Hard gourds to crack

The hardest part to making Pumpkin Curry, in my opinion, is cutting that pumpkin. I made the curry with kabocha and also butternut squash. Both needed a dollop of strength…

Pastrami at historic Katz’s

    When we were in New York a few weeks ago, we were killing time in between meetings when we bumped into the iconic Katz’s Restaurant in the Lower…

Starting Fall with Chicken soup

Well, I’m back. After a brief hiatus over the summer when I traveled from Maine to Singapore and took care of house renovations I have returned. Summer has been busy–isn’t…

Rethinking lobster

My friends and I went to Maine last week in search of puffins and moose. The puffins were super cute; we had a close up look at them on Machias…

Salmon with Soy Butter

So easy to make this meal, it takes less than 10 minutes to prepare and it’s super healthful. I love to broil my fish because it’s the less messy than…

Lion’s Mane Mushroom

Went to my go-to Sunday farmer’s market for a quick walkabout lunch and found these strange mushrooms. Lion’s mane mushrooms. I’d never seen them before. They looked more like cute…