**Update** Thanks to Chris for leaving a comment. When I went to visit her blog, I discovered that her biscotti baking pictures were the ones that had inspired me to bake some of my own. I had not remembered whose blog it was until she posted. Thanks, Chris!** Yesterday, Master Chow went away on a […]

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Edible rubies! Lately, I’ve been buying pomegranates, cleaning them, and keeping them in a container in the fridge. I throw them in salads, and Master Chow puts them in his granola or his oatmeal in the mornings. Not only are they high in anti-oxidants, new research indicates that they may reverse atherosclerosis, lower high blood […]

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I’ve been happily cooking from one of my favorite new cookbooks, Molly Stevens All About Braising: The Art of Uncomplicated Cooking. Master and Madam Chow have not been disappointed. This is a true teaching cookbook, and one that is easily accessible to novices in the kitchen. Stevens provides a detailed description of the finished dish, […]

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I am a big fan of Dorie Greenspan’s book, Baking: From My Home to Yours. Her descriptions of each tasty treat, along with wonderful pictures, are enough for me to put on five pounds, just by reading. Alas, I do not have Kathy’s (of A Passion for Food) metabolism. That girl can eat! So, I […]

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How’s a guy supposed to get a nap with all the paparazzi?

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This recipe is easy and oh-so-tasty. I can’t tell you how many candied nut recipes I tried before I settled on this adaptation a few years ago. I found it originally on an internet bulletin board. What I discovered during a lengthy experimentation process is twofold: (1) a complicated recipe, and/or (2) many ingredients do […]

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Rowena is to blame for my current furikake binge. I look for mixtures that don’t contain MSG. In Hawai’i, popcorn mixed with furikake and arare crackers is a popular snack at movie theatres. Yum! To make this, I popped some popcorn, drizzled it with Bragg Liquid Aminos (an unfermented soy condiment that tastes like soy […]

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I’m trying to incorporate a greater diversity of fruits, vegetables, herbs, etc., in our diet. I do, however, get rather bored steaming broccoli and cauliflower all the time. I’m not bored by the taste, but I like to shake things up a bit once in a while, cooking-wise. Anthony Bourdain would be appalled, but I […]

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What do you do when weather predictions don’t pan out? You bake! Master Chow and I were supposed to attend a local reunion of graduates from his Hawai’i high school. Weather reports said to expect some freezing rain, but they were just a teensy bit off. We are now looking at a snow storm that […]

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Like all cooks, there are recipes that I try that are not a success. For example, last August I purchased a bunch of Italian plums, and time got away from me. So, after a week or so, I was faced with a bunch of plums that had to be used up, and little time to […]

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