Perfectly Poached Eggs
Eggs are probably the most versatile ingredient around.  They’re a complete protein source and can act as a stand-alone meal, whether for a quick breakfast, or a lazy dinner.  During busy workdays, I can still feel good about my food choices by whipping up an easy egg

Pumpkin-Walnut Muffins
Happy Halloween everyone!  I heart pumpkin season.  You’ve got pumpkin seeds, pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin custard…sorry, now I’m sounding like Bubba in Forrest Gump, rambling on about shrimp.  Anyways, you get the idea. This recipe is something I whipped up on the fly, a dump-and-stir sort of method that works pretty well, as long as you don’t overmix the batter.  Overmixing eliminates air bubbles that make your batte

Xoi Vo – Vietnamese Sticky Rice with Mung Beans
Xoi vo (pronunciation: soy vah) basically means sticky rice that’s been rolled through your hands.  It’s Vietnamese comfort food to me, of the simplest form.  There’s tons of different ways to make xoi (sticky rice).  You can add yellow or green mung beans, hominy, coconut milk, shredded coconut, and other things to it.  My dad loves this stuff and I got it from him.  He used to take me to little food stops in

Just a little dressed up…
Yep, I’m using whipping cream here.  All foods fit into a healthy lifestyle, but moderation is key.  Of course you shouldn’t eat whipped cream regularly, but if you’re making it while having a few people over for dinner, it’s okay to have a small dollop with some sweet, juicy strawberries.  And enjoy it.  To reduce the fat here, you just can’t whip up half-and-half or whole milk – it won’t achieve “whipped cream-like” c

Provence Salad
This is as simple as it gets, friends!  A tangy, herby vinaigrette drizzled on top of a bed of lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, nicoise (nee-SWAHZ) olives, and jalapeno fontina cheese.  So what’s Provence about it?  With the addition of herbes de Provence into my red wine-balsamic vinaigrette, combined with nicoise olives that hail from Provence, voila!  You can use a French cheese if you want to take this theme all the way, but I just used what I had on hand.