Summer Salad featuring PopUpMeal.com

PopUpMeal is a wonderful website which helps chefs share their food passions with the community.  It offers great resources to help launch a pop-up restaurant and tips on how to run your business.  The blog has many interesting articles, such as “how to handle bad restaurant service” to “farmer market scams” and a new series…

Easy Squash Gnocchi

Last month was my dad’s birthday and I wanted to make something special for him.  I decided I wanted to gnocchi so that he can eat it now or eat it later.  I know he really likes gnocchi and I have never made it for him. This recipe can easily be made ahead and frozen. …

Chinese Chayote Soup

Chinese soup is a tradition during dinner. They were always a staple in my house growing up and every time I would go over to my grandparent’s house, they would have a pot of soup boiling away. Many soups have beneficial qualities to them and every family has a unique twist to their traditional soup….

Beef Noodle Soup

Noodle cravings! Noodles Noodles Noodles!  I love noodles! I love thin noodles and thick rice noodles.  Here is my take on one of my favorite noodle dishes, beef ho fun noodles.  It is pretty simple to make but does take a long time to cook. You will need onion, garlic, ginger, daikon (I used green…

Eggs in a Basket

This is a quick and elegant way to start the morning.  All you need is some bread and eggs. Begin by creating your “nest”. Do this by either taking a circular cookie cutter or a inverted drinking glass. You want to make sure the circle has enough crust to keep its shape.  The next step…

Korean Bulgogi

Easy meals get boring when you do the same things over and over again. I usually tend to fall in the same routine when I don’t have a lot of time to cook. This makes food taste bland and boring. I decided to spice things up and make some bulbogi, a Korean marinated beef dish….

Vegan Cauliflower Alfredo

Creamy, dairy free, egg free, tasty, noms, yum.  I have finally perfected my recipe for cauliflower alfredo sauce.  You won’t miss the cheese or dairy.  It is also a sneaky way to get your kids to eat veggies.  I think this is also great for someone who is watching their calorie intake. What you need…

Kushikatsu

Kushikatsu is Japanese dish of deep fried skewered meat and vegetables. You can use a variety of meats and vegetables and customize it to what you like.  This dish is very easy to make. However, I could not find a good recipe for the sauce. I decided to use carrots, cauliflower, chicken and pork. Prepare…

Pan-fried Gyoza

Dumplings are always a favorite of mine. I love that they can make a quick meal and how you can cook them in many ways.   This recipe is a non-recipe because most filling varies from recipe to recipe.  There are no real set measurements and you can eye the amount of each ingredient.  A guide…