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“To Family, With Love” Yellow Chicken Curry Recipe
Gets better with age
“To Family, With Love” Yellow Chicken Curry Recipe
by Loni Kao Stark | 03.03.10 | Comments (2)
“To Family, With Love” Yellow Chicken Curry Recipe

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 ...

warm heart, full stomach
Valentine’s Dinner: Inspirations for the ultimate romantic evening
by Loni Kao Stark | 02.14.10 | Comment
Valentine’s Dinner: Inspirations for the ultimate romantic evening

“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. ...

Got munchies!
Super Bowl Party Appetizers: The action that happens off screen with great friends and good food
by Loni Kao Stark | 02.07.10 | Comment
Super Bowl Party Appetizers: The action that happens off screen with great friends and good food

At any Super Bowl party, you know that only half the action happens on screen. The rest is provided by great friends and of course, some good eats. We spent our Super Bowl Sunday with Jay and Judy ...

Magic pumpkin seed oil
“Cozy hugs on a winter evening” Roasted Winter Squash Soup recipe
by Loni Kao Stark | 02.06.10 | Comment
“Cozy hugs on a winter evening” Roasted Winter Squash Soup recipe

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 ...

Food & Wine
Super Bowl touchdown pairing idea: Wine and soup (with recipes)
by Loni Kao Stark | 02.05.10 | Comment
Super Bowl touchdown pairing idea: Wine and soup (with recipes)

With Super Bowl just a few days away, it’s time to start thinking about food and drink. Not just the Doritos and beer kind, but interesting combinations, and recipes that will keep the entire party entertained. One of ...

silicon valley spotting
Coupa Café , Palo Alto: A shot of espresso and venture vibe
by Loni Kao Stark | 02.05.10 | Comment
Coupa Café , Palo Alto: A shot of espresso and venture vibe

Just as I was heading to Lucy Stern Theatre for an afternoon of Palo Alto Players’ ‘Rabbit Hole’, I suddenly had a desire for a hot latte to chase away some of the grey skies and drizzle that ...

A predator's gaze
Hanaichi Sushi Bar, Brisbane Australia: Wide eyes and a ravenous appetite
by Loni Kao Stark | 02.02.10 | Comment
Hanaichi Sushi Bar, Brisbane Australia: Wide eyes and a ravenous appetite

A particular discussion involving avocado and iron chefs prompted me to have visions of sushi and I just had to dig up these photos I took of Hanaichi Sushi Bar, a place I discovered on a Sunday evening ...

cozy hugs in winter
Bridgehead Coffee: Full-bodied lattes worth the flight to Ottawa
by Loni Kao Stark | 01.04.10 | Comments (2)
Bridgehead Coffee: Full-bodied lattes worth the flight to Ottawa

While in Ottawa last week, we dropped by a Bridgehead coffeehouse in Westboro for some hot lattes after our workout at GoodLife Fitness. Bridgehead Coffee is exclusive to the Ottawa area and specializes in 100% fairly ...

Dip, don't drop.
2010 New Year kicks off with family, fondue…and a whole lot of guessing
by Loni Kao Stark | 01.01.10 | Comment
2010 New Year kicks off with family, fondue…and a whole lot of guessing

I hope you and your family had a wonderful New Year’s eve to kick off the shiny new decade. Clint and I spent last night in the wonderful company of the O’s.

Chef Suzy O—, as usual laid out ...

New Year Resolutions
New year, new apple peeler!
by Loni Kao Stark | 12.31.09 | Comment

Celebrating the New Year, I took my new apple peeler on a test drive.

Well, the first attempt ...

The Anti New Year's Resolution
Donut (Doughnut) cravings at Ottawa International Airport
by Loni Kao Stark | 12.31.09 | Comment
Donut (Doughnut) cravings at Ottawa International Airport

My usual ritual when I am in Ottawa, Canada for the holidays is to pick up 6 timbits from Tim Hortons to share with Clint after our morning workout at GoodLife Fitness everyday. I know, it ...

Post-holiday eats
“I can’t believe it’s holiday leftovers” Turkey Hummus Panini Recipe
by Loni Kao Stark | 12.31.09 | Comment
“I can’t believe it’s holiday leftovers” Turkey Hummus Panini Recipe

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 ...

Curious Chinese lanterns
Physalis: Discovering an ‘exotic fruit’ that adds pop to any salad
by Loni Kao Stark | 12.29.09 | Comments (2)
Physalis: Discovering an ‘exotic fruit’ that adds pop to any salad

While shopping for salad ingredients at the local grocery store, I came across pints of these pretty and unusual looking fruit called “Physalis” or ground cherries from Colombia stacked in the middle of the produce section.

The plastic film ...