Here’s an update on my husband’s diet progress: he’s lost 17 pounds since my daughter imposed a strict “no bagels for breakfast” rule. One of the things I’ve changed most dramatically for his diet has been his breakfast eating, and he loves this breakfast quinoa bake. The quinoa provides a long energy burn from relatively small amounts of grain, and the sweetness of the fruit makes him feel like he’s eating dessert for breakfast. We all need to feel satisfied […]
Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year, and the beginning of the Year of the Goat. I asked my friend Nelly Salvacion, who worked as a chef in Hong Kong for four years, to teach me how to make Dragon Fish. Dragon Fish is a symbol of prosperity, a whole fish deep fried and served with the head pointed toward the guest of honor. The cheeks are considered the most delicate part of the fish. The Chinese word for fish, yu, […]
When my kids were young, they were deeply suspicious of any meat that wasn’t chicken. It didn’t matter what it tasted or looked like; chicken was fine and anything else wasn’t. So whenever I cooked salmon, I referred to it as “sea chicken,” and they ate it happily for years, until the younger one got into a vocal disagreement with a visiting playdate friend who recognized a salmon when she saw it. I dissembled with a not-very-convincing “potato, potahto” response […]
I’m a big fan of the acai berry. It’s a bright, fresh flavor, and when the frozen puree is combined with other fruit it can be one of the best things you’ve ever eaten. (Not to mention that acai is said to be full of antioxidants, minerals and B-complex vitamins.) I wanted to incorporate it into a dinner party dessert, and that’s how this recipe came about, though I think the novelty of a fruit pizza would also appeal to […]
The Super Bowl is just around the corner, that all-American Sunday that purports to be about football, but is really just a great excuse for lots of beer, and anything fried, barbecued or spicy – the hotter, the better. You have to respect the long tradition of junk food favorites out there: Frito pie, Buffalo wings, pulled pork sliders and of course, guacamole and chips. Guac and chips are the staple of Super Bowl Sunday, like turkey at Thanksgiving. Everybody […]
