For the past couple of weeks my dad has been making dinner on Sundays for us to join him. Its been quite the treat- the first one was chicken and dumplings, and the second was lasagna. He hit it out of the park with that! The cheese was perfectly cooked, and the sauce – even…
Food, Life and Mako
Cooking food and photographing food are so different. I love cooking and I thought- what can be so hard with photographing food. Everything! There’s the lighting, the angle, shutter speed, styling food to make it appetizing….Phew…who knew? I didn’t, but its a learning process and I want to believe I’m getting better at it. All…
Red Beans and Rice
Spicy Sausage with Red pepper cream sauce
Some dishes are all about the sauce and this one is no different. A good sauce can make or break a good dish. I like the creamy-ness of this sauce (I would have liked it with a little more kick ) but for the general population and my taste tester (some times he likes some…
Easter
We just had a small Easter but it was big on the feast! We did a ham this year instead of lamb. I like lamb but I wanted a change, plus my dad made some ham soup with the leftovers (equally as delicious) The ham was a baked ham with a brown sugar, rum and…
Korean Style Turkey and Rice Bowl
The other day I saw this recipe and thought it looked good and healthy. Plus, I was thinking about what to make for dinner that night as well- it appeared my thoughts were answered. Sweet! I got home with the ingredients and started cooking. I honestly thought it was going to take awhile but it…
Lentil Soup
I was first introduced to the lentil in college, and it was made into a soup. I learned using the whole celery (leaves and all) they said it adds more depth of flavor. I took that bit of information and ran with it as well as this soup recipe. I have been making this for…