Today I made a noodle soup with Thai flavors.  A base of vegetable stock was simmered with lemongrass and lime leaves . Lightly sauteed garlic and ginger were added to the stock  after being strained of the lemongrass and leaves. Red curry paste, oyster mushrooms, lime juice and fish sauce were then added to the [...]

I received 2 new Le Crueset mini-cocottes for my birthday, so I decided to do something unique with them. First I lined the bottom with halved cherry tomatoes. then I cut asparagus in 1″ pieces to create a little forest of asparagus. I think they’re pretty cute, don’t you? Served with pork tenderloin, potatoes, herb [...]

This was very light and refreshing.  I also noticed that every ingredient was a pure, fresh and raw ingredient.  A baby spinach salad with red beets, bulgar, sugar peas, lime juice, and a little honey. Served with wine-poached salmon and a goat cheese cream…. this was so simple. You don’t even need a recipe for [...]

Well, we had another dinner party — this time, for family. We reused some ideas from the past and were a little ambitious with others, but it all turned out in the end. First course was Salmon Tartare, but instead of making the cones (seriously, that took like 4 hours to make 16), we bought [...]

Sometimes, I get a day off. Lucky for me, my husband knows how to cook too!  His inspiration for this dinner? Beer. Mmmm… Beer. The result? A Brat-and-Chicken pasta with carrots and onions in beer-mustard sauce… Yum!  Thank you, my dear