The Kid has been begging for pasta lately so I decided to have some fun with it and try out some different sauces instead of sticking to the traditional (and so expected) sauces. Babaganoush is a Mediterranean dip that is eggplant based and has a great flavor from the spices in it like cumin and […]
Low Calorie Mongolian Chicken
January 14, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Back in the day, The Kid and I would go to Pei Wei allllll the time. It’s still one of her favorite places. We love sitting at the counter so we can watch the frenzied wok cooking. How do they do that?! It’s always busy, flames shooting, ladles whirling. If I had to work that […]
Korean Beef Soup (AKA Bulgogi)
December 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
When I was little, I used to watch a bunch of cooking shows on PBS when I was at my grandmother’s. Do you remember any of those? I’m not even sure they still have them. One of the more fascinating ones was Yan Can Cook. Yan would fling knives around while chopping and dicing. His […]
Baked Veggie Egg Rolls
November 12, 2019 by Leave a Comment
I remember growing up and waiting at the local Chinese take out place for dinner. We lived near a hole in the wall place where you walked in and there was a glass counter way in the back. There were a few tables and chairs, but it was mostly take out. They wrote your order […]
Asian Steak Bowl with Miso Lime Dressing
November 7, 2019 by Leave a Comment
In cooking, not everything needs to start with a purpose in mind. Well, of course there’s the purpose of eating and ending the hunger. Duh! But you don’t have to walk in the kitchen with a recipe and knowing what you’re doing before you start. Sometimes the easiest and best tasting recipes are just accidental combinations […]