Seafood
Vietnamese Crab and Asparagus Soup
I hope you guys don’t mind my taking a quick detour today to Vietnam. I never got around to making this crab and asparagus...
Recipes
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon, Cranberries and Toasted Pecans
I’m a neutrals kind of girl, which means my Christmas decorations typically consist of white lights, natural elements (greens and pine cones), and maybe...
Dessert
Chocolate Pots de Crème
One of the occupational hazards of being a food blogger? You end up wanting a lot of highly specialized food items. You know, like...
Soups
Curried Roasted Cauliflower Soup
Although the cultural make-up in Hawaii is very diverse, just about everybody follows the Japanese tradition of omiyage. So when folks go on a...
Salad
Gai Du Du- Vietnamese Papaya Salad with Shrimp
Note: major fail on my part! The Vietnamese name for Vietnamese Papaya Salad is Goi Du Du… I’m not sure how I let that...
Appetizers
Dua Gia- Pickled Bean Sprouts
I fell in love with pickled bean sprouts back when I was cooking Korean food- it was these seasoned soybean sprouts that started the...
Asian
Shrimp and Egg Pancakes
If I’m lucky, the cooking I do for Girl Cooks World carries me though most of the week and there’s little or no need...
Recipes
Pollo con Salsa De Quinua a la Huancina- Peruvian Chicken with Quinoa, Cashew and Goat Cheese Sauce
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from my first week cooking in Peru, it’s that those Peruvians really kill it with their rich and...
Detox
Hello Detox- Part Deux
Yep, it’s that time of year again… time for me to get my semi-annual (more or less) cleanse/detox. I just did some major closet...
Dessert
Chocolate and Coconut Sherbet
I never intended to buy an ice cream maker. Living in Honolulu, apartments and kitchens tend to be spatially challenged and I do my...