I have a special section in my bookshelf called "Inspiration and Eye-Candy" and only a handful of lucky titles get a coveted spot on that shelf. These are books that I reach for when I'm feeling hungry-but-not-hungry-but-hungry, which really means I want to eat but I...
Photo of Vietnamese Spring Rolls (Cha Gio) courtesy of Secrets of the Red Lantern Cookbook! It's gorgeous! One of the books that is always near my nighstand is the absolutely stunning Secrets of the Red Lantern by Pauline Nguyen. I was in Los Angeles at the...
from Steamy Kitchen food column in Tampa Tribune Writing and editing more than 100 recipes for a cookbook that I'm doing is no easy task. In fact, it's quite a bit more intense than I had ever imagined. The more-than-occasional brain farts and writer's block are...
Since I've been working on my cookbook, which is all about modern Asian cooking, almost everything edible that comes out of my kitchen has been Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Malaysian or Korean. Yes, it can be tiring and I'm considering starting a new blog...
I wrestled for quite a while on what to name this dish. Here were the options: Chinatina Chin-amigo Asia-tino Chinka-tino Mexinese Guapalicious Ding Dong Wing Wongs In the end, Chino-Latino won. However, Guapalicious Ding Dong Wing Wongs came in a close second. Ok. So...
I don't know if you have the upscale Chinese chain called P.F. Changs near you, but in 90's Los Angeles, it was the chi-chi place to eat...a place to see and be seen, where the skinny, tall and deeluscious hung out waiting to be discovered by producers and sugar...
