I was tasked with making dessert for Sunday Night Din Din this past weekend. Which typically is super easy because I already know what to include and exclude given my nut allergy.  But as one of my besties who would also be attending dinner has a dairy allergy I was thrown by a loop as to what the heck […]

I rarely eat pancakes yet they are one of my favorite foods in the world.  I like them stacked, silver dollar style, with fresh blueberries on top.  Hot from the griddle I’ll add a heap of homemade honey butter and some Aunt Jemima.  Yes I know you are freaking out right now to hear I […]

I’m always looking for a quick snack to put out as an appetizer when I host Sunday Night Din Din, which is pretty often.  And I have rules: I don’t want it to take forever to make, it must be healthy for the most part and it must be something I don’t make often – forcing me to […]

If there’s one thing to add to the ‘List of exquisite foods I love so much and would spread all over my body’ it’s homemade greek feta cheese.  I just had a Beavis & Butthead moment thinking about that.  I love it’s Greek food. The Greeks  make use of vegetables, olive oil, grains, fish, wine […]

Mostly every Sunday I have friends over for dinner.  It’s been going on for years now..a great way to end your long ass week of what-not.  Two Sundays ago was the finale of The Walking Dead and all season I found myself craving something spicy to go with my 2 hours of gore (including The Talking Dead here).  I […]

I changed my diet around in 2015 to eat mostly vegetarian or as much as I can.  I find myself craving vegetables, which is something that NEVER happened in childhood :) Better late than never. During the week i’m so busy with work, meetings and travel that anything I can pull together quickly definitely helps. Now […]

Yes Yes Yes! Eat your veggies :)  This is my fave kind of asparagus in the world – skinny stalks.   Instructions: To clean asparagus just rinse the spears under cool water to remove any grit.  Snap off the bottom about an inch or so using your hands. The stems will naturally break where the tough woody part […]

Being from the East Coast, I love me some Blue Crabs.  We would get a few bushels every summer and cook them up every which way..Crab Curry, Steamed Crab, Cracked Crab & Old Bay Seasoned Crab.  But it wasn’t until I moved to the West Coast and tried a Dungeness Crab for the first time, that I […]

I love mixing my Eastern and Western culture by bringing together spicy Indian food with American staples that I grew up with – like Mac & Cheese!  Although my tum tum loves that creamy cheesiness, my waistline doesn’t :) So I have to improvise in certain areas and end up always substituting ingredients because of […]

Truffles.  No need to say more.  I made this dish recently for lunch when I had that ever-so-often pasta craving.  But as I don’t do anything half-assed I kicked out the typical red sauce and brought it up a notch. So enjoy my Truffle Mushroom Sauce. Serves 2 Ingredients: 8-10 ounce package fresh ravioli (I […]