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[31 Aug 2009 | No Comments]
Coconut Balsamic Shrimp with Garlic Toasted Walnuts

The other day there was a seafood sale at the grocery store, buy one large bag of shrimp or tilapia and get another large bag for free! Needless to say, my freezer looks like a sad scene from The Little Mermaid. Last night I really really didn’t want to go to the grocery store. It was raining and I was tired, but I had almost nothing in my fridge. Literally – chocolate for breakfast and cheese and crackers for lunch. *blush*
Then I decided to stop whining, …

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[28 Aug 2009 | 2 Comments]
Spicy Vegetable Samosas

These amazing Indian snacks are legit enough that your kitchen will still smell like Indian food when you come home from work the next day. One of my favorite foods – soon hopefully one of yours too!

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[24 Aug 2009 | One Comment]
Creamy Broccoli Salad

A few weeks ago I was trying to come up with a low carb alternative to my favorite sides (e.g. mashed potatoes, pasta, etc.) and I opened the fridge and stared into it for a few minutes. I grabbed a few things and tossed them together and Creamy Broccoli Salad was born. I made it again this week and even though it’s nothing fancy whatsoever, I decided to put it up here because not only is it a fantastic and beyond simple salad, it’s also a non-meat option …

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[21 Aug 2009 | One Comment]
Baked Shrimp, Artichoke & Goat Cheese Wontons

These fusion wontons are great for cocktail parties, etc. Just arrange them all on a pretty Asian inspired dish, create some unique sauce options and sit back as your your guests rave about them!

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[13 Aug 2009 | 2 Comments]
Breaded Pork Cutlets w/ Creamy Tarragon Wine Sauce

Everything tastes better when it’s breaded… and the only way to make breaded food taste even better – is to fry it! When I’m home – my mom always makes these cutlets with pork or chicken for her special Katsu-don dish. (She brought that recipe home with us when we left Tokyo!) They are ridiculously tasty. As for the tarragon sauce – I wanted to experiment with the spice, but was also craving a white wine inspired cheese sauce… so this is what I came up …