Grilled Pastries Who doesn’t like cinnamon buns? Gooey and so sweet. I grew up with sugar buns from the New York Bakery that was a half of a city block away from our diner. They were shaped like a hot…
新年快乐
Hong Kong and Aloha Memories with Cha Siu Bao 新年快乐 Small bites of steamed goodness float in my memories over four decades. My baby boys loved them, so did their daddy. It took a bit, for me to understand the…
Avocado Toast
Avocado Toast The new year is upon us and while I don’t make resolutions especially about weight and exercise, I do nod at both when my cardiologist looks over her glasses at me, and says we can do better, can’t…
Winter Dessert
As the winds blow across the front yard this January, and the snow that fell a week ago hasn’t melted, I started making more hot soups and even a few French bread loaves. That’s when I remembered Mom’s bread pudding….
Cabbage Meals
Italian Roasted Cabbage Slices Over the years, cabbage has always been a vegetable in many dishes since I was a little girl. Every fruit and vegetable garden shop sold cabbages year-round. One of mom’s signature dishes was a boiled dinner….
Cauliflower Crowns
Cauliflower Crown I love most vegetables. I could probably count the few, I don’t prefer to eat on one hand. I’m always looking for new ways to introduce my plate to a larger portion of vegetables. I’m lazy. It’s true….