Thai Lamb, Sausage, Vegetable & Cashew Soup

The perfect spicy soup recipe for a cloudy day, made with lamb, Thai sausage, Asian vegetables, coconut milk and cashew butter. Perfect as is, or serve over rice or potatoes for a hearty main course. [...]

Lamb Biryani

The secret to a great Biryani is layering. It takes some time and extra effort, but the depth of flavor is well worth it. Layering makes all the difference between a luscious, sophisticated one-dish meal where distinct flavors and textures abound, and a mushy mass of rice and meat in a homogenous sauce. Obviously, the former is preferable to the latter! This Biryani is not complex, but it does require your attention at half hour intervals. [...]

Miso, Seaweed & Egg Flower Soup

This particular recipe is for a low-cal rich-tasting soup with a Japanese flair, and it takes about 5 minutes to make. I use red miso, but you can also use yellow with great success. The quality of the miso makes a difference because it provides most of the soup’s flavor, so don’t stint. The nori should be as fresh as possible — old, stale nori tastes like cardboard. [...]

Shrimp and Spinach Salad with Wasabi-Ginger-Garlic Dressing

I’m insulin resistant, so I try to stay away from simple carbs.  I also like to eat a lot, at the same time that I know I have to watch calories.  When I can come up with a recipe that satisfies both my flavor cravings and my desire to feel satiated, I’m a happy woman. [...]

Dandelion, Shitake and Sesame Soba Noodle Salad

Last year I was lucky enough to live in a house instead of an apartment, with a big garden and a lawn. The lawn, like many things about the house, was a bit ragged and in spring it came up more dandelions than grass. I thought about weeding, but we were only renting the place for a year—not enough time to see serious yard work pay off. So, instead, I decided to to eat them. I adapted my usual recipe for sesame & spinach salad, and it worked very well with the greens. [...]

Cilantro Salsa

Cilantro (the fresh leaves of the coriander plant) is one of those flavors that people seem to either love or hate. I’m a lover, and so I sprinkle cilantro on all sorts of dishes, from carnitas to duck noodle soup. It’s a staple spice in Mexican, South Asian, and East Indian cuisies. This salsa is a cilantro party for the mouth, and it’s quick and easy to make. [...]

Cashew Meringue Cookies

This sinfully rich cashew meringue concoction was adapted from a recipe in Essential Asian Cookbook. The original recipe (described as Chinese) was designed to produce a 7″, multi-layer “cake,” but the meringue wasn’t sturdy enough and I wound up with a bunch of sticky crumbs. On the other hand, the flavor was incredible—it was one of the best cashew desserts I’d ever tasted. I decided to try it as a stuffed cookie recipe and the product received rave reviews. [...]