


Salmon Cream Cheese Spread
I can’t really call this lox because the salmon isn’t technically smoked. I do use a liberal amount of liquid smoke though, and all fresh […]


Black Bean Garlic Pork
Using a crock pot or instant pot Black Bean Garlic Pork ½ cup of black bean garlic sauce (I use Lee Kum Kee because it […]

Hot & Sour Soup
One of our favs! It’s a little involved but it is worth the time and effort. Ingredients: ½ – 1 pound of shredded, black bean […]

Chiu Chow Chili Oil
The most amazing infused oil/condiment on the planet! Chiu Chow Chili Oil Ingredients: 1-2 cups neutral oil, depending on what ratio of oil to paste […]


Choux Pastry
with orange pastry cream filling and a dark chocolate ganache topping After a recent choux pastry fail… … where I had been a bit lazy […]

Cake Decorating
Baking as a kid on the farm was all about function. Whatever I baked just had to taste good and there wasn’t a lot of […]

Tarte Tatin Fail
So, I said I’d post the successes and failures. Here’s my first major puff pastry fail. When everything says “you can refrigerate for 1-2 days […]