Adventures in cooking and baking.
This cinnamon raisin sourdough bread is loaded with sweet plump raisins, crunchy walnuts, and a swirl of cinnamon sugar.
This sourdough raisin bread is wonderful for breakfast, toasted and spread with lots of melty butter, or cut into thick slices and made into French toast.
This Stir-Fried Squid with Black Bean Sauce is incredibly rich and tasty.
This stir fried squid recipe was developed by Chef Danny Chan, who taught it to Grace Young, for her book, Stir Frying to the Sky's Edge. In fact, he contributed several recipes to the book, including Cantonese Pork with Chinese Broccoli, Stir-Fried Salmon with Wine Sauce, and Hong Kong Style Silky Stir-Fried Minced Beef.
Herb oil focaccia is light and airy on the inside with a thin and crispy crust. It's generously flavored with an herb infused olive oil and goes with just about everything.
Focaccia is an Italian yeasted flatbread typically made with flour, water, salt, yeast, (and sometimes a bit of sugar to feed the yeast), and lots of olive oil.
These rocky road cupcakes are inspired by the the classic ice cream flavor. They are super moist and chocolatey, and will satisfy your cravings for the flavors of chocolate, roasted almonds, and marshmallows together.
You'll love these cupcakes, especially with their decadent chocolate cake filled with chocolate chips and topped with a deep chocolate icing, nuts, more chocolate chips, marshmallows, and hot fudge sauce.
Zhug, (or z,hug, zhoug, or schug) is a Yemenite hot sauce made with chiles as well as lots of cilantro, sometimes parsley, and a few spices. There are two types, red zhug made with red chiles (sometimes dried), and green zhug, made with fresh green chiles.
Zhug is great with falafel, grilled vegetables, fish, lamb, steaks, and eggs. It can also be added to hummus, soups, rice, pasta, and even drizzled over pizza.
This Tomato and Corn Chipotle Salsa is so easy to make and is perfect as a cocktail hour appetizer at the end of a hot summer day. The salsa is both smoky and spicy, and is wonderful with barbecue or carne asada.
Combine fresh tomatoes, corn, and some pureed chiles in adobo into a quick and easy salsa at a moment's notice.
Lavash Bread with Spinach, Tomatoes, Olives, and Fontina topped with a sprinkling of Parmesan Cheese - an Armenian-style flatbread that, with the toppings, makes a light, easy, and nutritious meal.
This spinach and cheese lavash is like a very thin crust pizza that is extra crispy and crunchy. The combination of the spinach with the cheese, tomatoes, and olives is so flavorful too.
