Our European honeymoon has been a great success — Wells and I have bounced around Europe: Brussels, Amsterdam, Cologne, Munich, Basel, Gimmelwald, Milan and Florence. We’re finally winding down towards the end of our trip and finishing it off with the Amalfi Coast and Rome. Just because I’m half-way around the world, you didn’t think I’d be able to stay away too long did you? Good thing I have beautifully talented friends to cover for ...
I have some pretty exciting news to share with everyone. I recently started to contribute as a food writer and photographer at a great site here in Dallas called Crave DFW. At Crave DFW “we Crave music, we Crave art, we Crave a great meal.” Lucky me has been given the assignment of featuring brunch recipes from the top chefs here in the city of Dallas and sharing a little about their restaurant and themselves. ...
I looked at my calendar in panic as the seemingly endless list of to-dos smothered the entire month of April – as each week inched closer to the date of our departure the busier my days seemed to get. Breathe in breathe out. One day at a time, I told myself – only a few more days and you’ll be there: in the full glory of everything Europe surrounded by deeply rooted cultures, magnificent architecture, ...
In the spirit of Easter I’m featuring a great lamb recipe over at Artizone. We used Martha Stewart’s recipe for inspiration for both the lamb and the couscous. I love the bright green color and flavors for this dish, it just screams “ALAS! Spring is here!!”
We only have about a week left before Wells and I embark on our Epic European Adventure 2011 and my excitement is in full force. However, I somehow let Wells ...
I was daddy’s little girl growing up. I was his constant shadow — anything he did, I’d do, anywhere he went I’d follow. He’d tell me stories of his past, about that far away place I knew so little about. “I was only 17 when I went away to work on the farms…we’d have little to eat…there’d be snakes in the bed…” I’d listen to his tales with fear imagining giant cobras lurking beneath his ...
With the recent tragedies in Japan along with the stifling conflicts going on in Libya, Egypt, much of the Middle East – one can’t help but feel distressed or depressed even, about the troubling issues happening around our world. It’s frustrating to watch the chilling images of death, sadness, murder, and anger plastered all over the media and knowing that there’s nothing we can really do except donate what we can and hope for the ...
With the warm weather right around the corner, our bodies are ready to feel the sun upon our faces again. The flowers blossoming, gardens blooming, the time is right for light, fresh and healthy food. What better way to welcome Spring than with this wonderful Vietnamese Shrimp Spring Roll recipe?
Made from rice paper and rice noodles, this recipe is gluten-free and serves as a perfect appetizer or snack for any occasion. Pair it with a ...
Back in Elementary school I’d remember we had International Day, where students were asked to bring a dish from the country they were from. Being Chinese, most of my friends assumed all we ate were eggrolls and fried rice and that we all knew some form of karate. Not wanting to veer too far from stereotypes to risk confusion and so more people would like me, I decided to make Shrimp Fried Rice.
I cooked two ...
One of the many reasons why I fell in love with Collin was for his Superman abilities. Whenever my computer crashed, BAM it’s fixed. Whenever I couldn’t move that stupid heavy box, POOF he lifts it with one hand. Even that one time when my heel got stuck in the crack of the sidewalk and my face was about to meet the pavement of death, like magic he not only pulls me back but frees ...
My very first professional cooking job was at one of the top French restaurants in Tucson, Arizona. It took me over two weeks and hundreds of applications before I was finally able to convince one of the head chefs to consider me for the position of Chef de Partie. He was weary of taking me under his wing –
“You? Girl? You want to work in the kitchen? This is no joke, it’s very hard work, ...
Growing up, my relationship with my mother was far from harmonious. We seemed to clash about everything: anything from curfew, clothes to taking summer school, piano – and oh yes, food. From a young age I’d remember my mother telling me “You cannot eat candy or potato chips, they are bad for you and make you fat.” So what would I do? That’s right. Eat candy and potato chips behind her back.
She was always nervous ...
