Recipes, Cocktails , and more!
There’s a lot of Hawaiian poke recipes available on the internet; unfortunately many of them focus more on trendy than being authentic. Authentic Hawaiian poke isn’t some fancy colorful bowl with avocado and sprouts and other nonsense. The real version is much less attractive…and all …
Morels are easily in my top 5 favorite mushrooms. And although they are only available fresh for a few weeks a year, I always make sure to stock up on them for plenty of morel mushroom recipes. However this is not a true morel dish, …
If you have friends over for afternoon tea (or coffee), it’s common courtesy to serve some small bites along with the drinks. Now, if you are trying to go traditional English high tea, you would serve things like fancy biscuits and cakes (or my Coffee …
These mini mushroom and onion quiche bites are perfect for entertaining. They can be a passed hors d’ouevre or simply a two bite plate as part of a larger breakfast. I made these along with other dishes when I host brunches so that everyone can …
Last Summer I spent some time in Antalya, Turkey and by chance found the most delightful little restaurant. It is called Balıkçı Meyhanesi Kaleiçi and as I was with friends we decided to order everything family style. One dish that completely caught me by surprise …
I recently had the pleasure of entertaining a vegan guest for two weeks over the winter holidays, and I must say venturing from my normal cooking style took some getting used to. I’ve never had anything against vegan cooking, I’m just against restrictions in general …
Being ethnically Puerto Rican makes it a bit of a surprise it’s taken my almost 2 years to post a recipe for tostones. Even more of a surprise is that theres really only 3 ingredients needed to make them, so writing a post won’t even …
If you tend to lean vegan or vegetarian chances are you’ve heard of tempeh before. I actually just learned about it last year when I was in Indonesia! For those like last year me, this spicy Thai fried tempeh is a great entry dish for …
So Thanksgiving is coming up and many people are looking for new and fresh side dish ideas. Just kidding, stick with the standards that everyone already knows and loves. While this cilantro lime quinoa is delicious and healthy, keep it in bowls and not as …
One of my quick and easy go-to breakfast dishes is roasted potatoes. Of course, as you’ve heard in Forrest Gump, there’s plenty of ways to prepare potatoes. This recipe for curry roasted red potatoes is super simple, and goes great with some fried eggs. It’s …
