I cook so many different cuisines from the world that sometimes they cross over and meet on the same plate (sort of like a meeting at the Un...

California has a good weather to grow lemon grass . I started my plant with one stalk that had a root on it and planted the whole thing in ...

When Bryanna released her April-May-June 2006 newsletter , I was intriqued by one entrée she presented: Drunken Beans. I pictured drunk litt...

My dear husband(DH) buys kitchen appliances for me as xmas, anniversary, or birthday gifts. Don't laugh! That's what I ask for! YES,...

For Easter Breakfast, I made Tofu Frittata accompanied by Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls with Pecans and Dried Cranberries. The Tofu Frittata recipe...

 Vietnamese BBQ Noodle Salad  These Vietnamese salads are excellent for hot weather meals. No, summer is not here yet, we have a ...

Last night, driving home from work, I was craving for a hot bowl of soup. It was raining hard all day. Who says that it never rains in Ca...

Rijstafel Rijstafel is a Dutch word meaning 'Rice Table.' Rijs is pronounced just like 'rice' and tafel rhymes wit...

It is a pancake with a hole in the middle of it! It is called Adai or Dal Dosa, an Indian pancake. Last Sunday, I decided to try another typ...

By the title of this post, you probably thought that I made a double fudge chocolate cake and have gone off the Weight Watcher's wagon, ...

I own Julie Sahni's Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking Cookbook for a while but really never look at it much nor cook from i...

My husband always asks me 'What's for dinner?' For once this time, I answered PHO which is pronounced FOR? (you have to sing it ...

A good way to start my blog is to talk about shopping for spices. I just love spices. A friend told me about Penzey spices and I ordered fr...