Homemade Chocolate Almond Toffee
The best toffee ever can be made in your own kitchen in under 10 minutes. It is simple, deadly delicious, and makes a wonderful gift for someone special (Self applicable). I love the soft crunch of the buttery toffee with some good Chocolate.
Ski Weekend Menu
Birthday at Tahoe: according to weather forecasts, the strongest snowstorm of the season is on track to move into the Sierra, so we stocked up on some hearty make-ahead dishes.
A Big Ass Pot of Chili with Cheese Quesadillas
Baked French Toast
S’mores Brownies Birthday Cake
Some nice cold Beers
Happy Friday the 13th/Valentine’s Day!
Inspired by Brianne's and Alex's Friday the 13th / Valentine’s Day themed party: Tainted Love Red Velvet Mini Cupcakes. Love the deep, blood red cake and addictive cream cheese frosting.
Orange Creole Tuna Cakes: Canned Tuna Gets a Fancy Pants Makeover
Compound butter is simply butter that has seasonings and usually some form of acid added to it. It’s often used in French cooking as a finishing sauce for meats. Or even with your own creations, like Orange Creole Tuna Cakes, which tastes like a fancy shmancy Asian Fusion crab cake with the hints of orange!
The Perfect Man-Treat for Superbowl Sunday: Atomic Buffalo Turds
The name alone makes these worth making. These sausage-cream-cheese-stuffed bacon-wrapped jalapenos are the perfect man-treat for game day.
Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Chinese New Year Dinner–A Lucky Feast
Gong Hay Fat Choy! Get ready for a New Year feast:
1) Lychee Bellinis (lychee = close family ties)
2) Jiao Zi (dumplings = prosperity)
3) Scallion Pancakes
4) Mini BBQ Spare Ribs (red for good luck!)
5) My Mom’s Lo Mein (noodles = a long life)
6) Whole White Chicken with Ginger & Scallion (white chicken = happiness & purity, and family as well if it’s served whole)
7) Mushrooms and Black Moss Seaweed (Moss Seaweed = prosperity)
8) Ginger and Scallion Steamed Whole Fish (whole fish = an abundance of good luck)
9) Caramel Oranges (oranges = wealth)
11) Tray of Togetherness (sweets = good luck)
Scallion Pancakes: If Yan Can Cook, So Can YOUUU!
I adore these Scallion Pancakes often served as an appetizer in Shanghainese restaurants, but I never thought I could actually make them myself. Until now! This recipe for “Mandarin Scallion Pancakes†from Martin Yan’s Chinatown Cooking is wonderful.
Mom’s Asparagus Almondine, a Toddler’s Love for Shark’s Fin Soup, and More from Christmas Eve
Incredibly easy to make, this dish is great if you find healthy, fresh, asparagus spears. One of the many dishes at our Christmas Eve dinner back at home!
Baked Sea Bass and Mango on a Half Shell
Inspired by this delicious appetizer at Sushi Zone, I went on a mission to recreate it. Although Sushi Zone’s is still admittedly better (must be all that fresh sashimi-grade fish they use)…this is a good do-at-home alternative.
Tis the Season for Dinner Party Fun (Part II)
Finishing up this holiday dinner with Honey Wheat Bread Wreath, a beautiful Festive Spinach Salad, Ina Garten’s staple Lemon and Garlic Herb Roasted Chicken, and Riesling Poached Pear with Cardamom Cream.
