Do you know what today is? It’s Best Friends Day! Yes, there is indeed such a day that celebrates and honors that special person that fate threw in your path, and changed your life ...
Shortcut Sausage Meatballs and Nigella
In my culinary journey I’ve had many inspirations. Many of them are close and familiar: my mother (but of course!), my father, my grandmother, and many of my aunts and uncles. I come from a cooking ...
Swedish Meatballs
Once upon a time, in my youth, which we all know was a million years ago, I landed the most exciting job a young girl looking for adventure could land…one that gave me the opportunity to travel (well, ...
Chef Martin Yan’s Wok-Seared “Shaking” Beef
When I was a child, long before the celebrity chefs of today graced our TV screens, there existed the Chinese cooking shows. These shows were usually led by a very able looking and authoritative ...
Bulgogi Korean BBQ
My little neighborhood has been getting spiffier by the minute. I still remember when I just moved in, my pregnant belly swaying before me, excited to be in the heart of the city (that’s me…the city ...
Korean Beef Stew…and I’m back
Hi. I hope you’re still here. Because I am. I always have been in a way. All throughout these past months of little sleep, of no respite, of tiredness and sadness. Of trying to get by, trying ...
Breakfast #72: Wagyu Bacon & Eggs, Indulgence, and A Giveaway!
I left you last week while I was bemoaning my sorry state of having been reduced to wearing all flats…my heels gathering dust as they no longer fit my post-pregnancy feet (not to mention my ...
Red Wine and Short Ribs Adobo
I’m always thrilled when another Filipino cookbook is published. When it comes to the world stage, our cuisine has always mysteriously darted to and fro between the light and shadows. Now ...
Corned Beef and Cabbage Soup
What a week this has been! As I sit here on my desk I can barely manage to keep my eyes open and my shoulders from drooping with fatigue. I won’t go into the gritty details here, because ...
Bistek Tagalog
We have received some sad news this week. A beloved uncle has passed away. He was loved by every single life he touched. And believe me, he has touched many. His ability to love seemed too big for ...