Recipe List

Jul
17

Okonomiyaki

This Japanese cabbage and wheat pancake, also known as Japanese pizza, is both healthy and delicious.

Jul
10

My Mother’s Pineapple Upside Down Cake

Upside-down cakes are simple, stunning, and taste as good as they look. You can whip up this festive showstopper in just thirty minutes. My mother learned to make it from her mother, and I have taken over the tradition now that she is no longer around to make it for our family gatherings.

Jul
10

Raspberry Maple Boston Cream Pie

Not a pie. Not a doughnut. But a masterpiece of a cake. Classic butter cake filled to the edges with thick vanilla(or maple)custard. And topped with decadent chocolate ganash.

Jul
5

Chocolate Raspberry Galettes

A pie without a pan, the galette is an easy and elegant dessert. I created this galette to make use of a bumper crop of black raspberries from my garden. You can substitute most any fruit or berry, but it’s hard to beat the decadent combo of raspberry and chocolate.

Jun
10

Shrimp and Grits

No matter where you come from, there is something innately comforting about the combination of creamy ground corn and savory seafood.

Jun
4

Deep-dish Loaded Potato Pizza

Inspired by a pizza I had on a road trip with my dad, this decadent, deep-dish pizza is loaded with steaming potato, creamy ricotta, sizzling bacon strips, broccoli and dripping mozzarella cheese.

May
2

King of Calzones

The original Italian hot pocket, the calzone was popularized by street venders in 18th century Naples as a pizza-on-the-go. Our ultimate King of Calzones is loaded with ricotta and cheddar, fresh broccoli, caramelized onions, garlic and red peppers, folded into a bubbly cheese crust.

Dec
18

Popovers

Popovers are a uniquely simple and scrumptious treat that truly exemplify the magic of baking. A quick batter made from flour, eggs, milk, and salt rises up to 4 times their original size with no leavener other than water.

Nov
23

Pumpkin Cheesecake

In America, when we think of cheesecake, we usually think of New York Style cheesecake, which uses a cream cheese filling and a graham cracker crust. In other parts of the world, Cheesecake may incorporate cottage cheese ricotta, or other soft cheeses baked im a pie crust or phyllo dough. This recipe combines the best of all worlds, with a buttery shortbread cookie crust, creamy ricotta interior, fresh roasted pumpkin and warm spices.

Nov
13

Perfect Pumpkin Pie

This recipe is the definition of easy as pie. The secret is simple: use roasted sugar pumpkin and a half whole wheat. Most pumpkin pie recipes call for evaporated milk, but this isn’t necessary. If you like you can roast your pumpkin and prepare your pie dough a day ahead.

Nov
6

Whole Grain English Muffins

If you enjoy english muffins, and have never made them at home, you’re in for a real treat! Whether you serve them with butter and jam, sausage, eggs and cheese, or go the distance and make Eggs Benedict, you will never regret a batch of homemade English muffin.

Nov
2

Sourdough Starter

the quality and vitality of your culture determines the texture and tang of your sourdough. It’s important to become familiar and comfortable with your starter before making bread as it is very discouraging to have a bread failure due to poor starter.

Nov
2

Philly Cheesesteak

Like many of the world’s most scrumptious food inventions, this iconic sub, born in the city of brotherly love, inspires passion and debate. From its humble origins in the 1930s as “frizzled beef and onions” at Pat and Harry Olivieri’s hotdog cart, the Philly Cheesesteak was a winner. It was such a hit that by 1940, the brothers had made enough money…

Nov
1

Buttermilk Biscuits

Crispy on the outside, soft and buttery on the inside, buttermilk biscuits are in many ways similar to croissants, only much quicker and more practical to make at home! The layered texture is the result of repeated stacking and rolling (steps 8 and 9 in the following recipe).

Oct
26

Tzatziki

With the refreshing taste of yogurt, and the subtle tang of citrus and herbs, Tzatziki is a simple but stunning compliment to hummus and pita bread, as a topping for grilled meats and vegetables, and a dip for raw veggies.

Oct
9

Char Siu (cantonese red-braised pork)

Char Siu is a celebrated Cantonese dish made of honey-glazed roast pork, marinated in red rice fermented tofu, hoisin sauce, five spice, soy sauce and honey. In the fast food industry, red rice tofu is often replaced with red food coloring, but the traditional flavors are of course far superior (and non toxic). Many cuts of pork can be used, although I recommend pork butt or shoulder.