It's all about the herbs... and a savory custard

First I wanted to thank everyone for the wonderful response and feedback to my four-course family meal post , I'm so happy if it can ...

Four holiday appetizers... and countdown to Christmas

  Christmas Eve is less than a week away, and I have quite a few holiday recipes to share and so little time to do so! Finally done ...

Sunchokes, chestnuts, vanilla & truffle... all in a day's soup

Day 2 of my mini-holiday recipe marathon here. If you missed my post with 4 holiday hors d'œuvres recipes yesterday, cheese puf...

A scallop avocado dish... and ramblings on yin & yang

  Contrast has been on my mind recently (among many other things, it's pretty crowded up there!). It is such a key concept in the...

The roles we have in life... and a savory cranberry tart

    I’ve been thinking of the roles we play lately. Or rather, the roles we have in our life. There’s this man, he runs a worko...

An artichoke custard... and hard simple wants

On an exhausted late evening, I browse through Pinterest, and look at streamlined, minimalistic interiors, unencumbered kitchens. I pi...

Smoked salmon green bean rolls, & the generosity in cooking

  As a child, I learned about generosity through food. My mother would cook simple things most days, but when we had company, when f...

Pablo's weekly menu, & a pastel Romanesco salad

      With much excitement (because we get excited about such things...), our CSA basket brought us a couple of heads of Romanesco...