Oh baby! I love chicken wings, and I’m always playing with new ways of making them but this time, I’ve really outdone myself.  I decided to combine my three favorite kinds of chicken wings; buttermilk fried chicken, hot wings, and Asian wings.  These crispy spicy chicken wings were such a success that I made them three days in a row to satisfy our continual craving for them!  I know many of you have been searching for recipes for chicken wings to complete your Super Bowl menu, and you’ve come to the right place!!! Read more

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Happy New Year!  No I’m not a few weeks late, I’m talking Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival as they call it in China.  This is the Year of the Dragon and it makes our boys laugh every time they say it in Chinese because it is a bit of a tongue twister.  After we tried saying it a few times, we got them to say “She sells seashells by the seashore” a few times.  Such fun!  I’m doing a round up of Chinese New Year Recipe round ups from some of my favorite bloggers.  But first, let me tell you about how we’ve been celebrating with our Chinese sons (college exchange students who live with us). Read more

If I were going to eat one food until I was so stuffed I couldn’t eat another bite, it would be oysters.  Cooked or raw, I can eat my weight in the sweet, salty, slippery mouthfuls.  At Blog Her a couple months ago I was treated to dinner at Nobu in San Diego.  The food was amazing, but my absolute favorite was the oysters with Nobu salsa.  When we recently stayed in a cabin on the beach near Oysterville, I whipped up a batch of my own salsa based on what I had at Nobu. Read more

My gardening is going grandly.  In fact, I grew everything in this salad except the dressing.  One of the greatest things about growing your own vegetables is that you can eat nearly every part of the plant.  This radish salad is not only sweet peas and radishes, but also contains their greens and flowers.  This is my new favorite salad, I may be addicted! Read more

Umami.  Say it with me…Oo-mom-ee.  That’s right, the oh so desirable savory taste that needed it’s own Umami International Symposium in Hawaii to ensure it’s recognition as one of the basic tastes.  Once the subject of controversy, it’s now widely accepted and is available in so many natural forms.   This Asian burger recipe uses 3 different umami ingredients, and I’ve actually been told more than once that this is the BEST burger recipe ever!  It’s the perfect way to celebrate summer holidays in your backyard. Read more