French Onion Soup Dumplings

I’m a sucker for comfort food, even when I don’t actually need any comforting. I especially love when I can combine multiple comfort foods into one. After another work trip to San Jose this week, I was determined to make some dumplings this weekend to satisfy my craving for some good Asian food. However, I … Continue Reading

Curry Paella Curry / Ginger / Sticky Rice / Shrimp / Vietnamese Sausage

As much as I love to cook, I find that cooking can be a bit of a pain during the summer months. Generally speaking, the sweltering heat can put quite a damper on my appetite and I’ll always prefer to be doing something outdoors instead of staying inside slaving over the stove or cleaning up … Continue Reading

Spicy Coconut Curry Mussels

Food Advertising by We just finished up another Restaurant Week in Madison and I noticed that nearly every place we visited this year offered mussels on the menu. Not wanting the Restaurant Week fanciness to end, I was determined to craft up my own mussels recipe for the weekend. To my surprise and delight, I … Continue Reading

Miso Glazed Asparagus

Asparagus is the Rolls Royce of vegetables. It seems you can always spot some asparagus spears glamorously paired next to a juicy looking steak or atop a fresh salmon fillet at any fancy restaurant. Call it subliminal messaging, but I certainly bought into the hype. Asparagus reliably adds an elegant touch to any meal, while … Continue Reading