January 19, 2012

Final Stop on my Culinary Tour – Japan & Vietnam

Final Stop on my Culinary Tour – Japan & Vietnam

I hate when vacations come to an end.  Although I always find comfort when my compass leads me back home, I also am wistful that a wonderful journey has reached its final stop.  That’s how I feel about the completion of this culinary adventure.  My last two stops on the Asian adventure train are Japan [...]

January 3, 2012

An Interview: Farina Kingsley Demystifies the Asian Pantry

An Interview: Farina Kingsley Demystifies the Asian Pantry

Farina Kingsley – 45, food blogger, culinary instructor, entrepreneur, cookbook author, and Cooking App creator. I interviewed Farina Kingsley recently because I thought she has a really interesting story and I love what she is doing. I grew up eating and cooking Asian cuisine so, for me, it’s not difficult or intimidating at all. However, [...]

December 27, 2011

Culinary Tour Stop #3 – Korea

Culinary Tour Stop #3 – Korea

One thing I’ve learned over the past few months of exploring Asian cooking is that it’s a lot more fun to create an exotic meal when friends or family are on the guest list.  Don’t get me wrong, wok-seared chicken and veggies are great for a run-of-the-mill Tuesday night meal, but, in order to push [...]

December 8, 2011

Bangkok Noodles – A Journey of Inspiration

Bangkok Noodles – A Journey of Inspiration

Oh the city of Bangkok.  Despite the political unrest setting the city on edge for the last few years , traffic that would make a New Yorker cringe, and heat that is so palpable you can taste it, I love it.  So why am I so fond of such a place? It starts with: the [...]

November 29, 2011

5 Countries Culinary Trip – 2nd Stop, Thailand

5 Countries Culinary Trip – 2nd Stop, Thailand

After creating a successful Chinese meal, I turned my culinary train south and traveled 2,000 miles to the beautiful and exotic country of Thailand.  Once again, I was feeling intimidated and overwhelmed at the prospect of creating a meal from a country about which I knew very little.  So, in order to get me cooking, [...]