One of my all-time favorite dishes, Cacio e Pepe, is a quick and rustic pasta that’s extremely minimal on the ingredients. This classic Roman dish literally translates to Cheese and Pepper in I...
This year’s Memorial Day weekend was warm and muggy and all I wanted to eat was something refreshing, yet satisfying to fill me up. So to kick this Summer off, I made an easy strawberry salad m...
Last week we visited family, and always right before we head out the door my mom makes sure I bring something home…food-related of course! My family lives in Pennsylvania Dutch country, so they...
If you’re wondering why I haven’t posted in a while, it was because my husband and I spontaneously took a trip up to Montréal for a few days! I suggest you go visit soon if you haven̵...
For Mother’s Day, I prefer the gift of food over a bouquet of flowers. Dessert is always the first thing I think about for my mom since she loves sweets. I wanted to make a pie but nothing diff...
My last green smoothie post with romaine and coconut milk, was about 2 months ago so I think it’s about time for a new recipe. This green smoothie is refreshing and best enjoyed cold, perfect f...
On Sunday we went to Chinatown over in Sunset Park, Brooklyn to gather a few ingredients for the week. Our friend joined us because she needed a few Asian greens to photograph for her upcoming cookbo...
Canned sardines are always my go-to ingredient if I need to whip up something quick to eat. They’re packed with omega-3 fatty acids and can easily be made into a healthy weeknight dish. My usua...
As much as I miss living in California for the sunshine and scenery, the excitement of waiting for certain fruits and vegetables coming in season are what I love most about being back on the East Coa...
Zucchini is such a versatile vegetable, you can use it in so many different ways. It’s great grilled, stir-fried, or even raw tossed into salads. I also like to bake mine into a healthy snack. ...
The past few days we’ve had summer-like temperatures here in New York and we ate outside on our tiny balcony for the first time this year. I made Shrimp Pad Thai and one of my favorite summer d...
Pad Thai is certainly among the most popular Thai dishes and it’s always been a favorite of mine. However, making this dish is actually a lot harder than it seems. As part of our new business v...
This past weekend was filled with good food, friends and beer. The highlight was a homebrew tour in Brooklyn. After the tour we stopped by our friends’ Kate and Michael’s cute new cafe Li...
This weekend I’ve been eating ramps for breakfast, lunch, dinner or whenever I felt like having a snack. So here’s a quick pasta dish I made using my leftover 10-minute tomato sauce from ...
Ramps (or wild leeks) are finally here! One of my favorite seasonal vegetables, they’re only available for a few weeks a year. Ramps are a delicious cross between garlic, onions and leeks. Here...
Quick and easy pasta dishes are usually what I make when I want something simple or don’t feel like going out to eat. I typically simmer my pasta sauces for hours, but this particular recipe is...
Bistek, derived from the Spanish word bistec meaning beef steak, is a Filipino dish my mom typically made on the weekends. She would thinly slice a lean piece of beef and then marinate overnight with...
Couscous, a popular side dish in places like Algeria, Morocco and parts of Italy, is an ingredient I got introduced to only a few years ago. Being Asian, I was so used to eating rice with everything....
Spring is in the air! Well sort of… A few days ago here in NYC, the weather was sunny, in the 70s and absolutely perfect, reminding me of my days living in California. This week, however, it...
I’ve been making a lot of curries lately (including this super easy and delicious shrimp coconut curry), most of them coconut based. But over the past few weeks I started to experiment more with mang...
Today, after weeks of working late hours and testing our product, my husband and I are officially launching our new business. GrubKit.com is a website offering recipe kits delivered to your home. Eac...
Ever since I started this blog a few months ago, I’ve been baking snacks and treats more than ever. Rather than something sweet, this time I wanted to try baking savory crackers. Since warmer w...
If I had to name the perfect breakfast dish, I’d probably say frittatas. If you’ve never had a frittata before, it’s a simple Italian egg dish much like an omelet. I love making it ...
With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, I decided to make something beer-inspired (of course!). When I cook with beer, I usually add beef or chicken, but this time I wanted to mix it up and u...
My husband and I have been super busy lately working on an online food business; we’re almost ready to launch, stay tuned for a post on that soon . So for lunch I decided to make pasta, one of ...
Last week I made a large batch of homemade muesli and was thinking of a way to use it all up instead of eating it for breakfast. Since there are oats and dried fruits in the mix I thought of baking s...
Today I was trying to do some Spring cleaning by going through my pantry and I came across a few un-opened bags of different nuts. My first thought was to make some garam masala spiced nuts, but want...
The other day I bought a pack of smoked trout, not really sure what I was going to make with it. I’ve never cooked with smoked trout before, only salmon. So I searched online for a basic recipe...
This green smoothie recipe is adapted from Victoria Boutenko’s book Green Smoothie Revolution. Combining romaine lettuce, strawberries, along with cashew nuts and coconut milk, this has to be m...
Last week fellow Brooklyn blogger and friend Diana stopped over to watch the Oscars with us. She brought over the most amazing brownies and some extra saffron she had lying around at home. Originally...
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