Thai Chicken Larb Salad Appetizer The five tastes of Thai cuisine are perfectly balanced in this delicious appetizer – sour, sweet, salty, bitter and spicy. Sauté some ground chicken, turkey or pork and then add lime juice, sugar, fish sauce, … Continue reading
Quick Pickled Onions I love to have these tangy, crunchy, pickled onions on hand to use on hamburgers, salads, Vietnamese Bahn Mi sandwiches, pork carnitas or fish tacos or anything that needs a little crunch. They keep in the refrigerator … Continue reading
Peach and Blueberry Muffins These muffins are light, moist and great with any combination of fruit – orange zest and raspberry or blackberries, mango, cherries, chopped apple and cinnamon, blueberry and lemon zest or any combo you like. You can … Continue reading
Preserved Lemons I love Moroccan food and a few years ago went to a cooking class presented by a woman who lived most of her life in Morocco. She showed us how to make preserved lemons and it couldn’t be … Continue reading
Middle Eastern Burger These burgers are a nice change for summer grilling and you can use ground lamb or beef. I used the same recipe as the Baharat Meatballs, but made them flatter so they fit on naan bread. Baharat … Continue reading
Asian Calamari This appetizer is quick to put together and the Thai flavors are fresh and pungent. I find frozen calamari steaks in my local grocery store, thaw them out and cut them into 2-inch by 1-inch rectangles. To make … Continue reading
Chocolate and White Chocolate Chip Cookies This is a twist on the classic chocolate chip cookie and it is super chocolatey, soft and chewy. I like to use Valhrona cocoa powder and Ghiradelli white chocolate chips for this cookie. You … Continue reading
Hummus Dip with Veggies When you need a quick appetizer, hummus takes 2 minutes to whiz together and you probably have most of the ingredients on hand. Tahini ~ sesame paste is traditionally used in hummus, but I didn’t have … Continue reading
Crystallized Ginger Cookies I will always go for a chocolate cookie before anything, but I really do like these crystallized ginger cookies. There is powdered ginger and finely chopped crystallized ginger in the dough and they are wonderful and chewy … Continue reading
Lamb Chops with Garlic, Fresh Mint and Oregano with a Fresh Mint Sauce Grandma’s mint mincer Lamb is a familiar dish from my childhood and it was always served with a fresh mint sauce made very quickly with just minced … Continue reading
