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Purple and yellow send-off dinner and bulk flowers.
Before our good friends Monique and Jay went back to the States to both marry and relocate to their mutual hometown area of Chicago, we hosted a little send-off dinner for them. The bride-to-be’s...
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Passionfruit.
One of my pregnancy cravings that has continued after birth is anything sweet and sour, like passionfruit. Before moving to Asia, I’d only had the fruit in jams or candied, never fresh. But I’ve been...
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Upper House: Passionfruit soufflées.
As you may have read, I’m obsessed with passionfruit. And the Mr. was kind enough to take me to Upper House’s Café Grey for my birthday where they are currently serving passionfruit soufflées where the...
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Five-minute pizza dough.
I’ve always loved the tradition of families who have pizza on Fridays. But to be honest I’ve had a bit of a hang-up about actually making any type of dough, despite a tutorial from my mother-in-law,...
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Peanut-lime chicken salad.
One of my favorite things about living in Hong Kong is learning local-ish cuisine. And ironically one of my favorite Asian-inspired dishes comes by way of an NYC half-galley kitchen: Smitten Kitchen’s...
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Chocolate CHIP cupcakes.
I can never get enough of sweet / salty and if you share my obsession, then you’ll love these chocolate chip cupcakes! Ruffles chips drizzled with homemade caramel are the highlight! But the lovelies...
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Everyday Harumi.
New Year’s resolutions are only a few weeks off so I thought I’d share one of my life resolutions that, unlike so many, has actually been quite successful! When I moved to Asia I resolved to learn how...
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Black forest cake.
While often made for Halloween, the festive nature of this dark chocolate, cherry and whipped cream cake makes it equally appropriate for the holidays. To be honest, I would never have thought to make...
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Lamb, leek and artichoke stew.
We just got back from Sundance and the ALTitude Design Summit. Whew! 15 hr jetlag with a wee one is not for the feint of heart. While I was in Park City trying to decide what to make for dinner, I was...
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Thai-inspired brussels.
These brussels will convert anyone who can’t abide brussels. And the recipe today comes courtesy of the Mr., who discovered it and has made it a lot for us! Here they are mid-fry: And post-fry...
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