My first foray into quinoa recipes with a delicious quinoa, tuna and chickpea salad.

Dried Fruit Compote

Soggy Sunday’s call for elegant snacks. Radishes and Butter. …with my simple vegan twist.

Chilled pineapple and cucumber soup with a pesto made of garlic, basil and Brazilian nuts

Sometimes picking up a convenience product and adding a few simple embellishments is all it takes to truly make it your own.

Something good to eat recreated a from my Chicago outing that surprisingly wasn’t made out of pizza.

Chocolate bourbon pecan cupcakes!

Quinoa “tabbouleh”, with the last of the garden’s fresh herbs.

Roasted Onion and Garlic Pork Loin topped with a Homemade Brown Sugar and Vanilla Bean Apple Sauce. Autumn at it’s finest.

Airy and crisp macarons from Switzerland’s Confiserie Sprüngli

Don’t toss that leftover frosting! Create a simple pastry in moments that will put those extras to good use.

Lumpia, a Filipino wrap.

Vegan Fuyu Cream Crusty: Sweet. Squishy. Creamy. Crusty. What’s a Fuyu? It’s a persimmon, only smaller.

coconut rice

Salty and perfumy sakura bouquet wraps this sweet bean and ‘ricey’ Kyoto confection.

You too can make Hand crafted Bourbon Vanilla Extract. And I want to share mine with you!

From homemade spice rub to a barbecue sauce, I share each secret to making my perfect steak with you.

An eggless and healthy muffin recipe using cinnamon flavored granola.

Cherry Berry Granola with Almonds, Walnuts, and Sesame Seeds

Clafoutis with fresh cherries

July 4th cupcakes with a built-in ice cream cone!

Salabat Cocktail: A tall refreshing glass of Filipino ginger tea mixed with dark rum. Think of it as a twist on a Dark and Stormy.