Dessert
Peppermint Bark Ice Cream
Fashonistas eagerly anticipate the September issues of fashion magazines; I eagerly anticipate the Williams-Sonoma holiday catalog, filled with all sorts of goodies that a...
Dessert
Maple Walnut Fudge
A couple years ago, when I was unable to travel to New England to see family for Christmas, my mother sent me a holiday...
Main Dishes
Classic French Beef Stew (with an Asian Twist)
Beef cubes simmered in a red wine and beef broth until it’s so tender that it can be cut with a spoon? Purely French.
That...
Dessert
Chocolate Hazelnut Financiers with Chocolate Ganache
I think I need help. I can’t seem to stop making financiers and financier-like mini tea cakes. But after the recent successes of the...
Breakfast
40 Cloves of Garlic Quiche
The bar, my friends, has officially been raised.
From this point forward, this quiche will be the benchmark against which all others will be judged. ...
Dessert
Tarte au Citron- Lemon Tart
Although I’d like to consider myself a relatively good cook and baker, I’m pretty sure that I’d flunk Decorative Arts and Design if I...
Breakfast
Julia Child’s Quiche Lorraine, Gluten-Free
I’ve noticed over the past year and a half that I tend to shy away from trying and posting recipes from the revered masters,...
Breakfast
Gluten-Free Chocolate Crêpes
A couple months ago, when I was working my way through a Sam’s Club 3-pack of Nutella, I became obsessed with the idea of...
Detox
Roasted Carrot and Quinoa Salad
A couple weeks ago my favorite restaurant in Honolulu, Downtown @HiSAM, shut down. Located inside the Hawaii State Art Museum (in the downtown area,...
Dessert
Gluten-Free Carrot Cake with Sour Cream Frosting
This carrot cake came this close to not getting posted. But certainly not because it didn’t taste good. I’ve been making, and thoroughly enjoying,...