Ever since I bought a light box, I've been obsessing over re-shooting the photos in the old recipes to get rid of the real cringe-worthy ones. The old ...
Summer Fun
Grilling, picnics, outdoor parties, recipes for the grill and picnics, and summer drinks.
Thai Pandan Chicken (Gai Ob Bai Toey)
Pandan chicken is traditionally fried but Alex has done both fried and grilled versions so this recipe is being modified again. Boneless chicken cutlets ...
Alex’s Fruit Tart
It's the perfect summer dessert. Light, buttery crust. Thick but not overly sweet custard. Fruit slices. You can bake the crust and make the custard a day ...
Finger Foods And Drinks For A Marvelous Summer Cocktail Party
We used to do it quite often. Invite friends (or they invited themselves), mix cocktails, serve finger foods, and we'd munch and drink and chat in the ...
The Ultimate Backyard Barbecue Party
It's been a while since we threw a party here at home. The last time was early this year when Speedy's older brother and his family were visiting from ...
Kinds of grill, temperature control and the distance between the food and the heat
Normally, monsoon season should be in full swing by June. Not this year though. It's mid-June and while we get showers now and then, the days are still ...
Popcorn Chicken Salad With Spicy Ranch Dressing
For lunch today, I had two servings of popcorn chicken salad with spicy rice dressing. It was so filling that I didn't touch the newly cooked rice. I ...
Chicken Salad With Pecans, Grapes and Pineapple
Cubes of marinated chicken grilled to perfection, sweet seedless grapes and fresh pineapple, and toasted pecans are tossed in mayo, sour cream and a tiny ...
Potato Corn Salad With Lemon Butter Garlic Dressing
Sam discovered tri-colored corn in the grocery the other night and I had since been planning on how to serve it. A salad, I thought, and I started looking ...
Gougères: French Cheese Puffs
The French pastry dough known as pâte à choux has many uses; cream puffs and churros are only two of them. Gougères, or French cheese puffs, are also made ...
Brazilian Crush
A cocktail drink made with cachaça, orange, lime juice and grenadine, Brazilian Crush is tangy and sweet at the same time, and very potent. It is as ...
Huli Huli Chicken
Is it spring yet where you are? It's summer where I am. Well, maybe "summer" is a misnomer since there are only two seasons—wet and dry—in my part of the ...
Spicy Chicken Pineapple Kabobs
Skewered cubes of marinated chicken thigh fillets interspersed with chunks of fresh pineapple, bell peppers and red onion went on the grill for lunch ...
Chinese Chicken Salad
In a tirade again salads in general, a counterpoint was put forth and Chinese chicken salad was named a "good salad". Curiously, I had never heard of it ...