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UNDER THE SPELL OF LEMONGRASS
I tasted lemongrass for the first time in 1986, in a tiny Vietnamese restaurant in Redwood City, a few miles away from my home while I lived in California. I’m afraid the restaurant, Than’s, no...
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HOLIDAY DOUBLE-DECKER
One post, two recipes… It’s the holiday spirit! A few years ago I began using the 7-6-5 method to cook pork tenderloin, with all varieties of rubs, glazes, and marinades. It’s a nice approach...
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GRILLED CHICKEN PAILLARDS
Even during my pre-blogging days, repeating a recipe more than twice a month was quite unusual. I’ve always enjoyed trying new recipes, and reserved the “oldies but goodies” for those extra-busy days...
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CELEBRATE WEDNESDAY WITH HOISIN-GRILLED CHICKEN & SOBA NOODLES
I adore soba noodles. Whenever I serve them, the meal feels special to me. For this dinner, I used green tea soba noodles, immediately kicking things up a notch (remember Emeril from the old days of...
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GRILLED CHICKEN WITH TAMARIND AND COCONUT GLAZE
For most people, there is such thing as a grilling season, and it’s starting right about now. For us, the grill is going all year-long, no matter the temperature outside. We never stop. Of course, it...
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CELEBRATE WEDNESDAY WITH A SPIRAL KICK
When I planned this dinner, I did not think it would turn out so delicious, and definitely not something that could go into my files of “Celebrate Wednesday“. A simple grilled chicken served with a...
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TUSCAN GRILLED CHICKEN AND SAUSAGE SKEWERS
Talk about being slow to blog about stuff. This recipe was made last August, so it will appeal a lot more now to the lucky folks who live in places such as Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina,...
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HERB GRILLED CHICKEN THIGHS
After more than 6 years in the blogosphere, I often ask myself which types of recipes are “blog-worthy?” If you get a T-bone steak, season it with salt and slap in on the grill, is it worth writing a...
View ArticleA MAGICAL MARINADE
Not too long ago I shared with you the youtube channel from Helen Rennie. I landed there through baking, but quickly realized her area of expertise covers pretty much all things cooking. Including...
View ArticleSLOW-ROASTED SWEET POTATOES IN TOMATO, LIME AND CARDAMON SAUCE
Once again I turn to Joanne’s blog for inspiration. Like me, she also loves Ottolenghi and adapted this recipe from his new cookbook, Flavor. His method calls for high-temperature roasting of sweet...
View ArticleLEMONY GRILLED BONELESS CHICKEN THIGHS
One of our favorite main dishes, boneless chicken thighs cook on the grill very fast and always turn out moist and tender. For this marinade, make sure you leave it several hours in the fridge, the...
View ArticleINCREDIBLY SIMPLE: KOREAN CHICKEN THIGHS
Mix a few ingredients, marinate the chicken. Grill. Done. It will go into our rotation, which tells you how much we loved it. Spicy to the right level. Sweet to the right level. Tender and moist....
View ArticleSESAME MISO YAKITORI
Totally in love with this recipe that was recently published on my friend Tara’s blog (Tara’s Multicultural Table). It will for sure be part of our regular rotation, as the husband already asked me...
View ArticleMISO-HONEY CHICKEN THIGHS
I cannot lie, I have a fascination with all things miso, both sweet and savory. In this preparation, the miso really comes through, so if you are part of my cheerleading team, MAKE IT! Sooner rather...
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