Tag Archives: Cooking
Mumbain Chickpea Battered Fried Potato Balls (Batata Vada)
The older I get, the more I see that life is about journeys and not destinations. While walking our paths up and down through many seasonal changes, we say “good bye” to a lot of the people who we love. … Continue reading
Vanilla Brownie Ice Cream Drizzled with Lavender Olive Oil
Lavender is like “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hide”. While its scent evokes a sense of relaxation and calmness, its flavor wakes you up with a peppery and minty kick that has a sweet and floral flavor with lemon and citrus … Continue reading
Rocky Mountain Braised Steak
At the 14,110 foot summit of Pike’s Peak in Colorado, I reached out my hand to touch the snow white, fluffy clouds that covered the view downslope. All of a sudden, the clouds mysteriously started dancing in the mountain breeze. … Continue reading
Lavender Honey Lemon Chicken For Valentine’s Day
A romantic dinner for two on Valentine’s Day? If you want to try something different from fondue, romantic finger foods or heart-shaped foods to share, try lavender-scented foods this Valentine’s Day. Lavender has been known as the “herb of love” … Continue reading
Featured on Forbes: Steamed Persimmon Sherry Cake For The Holidays
In “oven-less” places like rural parts of Kenya or the Sahara Desert in North Africa, baking cakes with charcoal and sand or steaming cakes on a kerosene burner is a different cooking experience from my usual experience baking in my … Continue reading
Nicaraguan Citrus Mint Chicken with Old Vine Zin
While hiking down a volcanic mountainside in the Ometepe islands, an ecological jewel in Nicaragua, I ran into a pig staring at me in the middle of the dirt road. It first smelled me and then walked towards me. I … Continue reading
Featured on Mercury News & Oakland Tribune: Kenyan Tomato Peanut Sauce Over Vegetables with Riesling
I think that the time in my life when I was eating the healthiest foods was when I served with the US Peace Corps in Kenya. Everything grew naturally right in my backyard with no chemicals, pesticides, hormones or antibiotics. … Continue reading
Vietnamese-Style Pollock with Ginger Liqueur
If you were to pick just one type of cuisine to eat for rest of your life, what would it be? I think most Americans would pick Italian. For me, I’d go with Vietnamese. I find it so incredibly fresh, … Continue reading
Swedish Spare Ribs with Côtes-du-Rhône
Scandinavian Summer is “sleepless”. Even in the southern tip end of Sweden far away from the Arctic North, I was still getting 18 hours of daylight at Mid-Summer. I would party outdoors all night and even sun-tan late into the … Continue reading