Honey-Glazed Pork Chops
March 27, 2008
Whoever coined the term “terrible twos” is gravely mistaken as it is at seventeen when the real test of parenthood begins. At times, it is difficult to find the fragile balance between how far we let go and how tight we hold on. My 17-year old daughter was on spring break from college last week and Read more
Shrimp and Mushroom Omelet with Deep-Fried Leeks
March 18, 2008
Much has been said and written about breakfast being the most important meal of the day. Not only does this first meal refuels the body and breaks the 8-12 hour fast, it also helps with weight management efforts by preventing binge-eating and by curbing appetite later in the day. The problem is, in a toss up between drooling over food and drooling on sheets at 7AM, I’ll pick the latter. Read more
Mexican-Style Pizza~Clayuda with Tasajo
March 16, 2008
I can’t remember a plate I ever passed up. Thai, Filipino, Japanese, Italian, Indian, Chinese~name it and I’ll eat it. But I do have a special affinity for Mexican food and most of my introduction to this cuisine is from my kitchen staff’s lunch boxes. If I was free from a meeting, my staff and I would all group at the corner of my office and dig in to the home-cooked meals they have packed for work Read more
Chicken Noodle Soup
March 11, 2008
Here is an easy but delicious take on the everyday and very tired chicken noodle soup. The ingredients are simple~strips of chicken, full-bodied stock, fideo noodles, mirepoix and a dash each of salt and pepper. Read more
Pepper Steak
March 6, 2008
I love being a mother. I love being a wife. I love that I can be both and still be an integral member of America’s workforce. But there are moments when I feel I have over-extended myself. Some days, after running around at work and bracing through bumper-to-bumper traffic, I simply want the luxury Read more
Crispy Fried Chicken
March 3, 2008
What better way to foster fellowship and teamwork than all employees enjoying food and exchanging stories together? That’s exactly what we do at work every last Friday of the month. We all pitch in $5, get off our feet for an hour and have a ball over ribs, chips, cookies, sodas and conversation Read more
Spinach and Mushroom Stir-Fry
March 3, 2008
My visit to Barnes and Noble today resulted to a purchase of Family Brand Name book on “americanized” asian cooking. This spinach and mushroom stir-fry is one of the delicious recipe offerings from the Thai section of the book. Read more
Deep-Fried Tofu
March 3, 2008
My daughter and I have this weekend ritual. Every Saturday, we crawl out of bed at 10 AM, put on our fashion mishaps (I’ve been known to walk the streets with my green-as-a-mango jogging pants and red-as-a-tomato shirt) and head on to a nearby dimsum house for brunch. We order a bowl of congee, some siomai, walnut shrimp for her and this deep-fried tofu dish for me. Read more
