Duck fat is culinary liquid gold; it's savory flavor and rich fragrance can transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. The average French...
Chocolate and Caramel Tart
I have already professed my affection for tarts so when Veronica and Patricia unveiled this month’s Daring Baker challenge featuring the heavenly...
Chicken Parmesan
Crunchy chicken, gooey spotty brown cheese, pasta and tomato sauce with basil plucked fresh off the plant, how can you go wrong? It's been...
Cai Fan - Vegetable Rice with Chinese Sausage
Ever since I was little, I have always been captivated by infomercials boasting of ridiculous products that can perform almost impossible feats...
Buttermilk Oven Fried Chicken
Fried foods are a guilty pleasure of mine; onion rings, French fries, and tempura are some of my favorite things. Perhaps it's a good thing...
Strawberry and Honey Cream Tart
Just when I thought I had seen the last of this summer's strawberries, Steven comes home with a huge box from none other than Costco and better...
Shrimp and Corn Chowder
One day I want to pick corn straight from the field and eat it raw off the cob. Corn starts to lose its sweetness as soon as it's picked so...
Thai-Style Chile Beef
I love stir fries with basil so when I saw this recipe on America's Test Kitchen I was almost sold. Almost because rather than using traditional...
Almond Extract
Almond extract is made with the oil of bitter almonds. Bitter almonds, unlike their more common sweet almond counterparts, are very bitter...
Almond Poppy Seed Muffin
Almond poppy seed is my all time favorite muffin flavor. One of my secret indulgences is a gratuitously large, terrible-for-you, but so-damn-good...
Raspberry Muffin with Brown Sugar Hazelnut Streusel
Steven’s parents have a raspberry bush in their yard and I was the lucky recipient of some of the delicious berries. I ended up eating most...
Strawberry and Blue Cheese Salad
Remember the strawberry and cheese scene in Ratatouille? Remy first takes a bite of the cheese, which creates an upbeat, robust swirl of flavor....
Tiramisu Brownie
The idea of a tiramisu brownie/brownie tiramisu has been brewing in my head for a while now. I wanted the main flavor components of the brownie...
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