This is a dish from Thailand, usually for lunch. Now, the classic dish calls for dark soy which is a no-no for low sodium diets, so I went with teriyaki. The original also has a kind of juice that they say has lemon-lime qualities, so I just used lemons and limes. Da. So, salty, citrus…

This sauce uses most of your taste buds: sweet, spicy, sour, and salty. Use with your favorite wings or meatball recipes. I used Erin’s Elderberries honey and elderflower jelly for the sweetness, garlic chili paste for some heat, gochujang for the savory, teriyaki for the salty, pomegranate molasses for the ”what is that?” factor, and…

We’re back in the Big Easy with a takeoff of Emeril’s crawfish beinets, but as his famous catch phrase goes, I “kicked it up a notch.” Some spice, a creamy cheese, and the addition of crawfish gives us a lot flavor. Now, I know that some are intimidated by the beinet, but you can cheat…

I was wondering if chocolate and apples would be friends in a cake. They aren’t, but they do make a good muffin. So after many twists and turns and some revisions, we have a tasty breakfast. Now, don’t use milk chocolate; apples need dark chocolate. We also need some crunch, so some walnuts are invited…

I saw this dish on Andrew Zimmern’s show and thought I wanted to give it a whirl. First stop, Crosby’s Crabs for a lobster. Now, believe it or not, I just happened to have some squid ink in the fridge and everything I needed for the dish. Now, there is one item that will be…