One of my favorite things to eat is fresh spring rolls so I have them at least once a month in various forms.  Although Eric loves them too, he’s not a huge fan of eating the same things several times in a row.  That’s where this salad comes in helpful.  If I have a bunch of noodles, julienne sliced veggies and lettuce in the fridge, I can throw this salad together in two minutes! Read more

Yesterday I promised you my first poached egg recipe, and today I deliver!  I could not get the idea of poached eggs and asparagus out of my head.  I don’t think I’ve ever had the two together before, but after the massive success of the asparagus frittata, I knew eggs and asparagus are definitely a happy pairing.  So it just made sense to try using poached eggs, one of my favorite ways to eat an egg. Read more

I’m always on the lookout for easy asparagus recipes.  Asparagus is one of those vegetables Eric and I can’t get enough of, so I buy it in huge quantities, then find myself frantically working it into every meal to use it before it goes bad.  Often that means a lot of roast asparagus and using it in pasta, risotto or curry.  Then I got an incredibly useful cookbook in the mail called The Vegetarian Option, and found this inspired recipe for an asparagus frittata. Read more

Have you heard of Good Bite?  It’s a fun food site full of videos and great recipes, with some of my favorite people to boot!  I’d been trying to recreate a Chinese friend’s recipe for hoisin wings but couldn’t quite get it like I remembered it.  Then my friend Jaden put her hoisin wings recipe up on GoodBite and I realized that what I was missing was honey!  I’d been making them with brown sugar and though they were good, they weren’t like I remembered. Read more

I’m always looking for ways to re-purpose leftovers, and these salmon patties are one of my new favorites.  I used leftover salmon and leftover mashed potatoes to make some delicious burgers of salmon goodness. With both horseradish and hot sauce, you might expect these patties to be really spicy, but they really blend nicely with the other ingredients.  If you’re looking for kick, mix a little wasabi with mayonnaise to spread on your bun, it helps bring out the spiciness. Read more