The world has gone bacon crazy, and unfortunately it has nothing to do with the food item actually made from pork belly. I'm talking about products sold in tubes, squeeze bottles, jars, cans and tablets, all flashing the word "Bacon!" as it's only selling point and...
Miso Soup Recipe
Here's my latest video from Good Bite - a roundtable with friends Matt Armendariz and Julie Van Rosendaal and we talk about S-S-S-SOUP! I'm a lazy souper. Well, let me rephrase that. I'm a forgetful and highly distractable gal and anything that sits on the stovetop...
Chinese Boiled Pork Dumplings Recipe
What you'll learn: How to fold Chinese dumplings like a pro The importance of pushing extra air out of dumplings How to properly cook Chinese dumplings My mom is a Chinese dumpling wrapping queen. She can mix up a batch of filling ingredients and fold them into...
Kickin’ Tequila Shrimp on Tasty Kitchen
I know you know my friend Ree Drummond, The Pioneer Woman, right? Of course you know her! Ree one of my fav bloggers - she's just as genuine, funny and gracious in person as she is on the blog. I've even spooned with her. I can't believe that I haven't mentioned Ree's...
Summer Shack’s Famous Pan Roasted Lobster
Lobster is one of those foods that are too damn expensive. Where I live, a lobster is around $18.99 per pound, which is ridiculous for the amount of food you actually get from a single lobster! However, if you're calculating cost based on how LONG it takes to eat and...
Fresh Pear and Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe
What you'll learn: The competitive sport of eating dim sum 🙂 How to prepare T.C Choy's Asian Bistro's Fresh Pear and Shrimp Stir Fry Recipe Every time I'm back in Hong Kong, I head straight for a good dim sum restaurant. If you haven't had dim sum before, it's...
Giveaway – Come Vacation With Us!
See all these happy people? That's because it's a photo of food bloggers on a beach at Club Med, shot taken by my friend Morgan on Matt's camera, posed and positioned by Diane (I didn't want you to think that we did the whole timer thingy and then ran and posed...
Uni Shooter with Ponzu Sauce
So, lets talk about Uni, or sea urchin. Thank goodness for my friend, Casson Trenor, author of Sustainable Sushi and an activist with Greenpeace. Through his book and through the Monterey Aquarium iPhone app, I can usually navigate through a sushi menu pretty well and...
Best Blueberry Scones with Lemon Glaze
I've never been a fan of scones until I met Kathy, the owner of a cooking school that I used to teach at. One afternoon, I walked in with my arms full of ingredients to prepare for a cooking class that I was teaching later that evening. Just as I was putting...
Foolproof & Super-Easy Cheese Souffle
I’m a firm believer that if you want to learn something, find a pro and ask them to teach you. Of course, you’ve got to find a nice pro who’s willing to share. For eight years now, I wanted to learn how to make a savory breakfast-y cheese soufflé, but never really...
Caprese Salad with Basil Vinaigrette
When tomato and fresh basil is THIS good, I hate to do anything other than enjoy it fresh in a salad. My Basil Vinaigrette is simple to make, takes 5 minutes in a blender. You'll love it. I promise. First, the Basil Vinaigrette ingredients: fresh basil leaves,...
Chinese Broccoli Beef Noodle Stir Fry
Here's what you'll learn: How to choose and buy the freshest Chinese broccoli (gai-lan) The perfect marinade recipe Secrets to no-fail Chinese stir fries Chinese Broccoli (Gai-Lan) Chinese broccoli should be almost all stem and green leaves. Look for Chinese...
Best Birthday Cakes Ever
David Lebovitz, Deb Perelman and I shot this GoodBite.com video about Birthday Cakes to Die For last month, and I think I'm going change the title to Birthday Cakes to Live For because that's the point of a birthday, isn't it?! And it just so happens that my birthday...
Chanterelle, Bacon and Plum Salad with Blue Cheese
It's week 2 of the Summer Fest! Last week we played around with herbs and this week it's time for fruit from trees. If you haven't yet heard about Summer Fest, it's a four-week celebration of fresh-from-the-garden food: recipes, growing tips, even tricks for storing...
Peanut Pesto and Peas Pasta Salad
In the Tampa, Florida, Summer began sometime like in March. No kidding. The season RIGHT NOW is called too "*!%!$@*$ HOT." The moment you step outside into 99.9% humidity coupled with 98F temps, you wonder why you even bothered to dry yourself after a shower. But...
Potato Dominoes
Andrew just celebrated his sixth birthday last week, and like many little boys, he's obsessed with Star Wars. We're currently at the height of the Lego craze and for Andrew's birthday all he wanted was go to the Lego store inside Downtown Disney, you know, the free...
Cedar Planked Mussels
If I had to choose one person to come over to my home and cook for me right now, it would be Ted Reader.He's a madman. And he even looks like one with hair tricked up in directions only possible by riding a rollercoaster with a can of AquaNet and a blow dryer. But the...
Thai Basil Chicken with Cashew
This recipe is from the king of American Chinese cooking, Martin Yan. I was lucky enough to have him personally provide a quote and endorsement for my cookbook, The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook. Enjoy this recipe! Back in 2008, I met Chef Martin Yan for the first time. I...
Video: my boys bake Ina Garten’s Country Cake
He knew EXACTLY what kind of cake he wanted for his 6th birthday. And it sure wasn't Mommy's same old shortcut, store-bought cake mix crap. You see, I'm so not a baker. I love my sweets...I just want someone else to bake it for me! The trouble with cooking for a...
Grilled Shrimp with Chili Lime Butter
It's another episode of Good Bite, this time our topic was shrimp, which is such a biiig....wiiiide...topic! I continued my lovefest with Dr. BBQ and chose a recipe from one of his cookbooks, Grilled Shrimp with Chili Lime Butter, a seriously easy yet cool-looking...