A few weekends ago I visited my parents, and my mother had purchased several varieties of figs. This has become my favorite fruit, & the seasonal window is so short that I eat a lot of them when they’re available. … Continue reading →

The simplest thing when you need a quick dessert that looks fancy, or when the pears on your table are starting to go a little brown. Ingredients: 1 pear 3 tablespoons honey 2 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon … Continue reading →

After making a pumpkin cake for work, I had about half a can of pumpkin puree left over. I wanted to make something with the ingredients in my kitchen, so I threw a bunch of things in a bowl to … Continue reading →

I feel like I got cheated out of my summer. I don’t know where it went. Today was an especially crazy Monday, and I needed something to unwind after a long day, but I really don’t need to eat more … Continue reading →

A few months ago we were invited over to our friends’ house for dinner. Dinner was excellent, because Jade is a fantastic cook. But when we got to dessert, I nearly died and went to heaven. Everything was made from … Continue reading →

Many of my cooking adventures begin because I am hungry, not because I carefully planned it. I look in the fridge, see what I have, and start cooking. The other night I got creative and got lucky. This recipe makes … Continue reading →

When I was little, I loved bleu cheese salad dressing.  If ever given a choice, I would choose that.  I don’t know why, especially because I find it rather revolting now (especially since it usually contains gluten). Most salad dressings … Continue reading →

For the Chicago Naw-Ruz celebration I made Persian dolmeh.  I had lent my favorite cookbook to a coworker, and realized that I needed to take another look at the recipe.  A quick Google search confirmed my fear: there were no … Continue reading →

I looked at the ingredients in my kitchen last week and realized I had the ingredients for a full meal (shocking, these days, since I’m rarely home!).  So why not? Ingredients 1 lb chicken breast, diced into cubes 1 package … Continue reading →

I think I ate too much. But all in all, it was very successful. A nice balance of family, friends, every meal imaginable, parties, & even some dancing! “SAY, by reason of your remembering Him Whom God shall make manifest … Continue reading →

I realized recently that my meals have been consisting of a lot of Thai take-out and Mexican food. While this is delicious, it is not always healthy and I missed cooking. Last night I picked out a few ingredients from … Continue reading →

Ingredients: onion, chopped a few slices of ginger, diced a few cloves garlic, diced salt pepper sesame oil soy sauce chicken breast, cut into small pieces peas chopped mustard greens 1. Fry onion, garlic, ginger, salt, and pepper in sesame … Continue reading →

My mother got this cool stretchy netting from the deli counter at our grocery store, and told me that this is how they keep the stuffing inside the chickens and such things. I have no idea where to buy such … Continue reading →

This afternoon I experimented with apple cake. I had to make something for a Thanksgiving party, and we had a lot of apples. So I found a recipe in a very old cookbook, and modified it because it was completely … Continue reading →

Ingredients: 1 small onion, diced 2 tomatoes, diced a few leaves of fresh basil, chopped salt pepper 1 tsp tumeric 1 clove garlic, diced 1 tsp chili powder (optional) 1 pint heavy cream 2 tablespoons of tomato paste Fry the … Continue reading →