Food Maker, Chef, and Traveling Diner
In Los Angeles its spring in full motion, the clouds are peaking from the top of the sky for the weekend with a bit of rain but the weather reached over 100 one day this week and in the last couple of days it has …
I’m not really a huge fan of breakfast. But there are times when the breakfast mood does strike me and making myself breakfast is always the only way to cure it. I don’t wake up early unless I have to. I did while I was …
Baking as you can tell is something I’ve grown to love. There is something that is to be said about a perfectly chewy cookie, a beautiful cake, or a wonderful sweet flavor combination and during my chef days I probably would of never said that …
My baby niece Maleeya was born 4/8/11 at 810pm at Kaiser Woodland hills. She is 19.5 inches, 7.2 lb My sister gave birth naturally and was in labor for over 19 hours, honestly child birth is one of the most traumatic experiences I’ve ever witness …
Life, I’m sure is overwhelming at times for us all. And if it’s not, please tell me what planet you’re residing on, I’ll take a ticket there any time. My life over the last 10 months has become a place where I frequently feel at …
Shattered Cauliflower Farfalle with kalamata olives, sun dried tomatoes and spicy garlic rosemary olive oil Shattered cauliflower is just boiled cauliflower till it melts off of its stems. I kinda wack it with the back of the knife and it shattered into small pieces. I …
I love food as a celebration. Large parties, huge spreads of tons of food that have peoples eyes opening wide and mouths salivating and pleasant aromas and sights to only be quieted by the shoveling of food in to mouths. Those are the times I …
The Japanese need your help more than ever; this is what we’re doing to help. Actions speak louder than words but cookies and cakes speak across the globe for a hand in helping out. Japan is a part of my culture and my mind. As …
Cream less Clam Chowder How can it be you say? Well it can be and it’s actually delicious and complex. Also the addition of smoky pancetta also makes it rich and inviting. I love pancetta… salty delicious peppery pork. When one day I have …
Pistachio Pie is one of the things I remember as a child. My sister would ask my mom every year to make this simple pie for her birthday dessert. There would be blue candles atop (her favorite color) and she would smile big as …