Remember, I play with my food a lot. In this case I was wondering about two items I enjoy, lasagna and bacon. They play well together; bacon gives the lasagna a smoky touch as well as more meat. Yes, it’s kinda carbonaraish, but it is tasty and still cheesy. Now, I switch out zucchini for…

Rockfish are native to the Chesapeake and a staple fish in the DMV. It is a flaky white flesh fish when cooked properly. It’s a popular fish at local restaurants much like whitefish are in the Great Lakes states. I decided to elevate it with a crab meat topping. I decided to up the ante…

This is a winter cookie with warm spice, orange flavor, and dark chocolate to balance it off. The texture is like a classic chocolate chip cookie. I hope you like it. 3 cups flour1 teaspoon baking soda1/2 teaspoon salt1 teaspoon cardamom12 tablespoons butter1/2 cup sugar1/2 cup brown sugar1 egg1/4 cup orange juice1 tablespoon orange zest2…

This is a Chinese dish traditionally done with ground pork made into a meatball. I did an updated version of this Taiwan classic. I added scallops to the meatball; this gives the dish less fat and creates a lighter meatball. I used lite teriyaki sauce to reduce sodium along with low sodium chicken broth. Another…

Here is another hidden gem – it just opened three weeks ago in Fredericksburg, VA. They have 20 different varieties of bundt cakes which rotate from week to week. The cakes are not your grandma’s (certainly not my grandma’s) bundt cake; these have a donut texture and are more like a perfect sponge cake. Everything…