Cubes of tender beef brisket are lightly tossed in butter with leeks, celery and carrots, then sour cream is a

If the term "rice salad" makes you go HUH? click here and know that the term salad covers a wide expanse of di

This braised pork with caramelized onions and lychee sandwich happened after a thief broke into our house. I

When Speedy said "mango-ginger", I have to admit that I was a bit apprehensive. Although I am used to combinin

Cold and wet day. I've had three cups of coffee since I woke up this morning, I wondered if a cocktail drink w

How do I love chili? Let me count the ways... with buttered garlic bread, with soft tortillas, with corn bread

Lassi is essentially a yogurt-based drink that contains spices. Question: if a drink contains yogurt, plus mil

Baked with dark chocolate morsels, pecans and Reese's peanut butter morsels, I baked these butterscotch browni

After mixing Ina Garten's version of the most complex drink in the world, Speedy shifted to a cocktail drink t

Before Speedy could gobble up all the fruity, nutty blondies that I baked the other day, I thought I'd get cre

It didn't sound right at first -- cooking ma po tofu without meat. But, yesterday, not wanting to waste the si

In the older clam chowder recipe, reader Hershey commented that he made clam chowder too and posted a link. I

In the tuna spread post, reader Lisa asked if I have a cheese pimiento spread recipe. Lucky Lisa, I made chees

Pizza is strongly associated with Italian food but the Greeks have their pizza too. And while Greek pizza is a

Guacamole is, of course, Mexican but adding blue cheese and bacon to this avocado-based salsa is something els

What would you do if you discovered that the lamb chops you bought weren't of good quality? Last weekend, I bo

These Korean beef stew tacos are so delicious that Speedy and I had three each. Small six-inch tortillas, actu

On a visit to a cousin's house where Speedy and I were wined (with great Brie cheese) and dined (risotto, gril

A finger food that should be served with good white wine, this dish of deep fried mashed potato balls stuffed

In the buttered pearl potatoes post, I mentioned that we hosted a small lunch party at home over the weekend.

My first cousins and their families were over for lunch, swimming and afternoon snacks. They bought dessert an

Cans of SPAM are getting opened so frequently in our house these days that I'm worried people might start thin

Burgers with a touch of the tropics. With a Southeast Asian flair too. The grilled pork and beef patties are s

It's similar to tiramisu but with the addition of fresh strawberries. And, instead of adding brandy to the cof

Have I mentioned that Speedy is a die-hard fan of SPAM? I'm sure I have. He's getting really creative with his

One of my favorite musicals of all time, Nine, was on Star Movies last night. I got LSS as usual. I was hummin

It looks like the monsoon season is early this year. La Niña, they say. So, before the time of the mango ends

If you have leftover barbecued pork (or chicken or beef or lamb), know that smoky grilled meat goes well with

Creamy and subtly sweet with the heat of chilies, this dish of shredded heart of palm in coconut cream is not

The reason for yesterday's post about Anthony Bourdain was to introduce the recipe for this sandwich: Speedy's

The weather can't seem to make up it's mind -- one minute it's bright and sunny; the next minute, it's cloudy.

I've been making ice cream for months now and I've always followed the basic recipe for making the custard bas

Let's take a break from the Ilocandia food trip. There are still tons of photos to resize and crop, my eyes ar

In the 1700s, a Stockholm restaurant called Hasselbacken started serving roasted accordion-like potatoes and t

There is a lot more that you can do with cold leftover rice than making Chinese-style fried rice. Much as I lo

Three weeks ago, I made a lovely farmer's soup with spicy sausages, cauliflower, corn... But I overshot, as us