Ingredient: garlic

Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon

Whenever I see Brussels sprouts with bacon at a restaurant, I feel compelled to order it. Why? Because I inexplicably never cook Brussels sprouts at...

MacGyver Aioli: Makeshift Condiment

Upon discovering that I had no bleu cheese  or ranch dressing in which to dip my chicken tenders, I set about the kitchen in search...

Chinese Chicken Crack: Grants Powers like Cloak and Dagger

In the context of this article, the first thing you should know about me is that I’m of Chinese descent. The second thing you should...

Chinese Beef with Brown Sauce: The Ye-Ye Edition

NOTES: “Ye-Ye” is Mandarin Chinese for “paternal grandfather.” This is my dad’s recipe, but I refer to him as Ye-Ye with my kids as much...

Gluten-Free Brazilian Cheese Bread aka Pao de Queijo

NOTES: This is a lightly modified and geekified version of King Arthur Flour’s gluten-free Brazilian cheese bun recipe aka pao de queijo. I wish I had...

Faux Yumm Sauce: Delicious Sauce from the Faraway Land of Oregon

I’ve never been to Cafe Yumm in Oregon. But my wife has been to Pinterest. Thus my love affair with Yumm Sauce began, openly and completely...

Guacamole: The Monochromatic Green Edition

As with many of my recipes, this mostly green guacamole was constructed with a bunch of leftover materials.  I ended up liking it so much,...