Do you love autumn as much as we do? The crisp air. The cozy sweaters. And perhaps most importantly, the colorful array of veggies! As the temperature drops, delicious produce thrives, making the harvest season a great time to transition from summer...
Review: Trader Joe’s Quick Cooking Brown Rice
One of my most popular posts on this site is How to Cook White Rice in the Microwave. It's a real time-saver and I kept getting requests about brown rice. So I just recently tested and posted that! Check out How to Cook Brown Rice in the Microwave (it takes only 30...
Indian Chickpea Dal with Coconut Broth
Make this Indian Chickpea Dal a hearty side or the center of a bigger, beautiful bowl! When we first moved to Florida, we weathered through big hurricanes like Charley, Andrew, Wilma, Jeanne...I can't even remember all of their names! At the start of every hurricane...
Asian Slaw with Ponzu Dressing
When I think of a summer slaw to go with the barbeque, I want something light, tangy, cold and crunchy. Traditional coleslaw just doesn't do it - its heavy mayonnaise dressing really weighs down the vegetables. Instead of a mayo-based dressing, my Asian slaw is made...
Korean Glass Noodles – Jap Chae / Chap Chae
Photo of Korean Glass Noodles - Jap Chae/Chap Chae These past few days, I needed to cook healthy. Not for me, but for the sake of my children. You see, last week, I had Lasik eye surgery. As any reasonable mother would do, I milked it as far as I could go in terms of...
Roasted Tofu and Vegetables
This Roasted Tofu is crunchy on the outside and creamy smooth-soft on the inside, with a wonderful flavor profile - slightly nutty, slightly sea salty. The browned bits are shatteringly crisp from roasting in the olive oil. An awesome vegetarian side. Complete with a...
Red Velvet Cheesecake Pops
Earlier this month when the handsome Gnome treated me and my girlfriend to a hot date to NYC, he brought us to David Burke's Fishtail restaurant for dinner [by the way, during NYC restaurant week at select restaurants, you can get lunch for $24.07 and dinner for $35...
Shrimp Fried “Rice” with Sesame Seeds Recipe
There's fried rice, and then there's our Shrimp Fried Rice with a twist—actually, without the rice! In this creative rendition, we're sidestepping the grain and using a delectable mix of scrambled eggs enriched with coconut milk and hemp seeds to mimic that classic...
Thanksgiving Dinner Menu for Two
When it comes to Thanksgiving, it often seems like the entire culinary world is focused on grand family feasts – oversized tables, a battalion of chairs, and turkeys that could rival those in fantasy films. However, not everyone is gearing up for a large gathering....
Chicken Sausage with Apple Slaw
This weekend was unusually hot, which for 99.5% of the population is a good thing. But I just spent an undisclosed sum of money on clothing, shoes and accessories to keep my booty warm for my trip to NYC, and I'm just not quite done with justifying my purchases just...