Both my kids are home, Russ from a long trip away. Chicken curry is how I welcome them back. I learned how to make curry from Popo, my grandmother, so it is one of those things I will pass down…
Keep cutting boards from slipping
For added safety, place a wet towel under cutting board to prevent the board from slipping and sliding. When cutting boards are wet, they sometimes also get “stuck” to the…
Happy Satay Day
It was Fourth of July. Time for hamburgers and hotdogs! But we just had hamburger sliders several weeks ago. Besides, I had bought this beautiful onion. See picture—it really is…
Making Satay Sauce
The traditional way to make Satay Sauce is to start making a paste by pounding in a mortar with pestle, say, 8 shallots, 4 cloves of garlic, the base of…
Broiled Lamb Chops in Garlic Soy Sauce Marinade
Dory our cook in Manila taught me this marinade that she used for baked chicken wings. I like it so much it is my go-to marinade for lamb, beef…
Slide Into Summer With Mini Hamburgers
Yesterday we used our grill the first time this season and celebrated Father’s Day and a neighbor’s graduation with a barbecue of hamburgers, meat skewers and kielbasa. Ted wanted it…