Shiitake Fried Rice with Crispy Ginger Chicken: Long work weeks can get the best of us, but at the same time can be the very fuel of inspiration. I’ve long felt that cooking was not just preparing quality food for … Continue reading
Spring Asparagus Soup with Fresh Fennel & Lavender Croutons: Motivation, especially in cooking, can sometimes be elusive and sometimes have the gravitational pull of Jupiter. Early May in New England still awaits the full throttle of Spring, but I’m all … Continue reading
Chicken Pot Pie with Fennel & Edamame: Conscious choices, in life, work, or play, that deliver profound results are as liberating as the primordial experience of diving naked into the ocean from a high rock. Coming up with new twists … Continue reading
Slow Roasted Garlic Chicken with Tarragon Butter: Our inability to recognize let alone accept change haunts most people every day, but change will always be an inevitability. Change in the eyes of acceptance can yield a warm enlightening moment of … Continue reading
Homemade Oven-Baked Naan: This week’s grocery checklist included “Naan” bread and after searching through several aisles, finally found a small display at the back of the store with only two packages left. Needless to say, the presentation, and their back … Continue reading
Harissa Chicken with Ginger Rice & Fresh Peas: As I sit writing this on a crisp and damp morning, there’s a 1950’s movie playing in the background. No matter what old movie from that era or before it, there’s a … Continue reading
Cardamom Cookies (Kardemummapyrokat) Inspired to celebrate the Finnish side of my heritage on today’s St. Urho day I pulled out the cardamom from the spice cabinet with the idea of making a dessert-like recipe. Cardamom is widely used in Nordic … Continue reading
Roasted Salmon with Cauliflower Puree & Sunflower Greens: Having grown up in the 1970’s being served frozen and canned vegetables, it’s no wonder I used to despise the very thought of green beans, spinach, or the worst, vegetable medley. Later … Continue reading
Pork Meatballs with Fresh Tomato Sauce & Herbed Ricotta: Why is it every time I hear someone say – “I hate it when it rains” – I think the complete opposite and my mind immediately races to a multitude of … Continue reading
Ginger Pulled Pork in Lettuce Wraps: Reinventing yourself is something that many people struggle with, or at least are unconscious of, when it comes to careers, love, or life in general. Having a very specific source of inspiration or someone … Continue reading
