Nutella and Banana Wonton Packets

Last Saturday, I spent a good part of my afternoon trying out different wonton fillings. I experimented using almost everything I had in my pantry, from the mild cinnamon-y pears Read more

Apple Custard Cupcakes

From day one, I had this vision of what I wanted for The CookMobile header~a chef driving a car. You know, Cook…Mobile? I knew from the start what I wanted but I didn’t know how to go Read more

Mini Bacon Ranch and Pico de Gallo Pizzas

Sunday was my 38th birthday. Traditionally, I would have prepared a couple of dishes and have a mini gathering at home. Not this year, though. I didn’t even cook Read more

Spinach, Roma and Ricotta Pizza

This is a rewrite. An hour ago, I had a three-paragraph spiel to go with this recipe. I went on and on about how much I love pizzas, how much I spend on pizzas, how much I’d love to learn how to make pizzas, how much easier my life is with pizzas. I was actually feeling happy talking about pizzas. Then, I accidentally clicked on “delete”. Pffftt! There it went! So, here Iam, trying to reconstruct the previous contents. The only struggle is, the day I hit the 30+ mark, not only did things start to hang, things started to get forgotten as well Read more

Chicken Crescents

My brother, his wife and their two kids will be arriving around 7 PM today from San Francisco for an early Thanksgiving visit. As the drive is more or less six hours from Northern California to Los Angeles county where I live, Read more