This Chinese Cod in Garlic-Ginger Broth with Shiitake Mushrooms is hearty and delicious. It's light, healthy and the broth is warm and gingery. Ready in 30 mins! Why This Chinese Cod Is So Good The garlic ginger broth makes this dish so warm and delicious, perfect for...
Fail-proof Easter Ham Recipes
I have grand plans for this Easter - but it involves Buddha and God granting a sunny but not too hot day to us. Instead of our usual lavish feast inside the house, I'd love to do a casual Easter picnic in our backyard - something not too fussy yet still...
Favorite Kitchen Tools
This is a list of my favorite kitchen tools - the tried and true, much loved and much used things in my kitchen that I cannot live without! This is my favorite vegetable peeler of all time! The Oxo Good Grips Swivel Peeler is inexpensive (less than $10), the...
Sensual Cooking
Sensual Cooking When you think about it cooking is the simple act that brings in so much nourishment into our life and is the practice that fuels our body. When we bring intention into the way we prepare food and connection to the simplicity of ingredients, we shift...
The Best Guide For How Long To Cook Pork
From smoky barbecue ribs to that fall-off-the-bone slow-cooked shoulder, pork is a beloved white meat staple of good home cooking. But here's the rub: cooking pork so it's tender and juicy (rather than resembling something like an old leather boot) is an art...
From Stove to Oven: How to Cook a Perfect Pan Seared Steak
Dining at a fancy steakhouse can be expensive, and some days, you just want to stay in. Have you ever tried recreating the steakhouse experience at home? Grilling is an obviously popular choice when it comes to steak, but did you know that mastering the art of...
Middle Eastern Stuffed Zucchini
There are a gazillion things to do with zucchini, but making stuffed zucchini boats are has got to be the most fun way to eat, and that's by unanimous vote from all members of the family. This recipe, ripped out from Family Circle magazine, has been tacked on my...
Peanut Butter Pie – a Pie for Mikey
There are few emotions that I don't know how to process into words, leaving me utterly speechless. I'll share two of them with you today, one of them is loss of life - my friend Jennifer Perillo lost her husband in a sudden heart attack. The other emotion, the...
Chinese Steamed Fish Recipe
Above: Chinese Steamed Rockfish What you'll learn: Essential fish picking calisthenics to maximize your potential Highly effective fish-picking strategies The ideal way of steaming fish When I go home to visit my Mom, I always ask for this dish, Chinese Steamed...
Halloween Skull Cake
My good friend and long-distance assistant, Julie from The Little Kitchen, came over a few weeks ago for a visit. I'm not a very good baker, thus the lack of fancy cakes and sweets on this blog. But Julie is. So I roped her into helping me bake a Halloween themed cake...