This is adapted from a potato salad that my SIs made while in town. Instead of the vinegar in the classic French vinaigrette I used ... Meyer Lemon juice !! Gotta to use up all those lemons after all :-) It's one of the tastiest potato salad I ever had...
I didn't have any meat in this Pad Thai as it was served as a side dish. As an entree, you can add chicken or shrimp at the beginning of the stir-frying step. I have to confess that I much prefer our "pho*? xao` ap' chao? " as an entree, will have to...
The sweet heart croutons add a whimsical touch to this salad and their sweet taste goes well with the slightly tart rasberry dressing. You can make this not just on Valentine's Day but for any dinner with your Sweetheart :) Click on all photos to enlarge...
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 fresh one on hand and used Meyer Lemon juice instead. It went...
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 ... especially sprinkled with some cayenne pepper (for some :-)) INGREDIENTS:...
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 chopped leek (white part) - 17-20 Ritz or Saltine crackers...
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 in advance or the crackers will get a bit soggy. She also...
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 every day ;-) The white choco chantilly recipe is from Cannelle...
I always have to ask! This one is a Galia melon which looks like a cantaloupe on the outside and a honeydew on the inside. Its light green, smooth-textured flesh has a delicious, sweet flavor. Eat it au naturel :), or for added flavor, try it with a sprinkle...
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 with the traditional vietnamese rice noodle (bun') and...
The melon colored floribunda roses that are blooming like crazy in the garden got me thinking about a cantaloupe dish so here we go ... Cantaloupe have just come into season, so they are not overly sweet yet but blitzed with some freshly squeezed orangeade...
"Is he dead? " featuring colorful gummy bodies :) is one of the 3 winners of the 2006 photography competition sponsored by the Observer Food Monthly, one of the best food-related on-line publications. The themes for this year are Food and People, Food...
I made this for a dinner reunion with my sis and frirends last weekend and it was ... delicious to look at and to eat of course ... and since it was in honor of my sis Biche and friends ... I'll like to name it Tarte Biche :-) Crust 20 Oreo cookies (scrape...
Do you see the common theme between these two photos? :) These are sakura mochi. They are only available around Sakura or Cherry Blossom time. I was able to find them at my favorite Japanese store. They are imported from japan yet tasted very fresh. The...
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) sweet life, we had champagne cocktail, adding a bit of sugar...
Earlier this week I saw some pomegrenate as my neighbourhood fruit stand and it reminded of this healthy, yummy, pretty and perfect snack that I discovered about a year ago. My first try at pomegranate. I have to say it can get a bit messy but it's well...
... in ice-cream that is :-) I tried it yesterday with chocolate sauce and blueberry ice cream following these step-by-steps - adapted from the CCA book on "Ice Cream and Frozen Desserts". " The secret to making a perfect ripple effect is to use a syrup...
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 called 'comfort sour' :) INGREDIENTS: for two - 2 King...
This menu is in honor of the Ouk, a charming down-to-earth couple with whom we shared an evening of fun and laughter, discussing from mulligan to "Broke Back Mountain" to "35 lech" to gardening and how we were all taken by the "Constant Gardener" movie...
I wanted to make a Tiramisu Buche De Noel, but the buche fell apart... So Santa ended up sitting on top of the Tiramisu in a glass this year :) The Tiramisu recipe is here. Next time I think I'll skip the eggs and just use mascarpone, coffee, liqueur...
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 the peels go to to waste, so here goes... I am pleased...
I often use Japanese Mayonnaise in my recipes and get the question: "What's Japanese Mayonnaise" ? So here you go: Japanese mayonnaise, typically made with rice vinegar, tastes milder, e.g. less vinegary than mayonnaise made from distilled vinegar IMHO,...
A couple of weeks ago I tried to make these delicious cakes that are made famous by Jean Goerges Vongertichten of Vong restaurant in NYC, and are also a main draw to Roy's of Hawai and last but not least are available locally at Evvia in Palo Alto. My...
What to do with a prolific Meyer Lemon tree let alone two :-)? We have been trying to think of things to make, people to give lemons to, etc... and yesterday I happened to come across a recipe from tartelette.blogspot.com so I decided to give a try it...
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 crunchy-salty-on-the-outside-creamy-on-the-inside-a-bit-like-french-fries sprouts :) INGREDIENTS:...
