My work has a cafeteria that serves some pretty crappy (ie healthy) food: low salt, low fat, low flavor. I don’t blame the place. I mean it is a hospital after all. How can such a place justify serving the very type of food that contributes to obesity and all the associated conditions that causes people to…
Category: Recipes
Strawberry Cream Scones
I’m a strawberry fanatic. I can’t help but pick up a package of strawberries every time I go to the store, even if I already have some at home. Sometimes I find myself drowning in strawberries. This wouldn’t be such a bad thing, but even at the peak of strawberry season I still get a batch…
Eleven Madison Park Granola
It seems like a lifetime ago when I experienced the BEST MEAL OF MY LIFE at Eleven Madison Park, the now highest ranked American restaurant on The World’s Best 50 Restaurants coming in at number 3. While the dinner was memorable on its own, the take-home breakfast presented at the end of the meal was an…
Spaghetti with Pinot Grigio and Seafood
I don’t know what the seafood consumption of most average American homes is, but in my house growing up, we didn’t eat a lot of fresh seafood. I think my mom would buy a fried fish from the Asian supermarket and then she would cook frozen shrimps, stir fried or tempura style. My mom never…
Linguine with Shimeji Mushrooms
This had got to be my most FAVORITE recipe discovery of the year, mostly because it’s so easy and doesn’t require a lot of extra ingredients that I wouldn’t normally already have laying around. Surprisingly, the dish is completely VEGETARIAN and still excites me. Just the other day it was “meatless Mondays” in the cafeteria…
Rigatoni with Ragu Bolognese
I love food that is hearty and comforting, stews, slow braises, and meat sauce anything just to name a few. When I go out to Italian restaurants, I have to force myself from ordering the ragu or bolognese. I can’t help but gravitate to it because I know it’s probably gonna be solid with no…
Tea Station’s Green Milk Tea
Bear with me as I use an uncharacteristic amount of words for this particular entry. It’s been an entry 2.5 years in the making! Anyone who really knows me, would know that I have a major obsession with Tea Station’s Green Milk Tea. If you know my family, you will know that my sister shares…
Oxtail Ragu
Sometimes, I am limited to cooking certain things because ingredients are either prohibitively expensive or not conveniently obtainable. I would say this about duck, rack of lamb, and some seafoods. Surprisingly, one of the Asian supermarkets here has oxtails, which I guess is no surprise since Asians do use oxtails. Granted when the Asian markets…
Hainan Chicken & Rice
Dumpling Man really likes Hainan Chicken & Rice. It’s a pretty simple dish that I usually cheat to make since I never wanted to attempt poaching my own chicken and making my own rice. So I’ve used various versions of this pre-made seasoning in a jar over the years, and Dumpling Man has always been pleased. …
Ricotta Gnochi with Sausage and Fennel
Making your own pasta looks so easy. Mix some flour, water, eggs, etc and roll out the dough and presto! I’ve been wanting to try it but I haven’t gotten around to it. Instead, I’ve tried making my own ricotta gnocchi, also known as gnudi, which apparently means “naked.” I guess these are supposed to…
Lemon Ricotta Cookies with Lemon Glaze
I like baking, but I’ve realized lately that I only like to bake 2 things, brownies and chocolate chip cookies. So this was my attempt at stepping outside my comfort zone and doing something new and different. I figured I could do no wrong with a highly rated recipe from Giada De Laurentiis. The dough…
Batali’s Basic Tomato Sauce
Who knew making your own tomato sauce could be so easy and tasty! When I bought Mario Batali’s cookbook, Molto Italiano, I was excited to get down and dirty with some of his recipes. But first, I’d have to make my own sauce. I was surprised at how such few basic ingredients could make a subtle…
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