For this recipe first, you will need a supply of persimmons from *vuon ong hang` xom'* :-) or farmers markets as it's best to pick them slighty soft - ripe and with a bit of branch to tie them up ...
With Christmas cooking done and a bunch of Yuzu limes on my hands, I decided to make some Yuzugettes and mendiants to wrap up a good first year for my little Yuzus. See how she grew over the ...
Brined and everything ... First lesson learned: check to make sure that the turkey is 'fresh' and not injected with saline solution before brining Second lesson learned: defrost the turkey at ...
This is my first 'Vin Chaud' and I am so glad I finally made it! Even with the left over on the second day, I can 'smell' the bouquet and the orange/lemon taste super while the vin chaud over ice ...
This has become my signature salad because ... I make it just about once a week. :-) Ingredients: - 6 cups Spinach ( I like the leaves to be a bit thicker so no baby spinach please) - 1 fuji apple ...
This is adapted from chef Phan's recipe from the famous Slanted Door SF. Instead of serving the 'shaking beef' with the traditional cresson salad and salt and pepper dip, I served it on a bed of ...
I finally tried my hand at making 'Orangette' for a touch of Paris in the spring,since my best friends went to Paree without me :-) plus we still have tons of oranges on the tree and I hate to see ...
Another recipe adapted from Allrecipes.com's Orange, Walnut, Gorgonzola and Mixed Greens Salad with Fresh Citrus Vinaigrette. I used Cuties instead of oranges. What's cuties? Well, they are these ...
I love allrecipes.com, really. I've tried a few of the recipes there and they all turned out as expected, i.e. really good - that is if you picked the recipes with the most and highest ratings :-) ...
Why late summer rolls and not spring rolls? ... because I started making them in late summer for our after- golf -practice-lunch-in-the-garden with chi KA and Lisa :-) The first time we made them ...
This is the first time I make a white chocolate whipping cream, and boy I don't think I'll go back to plain whipping cream ... :-) And I have to confess that I like white chocolate a bit more ...
I know Valentine is over, but I saw these on Coco&Medotcom and fell in love :-) And you can always make them for Mother's day! INGREDIENTS: makes 6 strawberry hearts - 6 Oz. Valhrona White ...
When is it a cup cake and when is it a muffin? for the curious George and Georginette check out the Faceoff: Cupcakes vs Muffins at Cakespy (just click on their cute drawing) I love this one test: ...
Another recipe with mango :-) Quick to make and quick to eat. I think next time I'll serve it with some vanlla/rum ice cream ! INGREDIENTS: makes 2-3 servings - 1 Medium-large mango - 1 tsp nutmeg ...
Lately I started with an ingredient (fruit, veggie etc) that I have on hand then surf the net to find an interesting recipe to try and I have been pleasantly rewarded with such discoveries as ...
Cute as a button is my mango rose tartlet, don't you think? I had plenty of phyllo to use up and a whole case of mango that my sis gave me so there you are :-) INGREDIENTS: makes 6 roses - 6 ...
Another new recipe, another success :-) I followed Tyler Florence's recipe from Foodnetwork.com pretty closely, just cut down on the blue cheese a bit, skipped the thyme since I didnt have any ...
I love trying new things, so I tried making avocado shake and mmm it was quite good, so here we go. First my 'light' version which uses non fat milk and some Meyer Lemon for a kick. Then the more ...
Another new dish for me, adapted again from an Allrecipe.com recipe that had quite a high rating. It's definitely a must repeat. INGREDIENTS: 4 servings - 2 Cups sliced yellow squash - 1/4 Cup ...
Yippie, I made my first cupcakes today!! the recipe is from Chocolate & Zucchini Melt-in-your-mouth Chocolate Cake. It's very very good. The only thing I'd change next time is to lower the oven ...
This is adapted from Clotilde Dusoulier's recipe on NPR. This is what Clotilde has to say about pastilla: "Pastilla is a traditional dish from Morocco: It is a pigeon pie made with multiple layers ...
And here is this year full Valentine's Menu It was quite easy to pull together and Russ added his artistic signature (or is it to stake claim on his fraise? :-) And for a wish of a (continued) ...
Lisa made this at Thanksgiving and it was so good, I tried it for this year Valentine's dinner and it was fabulous (so said my Valentines :)). The recipe is adapted from Michelle Krzmarzick All ...
I called it millefeuille but this dish is often referred to as Pommes Anna as well, and here is what WIKI says: The dish is generally credited with having been created during the time of Napoleon ...
The crumbled Roquefort adds a nice flavourful touch when sprinkled on the sizzling hot filet mignon, try it next time ! INGREDIENTS: Serves 4 - 4 filet mignons - dash of sea salt - dash of freshly ...
Chocolate covered strawberries have gottabe the easiest dessert to make, and they are perfect for Valentine. This year I decided to cover them with some white chocolate as well. And I actually ...
I have always wanted to try and make this ever since I say Nigella's Youtube below. So I finally tried it for this year Valentine's dinner. I used Valhrona dark chocolate (Noir Amer 71% Cacao) and ...
and not my last either... :-) This is adapted from the Tuna Noodle Casserole I on allrecipes.com, using non-fat milk and low-fat swiss cheese for a healthier touch. It's light, yummy ... ...
I threw together some left over turkey, leek, and mushroom (mind you not any ordinary mushroom, but the Trumpet Royale aka King Oyster mushroom) and lo and behold ... it turned out to be what I'd ...
Here are two variations, both delicious, made with chocolate and chestnuts ... the two must-have food for the holiday seasons. The first - chocolate covered chestnuts - are made simply with metled ...
Adapted from the much acclaimed Barefoot Contessa recipe which true to its words will have you look at brussels sprouts in a totally new way :) with these ...
INGREDIENTS 1 cup dry roasted almonds 1/2 cup raisins 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate fresh raspberries for decoration PREPARATION: Chop the almonds up coarsely. Break up the chocolate and melt it ...
This is the first thing made with my recent harvest of lavender. A mix of pink grapefruit, Meyer Lemon and lavender steep syrup gave this ice a slighty tangy bittersweet with a hint of lavender ...
I couldn't resist these when I saw them at the farmer's market on Sunday. So I took them home and stuffed them with all kinds of goodies :): fresh corn, ground veal and pork, onion, red bell ...
I first had these at Sharon's house and instead of these salt and pepper rice crackers she used the puffed rice cracker which is also very good, although you can't prepare this tappetizer oo much ...
.Inspired by "The herbal kitchen" by Jerry Traunfeld The ice is made with Granny Smith Apple and shiso leaves and some Meyer lemon juice and sugar, quite a combination. And the topping of apple ...
This is inspired by a fusion of the Japanese chirashi bowl, the Vietnamese bun' and spring roll without the roll. Chirashi is a sushi rice salad in a large bowl , made of sushi rice topped with ...
So I was at Nijya market today and they have these neat little packages of 4 to 5 shiso leaves (granted they are blemish free) for $ 1.99 and then they have. just kitty corner from there, a ...
This is what I did with the last harvest of oranges ... yumyum. Ingredients:2 servings - 1 cup of water - 1/2 cup of sugar - 1/2 cup of orange juice (freshly squeezed, strained) - 1 Tsp lemon ...