A paw full of spice makes everything nice
What is a spatchcock chicken? ‘Spatchcock’ is just a funny word for butterflied. You basically just cut the chicken down its backbone and flatten it. What you get it one whole chicken laid flat for your cooking and eating pleasure. Why would I do this? There are several advantages to spatchcocking…
Every mother has a secret ‘mom’ fantasy. A personal happy place in her mind she goes to when it all becomes too much. Don’t get it twisted – we love our families. We would die for our children if need be. But after a day full of whining, throw up and tantrums…well, off…
Oh, dinner salad. The often overlooked attempt at a healthy green side dish. Most of the time it is an after thought, following on to more glamorous main entrees like a lasagna, pizza or a roast: “just throw together some lettuce, tomato, cucumber, maybe go crazy and add some sliced onion or bell…
Maybe it’s the perennial summer we have here in Malaysia or the anticipation of holiday eating, but more and more everyday I find myself wanting lighter and healthier meals. For many though, ‘lighter and healthier’ is synonymous for ‘bland and a buzzkill to eat’. Not necessarily. This dish is fast…
Traditional Basil pestos are my jam! Although, for some reason, it still annoys me when my husband uses it like a condiment on pasta dishes – I have no idea why, because obviously it is a sauce by itself! Nevertheless, we always keep a jar on hand in the fridge for extra flavor on…
It may have a fancy French name, but this dish is all British. Salmon en croute dates back to the 18th century when everywhere in Europe it was all the rage to cover things in dough and speak French. Considering how much the British love things delivered in pastry, this makes perfect…
The devil is in the details. No where does this idiom ring truer than in the cooking of seafood and pasta. Although cooking seafood and pasta seems fairly simple and quick, one must really do their homework to excel with a tasty dish. For example, boiling…
Koreans love to drink. I remember reading about their high level of alcohol consumption while I was in Poland and I thought, ‘No way could anyone drink MORE than Polish people or Eastern Europeans in general’. BUT, then I got there and discovered that where there’s a will, there’s a way and the Korean people…
` I never was a pancake girl. Give me eggs, bacon and toast. That’s what I liked as a kid. I chose the savoury over the sweet everytime. So, as you can imagine, nothing bummed me out as a kid more than waking up to a stack of pancakes…
A perfectly roasted chicken is a thing of beauty. As a child I was not very fond of anything roasted. My grandmother took great pride in overcooking meat. The Thanksgiving turkey was roasted a day ahead of time, then sliced and put in a baking tray to further cook the morning…
For me, a meal isn’t complete without a big heaping pile of vegetables. However, I’m married to a man who thinks potatoes are the only vegetable he will ever need. Don’t get me wrong, potatoes are a great vegetable but I like a little color and variety on my plate. Recently, I’ve been…
Story goes that my grandmother had a little jet stream diner in NYC back in the day. In that diner, she supposedly had the best chicken. The taste of which, you simply couldn’t get at home. When asked what her secret to making her chicken so juicy and tender, she would tell you…
One of my favorite cooking shows of all time is and shall forever be, Two Fat Ladies. For those unfamiliar with this British gem of a cooking show it involves two women of a certain age, Clarissa Dickson Wright and Jennifer Paterson, as they travel around the UK making…
I like my fish the same way I like my diet: sustainable. I’m a big fan of buying less desirable but highly sustainable cuts of meat and fish. Not only is it better for the environment, but also it is economical and forces one to be a bit more adventurous in…
I love John Dory. Not the person…I don’t know anyone by that name. No, I love the fish. That’s right, I am in love with a fish named John Dory and I seriously can’t believe I’ve gone this far in my life without trying it until this year. …