I’ve been perfecting my Yellow Chicken Curry recipe for the past two years, waiting for the moment it was ready to share with others.

I finally received the sign two weeks ago when I received this email from my ...

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” -Virginia Woolf

Nothing inspires romance like an evening of attention bestowed on your loved one in the form of sushi, chocolate, and champagne. ...

Inspired by a Wolfgang Puck recipe, Susan O—’s “Cozy hugs on a winter evening” Roasted Winter Squash Soup recipe was the highlight of a meal I savored at Chez Susan’s a couple of weeks back.

In the cold and ...

Having leftovers is one of the joys and challenges from hosting a holiday party. A while back, I discussed how to make open-faced turkey sandwiches which basically took all the ingredients left over from ...

Christmas morning is a ritual here at the Stark’s. One of them is that after all the presents are opened, we proceed to the breakfast nook for our traditional Christmas breakfast which includes Canadian back bacon, toast with ...

In this salad, the sweetness of the crab meat balances well with the “peppery-mustardy” notes of the arugula. Arugula is often mixed with other salad greens, however in this salad, I use only arugula leaves as they have ...

Ripe tomatoes from the kitchen garden. A shame to do too much.

Pick, wash, slice. Place slice on plate, sprinkle with fresh crumbled feta. Repeat.

Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil hand carried all the ...

A nice piece of biscotti with a hot cappuccino is a wonderful way to end any meal, especially dinner. Yes, I know if we were in Italy it would be considered absolute sacrilege to have a cappuccino so ...

With the hot season in full swing here on the West Coast, nothing cools me down faster than a nice icy glass of piña colada. I thought I’d share this recipe with you which I got from a ...

The secret to delicious steaks for any BBQ endeavor starts hours, even days, before the sizzling piece of meat even hits your grilling weapon of choice.

For my steaks, I like to throw them into a plastic bag and ...

I distinctly remember in childhood standing on tip toes as I reached across the coffee table for a treat from the large dish of cookies and chocolates.

One of my favorites that I often selected was ...

I love crabs when cooked right, steamed or the way my dad makes them, chopped up and sautéed in spices and a thick sauce. The unfortunate thing about crabs is they take a lot of ...

The onslaught of lemons from our prolific lemon trees, gave me great motivation a couple of weeks back to create a recipe that would use up some of those lemons for the dinner party at Debbie and Dom’s ...