{how to} Creamy Coconut Rice with Fried Garlic
I have eaten this multiple times over the past week, and am still not sick of it. It works beautifully on its own as a side dish. For an easy lunch I stir in...
Author: Karen
{recipe} Lovely Little Lemon Custard Cake Bites
Note: I am finally shutting down the old, ugly, 1.0 version of this site so I am re-posting some of my favorite recipes over here. This is a keeper! I rarely make lemon desserts, because...
{make this} Chocolate Cinnamon Babka Recipe from Wise Sons
I love eating at Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen here in San Francisco. (Their location in the Jewish Museum downtown is a great pit stop for tourists, and I often recommend it.) So I was...
{bella roma} My Favorite Things to Do and Eat in Rome
Since tonight I officially returned to my Italian lessons after a 6 month hiatus, I was inspired to share my Rome travel guide. I have emailed this list of recommendations to so many people,...
{semi-fail} Fourth of July Flag Cake
I had really high hopes for this Fourth of July flag cake, but it did not turn out as well as I’d hoped. I would not rate it a total fail, but it’s definitely on the...
{happy birthday} How to Make an Easy Cat Cake
When my son turned one, I made him a cake in the shape of the number one. But lately he’s been pretty obsessed with cats of all kinds, so for his 2nd birthday, I...
{aloha advice} More of the Best Things to Eat in Maui
I thought I had seen and tasted most of Maui by now, since we keep going back again and again – but on our most recent trip, I found even more fantastic things to...
{life changing} How To Make Croutons That Taste 1,000 Times Better Than Any Kind You Can Buy
I am almost always disappointed by a crouton. It is too big, too hard, too crumbly, too dry. It is not good. It should get out of my salad already. And even in a...
{recipe} Louisiana Style “Barbecue” Shrimp
The first thing you might notice when you read this recipe is that there is no actual barbecuing involved. The “barbecue” is really a flavor element here – not a methodology. Why? I don’t...
{recipe} Cha Ca: Hanoi-Style Catfish with Turmeric and Dill
My last post was all about eating and drinking in the North Vietnamese city of Hanoi. One of the dishes I mentioned was the famous Cha Ca – a catfish dish served in sizzling...
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