Last Labor Day weekend, 60,000 people converged on beautiful San Francisco to attend Slow Food Nation. I was one of them, except I was working behind the scenes at the Taste Pavilions, at of all places, the pickles and chutney booth! The 50,000 square foot pier at Fort...
When I first started researching my cookbook, I decided I wanted to include as many different Asian Pacific American communities as possible. This hasn't always been easy as there are some communities I am not very well connected with. Case in point: the Laotian community. Fortunately,...
Once thanksgiving has come and gone, and the food coma has dissipated (hopefully!), one is faced with the next big thing--leftovers. Who doesn't love turkey leftovers? I do! But having overdosed on one too many turkey sandwiches and turkey tetrazzinis, I'm looking for a turkey leftover makeover. My solution? Reincarnate the turkey in Asian-style dishes. Just...
My friends tease me that I like to say words in pairs ...
After a week filled with gunmetal skies, blustery winds and neverending drizzle, the sun decided to pop up and give us a couple of Indian summer days in Seattle. Inspired by the warm(er) weather--it hit 68F in the shade!--I decided to make a refreshing, cold somen salad. Somen is a...
