Smoked salmon is delicious on its own, but it’s heavenly when combined with penne and tomato cream sauce! This pasta doesn’t contain huge amounts of butter or heavy cream so it’s surprisingly light. It also has English peas, lemon zest and fresh dill to balance the flavors. Dinner Party and […]
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Eggplant and Tomato Puff Pastry Tart
It’s summer and meaty eggplants and juicy tomatoes are in season!. One of the easiest and delectable dishes to make with eggplants and tomatoes is savory puff pastry tart. With every bite, you get buttery pastry full of sweet tomatoes, eggplant slices, combined with herby pesto sauce and gooey cheese. […]
Rigatoni with Onions, Bacon and Peas
Whenever I’m in a mood for a light, cream based pasta, I whip up this rigatoni dish. You get the salty, savory flavors from uncured bacon and grated parmesan cheese and sweetness from onions and fresh peas. I first made this for a friend when I visited her in east […]
Spicy Chicken Curry
As a lover of spices and herbs, curry is a dish I can never get tired of. I also grew up Japan, where curry is extremely popular and is considered to be a national dish so cooking and eating curry is near and dear to my heart. This spicy curry […]
Slow Cooked Wine Braised Beef Stew
Sometimes last minute change in your cooking gives you better outcome than your original plans. I originally planned on making individual beef pot pies but I realized set of vessels I was going to use was really too small to fill it with nice portions of the beef mixture. So […]