Yesterday, I was greeted with seductive kisses on my neck. And then a casual, "mmm… you smell like pork tenderloin." Not exactly my perfume of choice. However, with this dish, it’s hard to escape its enticing scent. I love making this because it soaks up the flavors. It’s very versatile. I tend to [...]

A recipe on Top Chef caught my eye the other night, bacon with a sweet miso glaze. They didn’t exactly spell out the recipe, in fact, all I have to go with is the look of orgasmic delight on each of the judges faces. Obviously the glaze can be used over anything — [...]

This weekend we had the wedding to attend and drama to unfold. After all, it wouldn’t be a wedding without wasted characters grabbing your ass and sticking their tongues down the throats of non-willing participants. As my friend would say, people have gone to jail for less.
Sunday — we grilled. Simple pleasures, simple [...]

Ever attempt to sear scallops and find no matter what you do, can’t make them look golden brown like your favorite restaurant. A white liquid oozing in the pan? It’s not you, it’s them. Unfortunately, you’ve purchased a wet scallop, and not the good kind of wet — think of them as the girl [...]

I had seared scallops in a saffron sauce the other night and its intensity of flavor still resonates in my mind. I’ve wondered if I could somehow recreate the dish, simply by taste, and a little background on the mysterious spice.
The most expensive of the spices, saffron, can be a bit of enigma [...]

I remember quite clearly the first time I made stuffed artichokes. It was Christmas time, I was in love and had the kitchen all to myself. My boyfriend painted my ornament upstairs, ‘the brain’ from Pinky and the Brain (best-cartoon-ever). Etta James was playing, the wine was flowing… I was staring at the pointy massive [...]

I’ve always wanted to wake up super early in the morning and make bread while sipping on espresso. Like most things, I think the dream of making bread is much better than the reality. I can run down to the bakery and buy a baguette for $2.50 or I could spend hours making it myself [...]

This past Easter Sunday, I decided to make a rack of lamb (how cliché!) — one of the easiest and tastiest dinners to create. This is also great for appetizers and makes a great romantic presentation.
On a side note, it was a great accompaniment to the sexual tense film, The Sound of Music. If you’ve [...]

Lasagna may seem like a daunting task, but you can handle it. Trust me. There are endless combinations of flavors and styles all dripping with mozzarella cheesy goodness. You can do no wrong. It does, however, take time. So put on some tunes and open you’re favorite bottle of wine, imagine for a moment [...]

There are a few things, in terms of wants (not needs) that I believe in spending money on. A great pair of jeans, a plane ticket and food, specifically, in this case, olive oil. I received a beautiful bottle of extra virgin olive oil from Sicily called Frantoia. Now, typically a decent bottle of olive [...]