Chinese Chow Fun Noodles with Beef, also called Beef Chow Fun, is an easy recipe to cook at home, with restaurant quality results. You don’t even need a wok. The key to this rich flavorful steak and noodles dish is Dark Soy Sauce.
If you’re looking for a new favorite weeknight dinner recipe, this one might do the trick. It comes together in about 35 minutes start to finish, and it drums up lots of excitement and happiness at the table.
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French Potato Salad has vinaigrette instead of mayo and lots of fresh herbs. It’s simple and light and a perfect side dish for summer.
This Mediterranean rice salad is a wonderful side dish recipe for summer. Made with hardy arborio rice, spring vegetables, Pecorino cheese and a bright lemon vinaigrette to tie it all together, this rice salad is perfect for backyard barbecues and alfresco dinner parties. I developed this recipe for a summer dinner party in the backyard….
Mini Caprese Skewers are my idea of the perfect summer appetizer. These little caprese salad kebabs are delicious, festive finger food that’s fun to eat and fun to make as well! I love this dish so much and I’m really excited to share it with you. It’s easy to assemble and such a great appetizer…
This flourless chocolate cake has the rich flavor and delicate consistency of fine chocolate truffles. Made with ground almonds, whipped eggs, rum, espresso and bittersweet chocolate, it’s grain free, gluten free and irresistibly delicious!
The Cuban Frita burger is a food fantasy come true. A juicy, well-seasoned pork and beef hamburger is piled high with crisp shoestring fries and onions, slathered in smokey spicy ketchup, and packed into a toasted bun. If you like a good burger, this one will knock your socks off! A Little History of the…
Cool crunchy cucumbers tossed in a sweet and sour dressing with fresh mint and fiery chilies. Easy to assemble, packed with delicious sweet, salty, sour, spicy flavors, this Thai cucumber salad is perfect for summer. Cucumbers aren’t generally the main attraction at my house. I mostly use them as a vehicle for dip or for…
Grilled glazed Japanese Chicken Yakitori is hard to resist! Chicken and scallions are skewered and glazed with rich sweet and savory sauce as they cook and caramelize on the grill. Yakitori (Japanese for “grilled chicken”) is one of the oldest and most popular traditional Japanese dishes. It’s casual fare, enjoyed after work with a beer…
Shakshuka is one of the world’s great egg dishes. This shakshuka recipe, given to me by Israeli chef Einat Admony, has baked eggs in thick richly spiced tomato sauce with bell peppers, spinach and feta. Though this dish is traditionally served for breakfast, I also love this shakshuka for brunch, lunch or dinner. My friend…
Try something special and make Japanese potato salad for your next backyard barbecue or picnic. The potatoes are mashed, combined with crunchy carrots, cucumbers and scallions, and tossed with a zesty mustard-vinegar-mayo dressing. A really great potato salad that has become our go-to! Japanese potato salad falls into the category of yōshoku: Japanized “Western” food. Just…
This is the appetizer I serve all summer long, when I entertain. A big platter of Grilled Figs, Prosciutto, and Burrata, arranged on a bed of arugula and drizzled with olive oil and balsamic vinegar. It’s a very easy appetizer to throw together and always a big crowd pleaser. When I tell you how good…
Cuban Picadillo is a fragrant stew of ground beef simmered in tomato sauce with vinegar, onions, garlic, olives and smoked paprika. An easy one-pan recipe and one of the great Cuban dishes. There’s some sort of magical synergy between ground beef and tomatoes that results in some of the most irresistible dishes, whether it’s chili…
Jollof Rice is a popular West African casserole of chicken, rice and vegetables in a mild tomato curry sauce. Full of interesting flavors yet mild enough to please picky palates, this is a great dish for the whole family. Plus it’s dairy-free, gluten-free and it all cooks in one pot. When Jollof rice first landed…
