad enhanced with miso and sesame! I first met Nancy Hachisu in Mexico at our very first Food Blogger Camp that a few of us hosted back in 2010. What surprised me was not that she attended, but that she flew all the way from Japan...

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Thai Seafood Curry Recipe

Thai Seafood Curry Recipe

This is one of my go-to dishes when I've run out of time, have barely any fresh ingredients in the house and in need of a spicy fix. Thai curry only takes 15 minutes to make, from start to finish, including the rice if you use my microwave method. The recipe is crazy...

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Braised Tofu with Ground Pork

Braised Tofu with Ground Pork

Ever tried Braised Tofu with minced pork? Golden brown, crispy-edged tofu lounging in a bath of tasty chicken broth, jazzed up with succulent ground pork. And the best part is it's super easy to cook! Whether you're a tofu newbie or a seasoned pro, I promise you can...

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Whiskey Miso Pork Chops

Whiskey Miso Pork Chops

We're back from a little family getaway to the Bahamas with our best friends, Shawn and Wendy. As a travel-bug and a bargain hunter, I felt it was my duty to allow the kids to ditch school in order to take advantage of an unbelievable Bahamas deal with daily access to...

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Jenna’s Shrimp and Grits

Jenna’s Shrimp and Grits

Do you know Jenna? She runs the blog Eat Live Run and came over earlier this year to hang out and help me with the massive cookbook photoshoot. This woman not only dices carrots like a madwoman, but she's one of the most talented gals I know. Plus, my kids adore...

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Taiwanese Noodles with Meat Sauce Recipe

Taiwanese Noodles with Meat Sauce Recipe

I'm so excited to share with you this incredibly hearty and downright addictive Taiwanese Noodles with Meat Sauce Recipe. We like to call it Taiwanese spaghetti, and it feels like a meal you'd find at a Taiwanese street food stall. And the best part? It's super quick...

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Grilled Asian Flank Steak

Grilled Asian Flank Steak

Not only does this recipe feature maximum eye appeal for a fat steak, but the method of scoring a steak is one of the easiest ways to get big flavor in little time. My girlfriend (and chef) Kelly comes over every Monday to test recipes for the blog - and she spied...

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Miso Roast Chicken

Miso Roast Chicken

This is another miso recipe that I've developed for client Miso & Easy. You can use their ready-made miso or you can use regular miso paste found in your grocery store. I prefer shiro miso, which is a white miso, the most mild and least salty. This has been...

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Scallop with Mustard Miso Sauce

Scallop with Mustard Miso Sauce

One of the seafood guys at the the local grocery store kinda gives me the heebs. He's super-nice, friendly and helpful BUT as he packages up my seafood order, wraps it up in paper and hands it to me, he holds onto the package of seafood just a leeeeetle too long,...

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Stuffed Miso Eggplant

Stuffed Miso Eggplant

I got a nice surprise in yesterday's mail - a copy of Where Women Cook: The Heart & Soul of Cooking published by the lovely, lovely Jo Packham. It's a quarterly magazine sold at retail stores (most bookstores and I think I saw it at Costco and Target too),...

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Zucchini Frittata Recipe

Zucchini Frittata Recipe

From the kitchen of Giuliano Hazan comes a dish that perfectly encapsulates the essence of home-cooked comfort. As someone who's had the pleasure of knowing Giuliano and his family, I can attest to the warmth and authenticity they bring to every recipe. This Zucchini...

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Miso Salmon with Orange and Fennel Recipe

Miso Salmon with Orange and Fennel Recipe

When we first moved into our house, I had carved out a small patch of land for the herb garden. Since the irrigation was a little messed up, the gardenette was close to a hose and small enough to be manageable daily. Once the main garden was built last October, I had...

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Cod with Hazelnut Browned Butter

Cod with Hazelnut Browned Butter

A few months ago, I thought it would be fun to make hazelnut milk. Yes, fun to make, fun to sip, but the concoction was so rich that sipping was all we could do....that is....until we discovered that adding a shot of Bailey's Irish Cream to it made it fantastically...

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Super Frico Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Super Frico Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Usually, the kitchen is loud....or should I say "lively" - the boys are running through with their Nerf guns, old-school Madonna playing on Pandora, me singing, "borderline....feels like I'm going to lose my mind...you just keep on pushing my love...." and Coco at my...

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Garlic Noodles with Miso Butter

Garlic Noodles with Miso Butter

This is a variation of one of the most popular recipes from my cookbook (Todd & Diane posted the recipe for Garlic Butter Noodles) and SteamyKitchen.com (Garlic Scallion Noodles). I've one-upped the recipe by adding in a spoonful of miso paste and throwing in...

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Lamb Burgers with Brie and Quick Pickled Red Onions

Lamb Burgers with Brie and Quick Pickled Red Onions

Lamb is crazy-expensive at our markets, it's actually cheaper to go to a fancy restaurants to order lamb chops than it is for me to cook at home.  Ground lamb prices are a little better, but still a splurge when compared to beef. Splurge I must (yum....lamb....)...

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