The Cook’s Kitchen

“I’m the king of omelets, there is none higher!” An homage to Run-DMC, the kings of rock. One that that most people don’t know about me is that I make a mean omelet. While looking for some lunch today, I came across some leftovers from “taco night”. We’d already done the […]

Now that it is peak season for asparagus, it’s a good time for an refresher.
When choosing asparagus, you want to look for crisp stalks and tightly closed purple tips.  There are tons of ways to prepare fresh asparagus, each one more simple than the next.  You can roast, steam or even grill them, but just […]

I decided recently that our family should make a better effort to eat more seafood and less crap like deep fried nuggets of chicken fat. Not that I wasn’t trying to be healthy or anything, because that would be called a D-I-E-T, which is against my religion, culture, gender and overall cellular structure.
Looking for inspiration, […]

Many of you are probably familiar with the ubiquitous green-lidded bottle of chili-garlic sauce that is sold at most Asian grocery stores. With its trademark rooster image stamped on the front, it’s a common sight in many Viet (and non-Viet) homes. Our family always had a jar of this sitting in our refrigerator door, right […]

This is a dish that reminds me that less can be more. With a few ingredients and some light chopping, you’ll have a simple and elegant dish that allows the delicious flavor of crab to shine. Known in Vietnamese as Miến Xào Cua, I enjoy having this for lunch or as part of a dinner […]

About a week before Easter, I was driving through my supermarket parking lot, when I saw something that literally made me slam on my brakes. A new chocolate shop had opened up, practically in my own backyard! Forget the supermarket! I pulled into the closest parking space and headed inside.
The name of […]

Here’s something I have learned about entertaining – if you serve even the most basic food in teeny portions, it seems way fancier and is much more fun to eat.
I love tomato soup! My favorite comfort food of all time is tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches. Of course the tomato soup of my childhood […]

Yesterday I cheated. No, not on my husband or taxes or driver’s test. On my diet. Yep, I am a big fat cheater! Hey, I think I just figured out where that expression came from … people who cheat on their diets and become big and fat. Don’t roll your eyes, it could be true!
I was […]

It is officially Spring! Yeah! I live on the West Coast of Florida and our seasons consist of the hot and humid season, the hotter than hell and so humid you can’t breathe season, hurricane season and those couple of glorious weeks we call Spring. Not too hot, not too humid, just perfect!  And Spring […]

After a long Easter binge of milk chocolate rabbits, the family that was looking for something different, delicious, and a little more healthy. Now I said a little more healthy, so don’t confuse this with text book diet food. We’ve got some green stuff there and turkey instead of red meat for a […]