Sweet and Spicy Honey Pepper Chicken
The day I first made this dish, we’d just come home from my son’s science fair. He didn’t win. He was crushed. I was tired. And I needed a meal …
Sweet and Savory Pineapple Chicken and Rice
When I think about this Sweet and Savory Pineapple Chicken and Rice, I remember a spring break trip I never took. We couldn’t afford the beach vacation back then, but …
Caramelised Soy Chicken in Garlic Ginger
A healing, soul-satisfying comfort bowl from my kitchen to yours When I was 24 and living in a crumbling expat flat in Penang, Malaysia, I discovered a hawker stall that …
Peanut Butter Frozen Yogurt Bars
I first made these Peanut Butter Frozen Yogurt Bars on a sweltering afternoon when my youngest was melting down (literally and emotionally), my dog Freckles had tracked peanut butter footprints …
Short Rib Ragu
I still remember the first time I made this Short Rib Ragu. It was the day after we brought our rescue Dalmatian, Hugo, home. The house was chaos. Kids running …
Creamy Queso Rice
It was a Friday night, the kind where everyone in the house was starving and somehow we were out of tortillas, pizza dough, and patience. I had steak in the …
Strawberry Shortcake
There are recipes that live on printed cards, passed down in cookie tins or email threads. Then there are those you remember by heart—the kind you could make blindfolded, barefoot, …
Lemon Cookies
You know those recipes that take you back to a time you didn’t think you’d make it through? For me, it’s lemon cookies. Not cake. Not pie. But these tender, …
Cheesy Garlic Chicken Wraps
Cheesy Garlic Chicken Wraps were never meant to be a signature recipe. They were born on a desperate Tuesday evening—mid-month, post-paycheck delay, five kids grumbling in unison, and a fridge …
Strawberry Scones
Strawberry scones were the very first thing my youngest daughter, Bella, asked to bake on her own. She was seven, standing on a step stool with flour on her elbows …