I decided to repost this yummy appetizer after realizing that many of you may not only be hosting Thanksgiving, but Thanksgiving Eve for out of town relatives. I’m in the same boat with 30 of my in-laws descending in from all over the country starting tonight! This is a perfect starter as your guests can … Read More →

The twins picked some gorgeous red and yellow beets recently on a pre-school field trip. When my awesome sous chef Stacy Mears saw them peeking out of a bag on my kitchen counter the other day, she jumped for joy as she just LOVES beets. I sent her home with the beets and asked her … Read More →

I joined my four year-old twins Dylan and Becca on a pre-school field trip to Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark, CA last week.   Not only did they get to scale bales of haystacks, they learned all about seasonal veggies and harvesting.  The coolest part was taking a wagon trip out to the fields where all … Read More →

The inaugural What Chefs Eat event to celebrate Charles Phan’s new cookbook Vietnamese Home Cooking was a huge success.  The event took place at the stunning Sub Zero showroom in Burlingame, California.  I was so honored to moderate the live interview with Charles.  We all learned that Charles favorite go to meal after a long … Read More →

When I think of my poor friends (Frank, Michael, Jamie, Raquel, Cady, Katie and Sophie — this means you!) in NYC whom are suffering through Hurricane Sandy, all I want to do is make a big pot of Thai Coconut Chicken Soup (Tom Kha Gai) and magically beam it over to them. This soup is … Read More →

I was so honored to participate in City of Hope’s KNBC Channel 4 Los Angeles segment in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month.  As City of Hope’s (COH) Culinary Ambassador, my role is to educate people about the 5 Super Foods – mushrooms, pomegranates, blueberries, cinnamon and grape seed extract – that Dr. Chen and … Read More →

My hubby and I just rented the The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel over the weekend.  This sweet film transported us to Jaipur India in all its colorful glory.   Since then, all I can think about is Indian food.  I LOVE Indian food, especially samosas, although (between preschool pickups and cookbook editing) it’s highly unlikely that … Read More →

WBTT (Way Before the Twins) were born, I used to galavant all over Koreatown devouring Korean BBQ, Kim Chee Fried Rice and Chap Chae with my peeps before our weekly karaoke outings. I get to K-Town when I can these days, but whenever I start craving garlicky, sour, spicy and sweet Korean flavors I whip … Read More →

Now that the Fall season has officially kicked in (even though it was 90 degrees in Los Angeles this week!), I wanted to share this yummy wonton soup recipe with you. My family considers this to be Chinese comfort food in a bowl: savory wontons swimming in a light chicken broth spiked with ginger and … Read More →

“Addicting!” This buttery, complex, melt-in-your-mouth udon noodle dish won raves when my friends Frank and Michael were in town vising from New York.  It’s so simple yet elegant and shimmery it makes me feel luxurious just thinking about it.  My 13 year-old stepdaughter Kyla loved it so much she whipped it up on her own for … Read More →