I love having pizza dough around the house. It is wonderful for making pizzas of course, but the dough is so versatile I use it to make all kinds of items like garlic knots, bagels, and pita bread! Learn three simple ways of making pizza dough at home! With a Bread Machine Place the ingredientsContinue reading “How to Make Pizza Dough”
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Korean Potato Salad (Gamja)
An easy recipe that’s a fresh twist on an old classic! Potato salad is a side dish created from boiled potatoes and other ingredients. Early potato salads came from Spain and were created by boiling potatoes in wine or vinegar. Spanish explorers in the 16th century introduced potato salad to other parts of Europe. TheContinue reading “Korean Potato Salad (Gamja)”
Pork Tenderloin and Dill Potatoes
A one pan dish that takes only 30 minutes to cook! Pork Tenderloin is aptly named. It is the most tender part of the animal because the muscles are for posture instead of for movement. It is also known as a Gentleman’s cut or a pork filet. I have seen pork tenderloin prepared in manyContinue reading “Pork Tenderloin and Dill Potatoes”
How to Grow a Jar Herb Garden
Herbs can bring such great flavor to food, and fresh is always better! Growing a jar garden for herbs is super easy! Jar gardens are great for their mobility and convenience. Jar gardens do not take up a lot of space and if you need to move it to where the sun is in yourContinue reading “How to Grow a Jar Herb Garden”
Sri Lankan Chicken Curry
This recipe for two is great for date night! My first experience with Sri Lankan food occurred as pure happenstance. We were meeting some old friends of my husband’s for dinner. It my husband and mine’s first time to this particular neighborhood so we did not know where to eat. The other couple sort ofContinue reading “Sri Lankan Chicken Curry”
Small Special Occasion Cake
This small cake is great for anniversaries, a special date, a small celebration, or for a wedding couple celebrating with just each other! White wedding cakes used to be a sign of wealth, because white sugar was so expensive. It was Queen Victoria of England that set the trend for white wedding cakes, which eventuallyContinue reading “Small Special Occasion Cake”
Oh Baby Sushi
My husband and I visited Oh Baby Sushi last fall. Oh Baby Sushi is an delightful sushi restaurant in a strip mall in Redwood City. It has a large variety of sushi dishes from traditional flavors to many vegetarian and vegan rolls. The menu includes appetizers, salads, soups, sushi, noodle soups, and bento boxes. ItContinue reading “Oh Baby Sushi”
Lucky #7 Chocolate Cupcakes
Adults and children alike will love these cupcakes! Frosting recipes included. Cupcakes were first described in 1796 in American Cookery by Amelia Simmons. It was described as “a light cake to bake in small cups”. The first documented time the term “cupcake” was used was in 1828 in Receipts a cookbook by Eliza Leslie. TheyContinue reading “Lucky #7 Chocolate Cupcakes”
Miso Soup
Make this restaurant favorite soup in your own kitchen! Miso soup derives from Japan. It can be served at any time of day. Miso is fermented soybean paste. The colors of miso are classified as “white”, “red”, or “black”. The differences in color are caused by the length of time the miso was fermented. MisoContinue reading “Miso Soup”
How to Regenerate Scallions
Scallions, also known as green onions, are used in many types of cooking. They are garnishes for soups or rice. For Chinese cuisine they can be used in lo mai gai or sticky rice. In Korean cooking they can be the center of flavor for pajeon or scallion pancakes. Scallions are vegetables from the genusContinue reading “How to Regenerate Scallions”
Culinary Cupcake 