I wanted the veggie burger in the inspiration recipe below so badly that I was practically salivating while looking at the photo (and me...

Today for lunch, L. requested/demanded pasta with tomato sauce. Some might consider him entitled because proper tomato sauce takes hours...

This BBQ sauce hit all the right notes. It had the right level of heat, it was tangy, sweet, sour with just a hint of smokiness. It also...

This can obviously be made with store bought green curry paste and will be quite delicious, but I had a specific taste in mind so made my...

Though I have this on the menu as veal tonnato, and the sauce is delicious with a grilled chop (or more traditionally with braised veal...

This is a multi use, work horse in the kitchen, kind of a sauce. I make a vat of it every couple of months and freeze it in one cup...

Though this was originally made because I needed it for Dan Dan Noodles, I have found many uses for it since. This stuff is like crack. I...

My friend K. is lucky enough to have access to fresh lemons, directly from the tree, and recently contacted me to ask if I had a good...

I don't like food waste and do my best to use everything that I have. This means turning leftovers into other dishes, repurposing beet...

This dressing evolved from a sauce that is excellent on tofu or as a dip with crudités to which I have linked below. I first served it...

Back in the 80s, there was a steakhouse in Tokyo called Mr. and Mrs. Stamp's. I remember nothing of their decor (or their beef) but I do...

The family next door is Korean-American. My neighbor's mother comes over most afternoons to be with the kids until the parents get home...

Recently I read an article somewhere that called cream of mushroom soup the Béchamel of America. This made me laugh and I think the...

In the US a sickly, gloppy version of this dressing gets served in a lot of Japanese restaurants. I prefer my version (which is more...