Oh, my word – I’m about to get all up in your grill with this delicious, tropical recipe. And you KNOW I mean your backyard barbecue grill! You can totally make this quick coconut-turmeric-ginger-lime-black pepper chicken on the stovetop or in the oven as well, but the point is, you have to make it, and…
CAKE CAKE CAKE CAKE – Amazingly Delicious Allergen Free Chocolate Layer Cake
When I was a little girl, a birthday party in our family meant one thing: Wacky Cake. Chocolate cake, cooked in a 13″ x 9″ pan with cornstarch-cocoa-sugar-water stovetop frosting, accompanied by two bags of chips and two bottles of orange soda. BOOM! Party time, and the cake always flew out of the pan, it…
Like White on (Cilantro & Cauliflower) Rice
I thought I screwed up. I winced to myself as I opened up the rice cooker and realized that I had just made over 6 cups of cooked rice for a family of two adults and three kids who were also being served a huge salad, fresh bread, shrimp and chicken in a tangerine-honey sauce, sugar…
Multiple Food Restrictions? No Problem!
Whenever you gather a group of people to eat together these days, there is always at least one food allergy, intolerance, or dislike to contend with. As a chef, I find it important to be as educated about as many different restrictive diets as possible in order to prepare decadent, delicious, healthy meals with a…
GF & Vegan Moussaka
Mock-saka Eggplant is one of my favorite vegetables, and it deserves a little more credit than it normally gets. It’s meaty, and flavorful, and easy to work with if you’re willing to have a little patience. Traditional Greek moussaka has layers of fried eggplant and ground lamb in a cinnamon tomato sauce, topped with…