Fresh cranberries baked in a fluffy almond ricotta cake with a hint of orange. This cake is fast becoming my new favorite cake recipe. It is light and fluffy and has lots of flavor. It is simple to make, and the recipe can be easily adapted. For example, the cake could be made into lemon […]
Month: October 2020
Spicy Pork Noodles
Thick ribbony biang biang style noodles, with spicy ground pork chili oil. Developing this recipe was my first time making biang biang noodles. I have to say it is not as easy as it looks. The process definitely requires some practice. Don’t be discouraged if you are having trouble with the technique! There is another […]
Potato Pumpkin Tart
Flakey butter pastry, with a creamy rosemary parmesan filling, layered with potato and kabocha pumpkin. This recipe can easily be altered to a quick version by substituting store bought puff pastry for the dough. The quality of the tart will not suffer, and it will trim three hours from the prep time. If time isn’t […]
Short Rib Chili
Fall apart tender short rib, poblano peppers, pinto, and red beans, stewed in a rich chili tomato sauce. It is finally starting to feel like fall here in Hawaii. There is a little chill in the air in the mornings and evenings. It’s still blazing hot in the middle of the day, but the temperature […]
Chicken Arancini
Crispy panko fried, boneless chicken legs, stuffed with creamy mushroom risotto, served with thyme chicken jus. I can, on occasion, get out of hand with my ideas and recipes. I feel like this was one of those occasions. This recipe is very labor-intensive and requires hours of work. Not to mention the patience and skill […]
Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownie Bars
Blonde brownie crust layered with vanilla cheesecake, spiced pumpkin pie, and pecan streusel. For the past couple of weeks, I have been thinking about using blonde brownies as a crust. Blondies are pretty neutrally flavored and can go with just about anything. I was really undecided about what to make until I discovered some leftover […]