Click for printer-friendly version! From Barbara Fairchild's new cookbook, Bon Appetit Desserts comes this Dark and White Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Ginger Recipe. The addition of crystallized ginger gives these chocolate chip cookies a surprising kick. Crystallized ginger can be found in … [Read more...]
Barbara Fairchild’s Pumpkin Pie Recipe
Click for printer-friendly version! According to a pericope, This Pie in History from Barbara Fairchild's new cookbook, Bon Appetit Desserts, the Pilgrims didn’t have pumpkin pie at their first Thanksgiving feast. I don't think Libby's was around then either. The fact is, Pumpkin pie didn't … [Read more...]
Top Secret Coffee Cake Recipe
Click for printer-friendly version! The cursive writing at the top of the tattered 3x5 card says, "Cafe Beaujolais' Coffeecake," but I've only known it as delicious. This classic coffee cake recipe comes from my mother-in-law, Maria, who grew up in Los Angeles. Curiously, the Los … [Read more...]
Teriyaki Sauce Recipe
Whether you're packing up a picnic or throwing a barbecue party, a Hawaiian style teriyaki chicken plate lunch is perfect for your Fourth of July menu. What? Not burgers and dogs? Well, Teriyaki chicken is sweet n' tasty, macaroni salad is downright comforting, and all that carboliciousness … [Read more...]
Gingerbread Cookies Recipe
Click here for printer-friendly recipe! Soft Gingerbread Cookies with a simple sugar glaze are the cookie of the season! Delicate, spicy-sweet flavors and fun shapes please both kids and adults. Talk about something to be thankful for... Ingredients for Gingerbread Cookie Dough: 1 cup … [Read more...]
Jet Tila’s Drunken Noodles Recipe
Where is your favorite place to eat in Vegas? Leave a comment. Executive Chef Jet Tila of Wazuzu at Encore, Las Vegas graciously shares this recipe for Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mow) that can easily be prepared at home... without a 250,000 BTU Pow Wok! Watch Viva Wazuzu to see Chef Jet make … [Read more...]
Spicy Asian Dipping Sauce Recipe
Click here for printer-friendly recipe! My friend Christine, introduced me to her Sichuan Dipping Sauce with Hot Pot. I have since become addicted to the combination of flavors. Seriously, I may need help. UPDATE: Watch the How to Make Spicy Asian Dipping Sauce video (on YouTube) … [Read more...]
Crispy Fish with Mango Slaw Recipe
Click here for printer-friendly recipe! Crispy Fish with Mango Slaw! Because saying Panko and Mango ten times fast is a lot of fun :) Well, that and I ate at Wazuzu for the first time. Chef Jet Tila is a master. One of my favorites is his Crispy Fish. I couldn't keep the lazy-susan … [Read more...]
Teriyaki Chicken Plate Lunch Recipe
Click here for printer-friendly recipe! Teriyaki Chicken with white rice and Macaroni Salad brings me right back to Hawaii. It's the classic Hawaiian Plate Lunch. Turns out, it's fantastic picnic cuisine too, because it tastes great cold! This photo above is the real deal on my … [Read more...]
Thai-Mexican Rolls w/ Peanut Dipping Sauce (recipe)
Click here for printer-friendly recipe! The best of two cuisines all rolled up and dipped into Peanut Sauce! Ingredients for Average Betty's Thai-Mexican Rolls: 3 cups shredded cabbage 3/4 cup julienned carrot 1/4 cup diced red bell pepper 1/3 cup diced green onion 1 jalapeno, … [Read more...]
Chicken Satay with Peanut Sauce Recipe
Click for printer-friendly version! Chicken Satay and Peanut Sauce served with a refreshing Cucumber Salad is my favorite dish to get at Thai restaurants. You might even say I judge a Thai restaurant on it's Chicken Satay and Peanut Sauce similar to ranking Mexican restaurants based on … [Read more...]
Asian Beef Noodle (recipe)
Click for printer-friendly version! Ingredients for Asian Beef Noodle: 3/4 cup julienned carrots 1/2 cup diced onion 1/3 cup chopped green onion (aka spring onion) 3 cloves minced garlic 3 cups coarsely chopped green cabbage (or bok choy, napa - whatever you like) 1 1/2 cups … [Read more...]
