Not for everyone but for the ones that do enjoy this wild dish, I grew up appreciating squid soup from my mother. Mix with steamed white rice? Ahh heaven. I would get an intoxicated feeling from the squid’s purplish ink… Read More ›
Food & Cooking
A Most Delicious Potato Salad
I remember when I first learned how to make potato salad. I was a teenager visiting my relatives for the summer. In the kitchen, potatoes were being cut into chunks. And I saw how simple it was to make something… Read More ›
Tomato Egg Noodle Soup
Here, I try recreating my friend Lu’s tomato egg noodle soup Sichuan-style as best as I could. We had it many times for dinner when we were hungry and only had a few ingredients to work with. Ingredients: 1/2 ripe but… Read More ›
Elle Peyarre’s Linguine del Mare recipe
My love for pasta started when I watched the 1988 movie ‘The Big Blue’ a romantic drama about deep sea diving set in Sicily. In elementary school, I was mostly accustomed to eating red-sauced pastas but when I saw this… Read More ›
Piquillo Peppers with Goat Cheese
I find my jar of Piquillo peppers at Cost Plus World Market. Do not use the jar of fire-roasted peppers at the neighborhood grocery store to make this, it will not taste the same. Piquillo peppers have a distinct sweet… Read More ›
Wonton soup
Made soup using pre-made wonton dumplings. Here, I’m using chicken. But I prefer shrimp and pork wontons. More flavorful. Here is wonton soup for one. Ingredients: a little scoop of chicken bouillion powder; fresh chopped ginger and garlic (or you… Read More ›
Szechuan Lotus Root Stir-Fry
I remember when I first had stir-fry lotus root, it looked really alien to me. But as soon as I bit into it and felt the delightful crunch with the intermingling of garlic and ginger, it was the best vegetable… Read More ›
Perfectly Baked Chicken Breast
Make the perfectly baked chicken breast moist and tender on the inside with crispy skin on the outside. The dish pictured here was mojo criollo chicken I made for my niece. The recipe below is for a basic baked chicken… Read More ›
Korean Gochujang Noodles
This spicy cold dish is perfect to eat when you’re craving something tangy and sweet. I make this when I want something fast. This takes less than 10 minutes to make. The serving size for this recipe is for 1-2… Read More ›
Arctic Razor Clam Salad
Dinner tonight consisted of Vietnamese-style Arctic razor clam salad and the evening’s drink — a shot of Hennessy Privilege. My cheeks are warm now and I’m relaxed as can be. My friends got their ingredients from 99 Ranch Market. Ingredients… Read More ›
Elle Peyarre’s Basil Bean Stew Recipe
The long precious process to make France’s beloved Soupe au Pistou requires strong patience, but sometimes I need it ready within 5-minutes. Forgive me people of France, this is my super quick nuke-it-in-the-microwave version. It cannot compare to the authentic… Read More ›
I Got Boobs for My Birthday!
“Wow! I got boobs?!” I yelled in perplexed yet fascinated amazement inside a Victoria’s Secret dressing room. I was trying to stay away from the lady inside who was trying to fit bras on me. She looked at the bra… Read More ›
Elle Peyarre’s Tofu Fish
Ever since I tried tofu that tasted like fish at a restaurant in Oakland, CA. I’ve been trying to practice making tofu fish. Ingredients: 1 firm tofu that’s been pressed with paper towels to remove water, a very light sprinkle… Read More ›
