One thing I love during the holidays, or really any time is candied nuts. You can usually find them in these clear plastic bags and...

Today is my BIRTHDAY!!!!! I’m turning the big 35 and I wanted to do a knockout kind of cake that embodies everything I love. When I found...

I always feel bad throwing out leftover cooked rice that has gotten hard. You know the type. Maybe you ordered take out and while...

I am not a fan of chicken. I don’t know why, maybe because everything tastes like chicken, or because it’s one of the few animals in...

I feel like seafood and summer go hand in hand. When I think of summer, I actually don’t think of burgers right away. Instead, I think of...

When I was a child I loved The 4th of July. Even now I can remember my mother setting up a small pool in the back yard, and it felt like...

For Amin’s 30th birthday, I wanted to do something really special. Amin is half Iranian and over there they love the flavors of lamb,...

Cinco De Mayo is just around the corner!!!! I grew up in Tampa Florida which has a really strong Latino demographic. I had fantastic...

Growing up I LOVED Easter! It was so much fun! I remember all the cool candy I’d get in my Easter basket, but one thing I absolutely...

My husband and I got a book called “The Gourmet Cookbook” by Ruth Reichl. We got it mostly for the really interesting (and expensive)...

I had good intentions. I went to the store to buy ingredients for last week's Guinness, Jameson Whiskey, and Bailey's Irish Cream Recipe....

Let’s be real here. Most holidays in America are celebrated with food, booze, or both and St. Patricks Day is no exception. It’s really a...

I love oysters. Growing up my dad was paranoid about eating anything remotely not burnt to a crisp. He demonized everything from...

My husband and I got married at the age of 22. I know it was young, but honestly, we had been dating for five years at that time and we...

A few years ago, I got to enjoy a 16-hour layover in Tokyo where I went to Robot Restaurant in Shinjuku (that trip is for another blog...