I have a god daughter that I adore. Her name is Sammie and she is 20. I am like a cool auntie/sister/god mother. All in one. Think since I don’t have kids, I always like to say ‘I have a god daughter’. I want to brag about having her. She is beautiful, funny, smart and has…
Meat
No Marinade Steak Salad with Teriyaki Cilantro Dressing
I thoroughly enjoy vegan, vegetarian dishes but I’m blood type O. I am a hunter. (I mean I ‘hunt’ at the grocery store meat department) I need meat. And I do crave it. I whipped up this delish steak salad for lunch, (yes all for myself- and leftover for hubby’s dinner when he gets home….
Bison Bolognese
After eating non-stop raw fish in Tahiti, my body is craving some meat…something hearty and comforting. And my choice of red meat is Bison…I started making bolognese with bison and now can’t go back to regular ground meat. It’s lean and lighter but flavor-packed! If you would excuse me, I’m going to grab a glass…
Oxtail Curry Stew
June gloom. When Santa Barbara gets it’s winter in June….I just want to cuddle up on the couch with my husband & puppies and eat something comforting. I want hearty, thick, flavorful stew……with lots of gelatinous, ‘marrowy’ stuff. That’s when Oxtail comes in. I tried not to make it sound too ‘OX-tailey’ because it will freak out…
Ethiopian Berbere Stew
My husband sometimes makes fun of me saying I’m a Korean girl who loves country music, does Bollywood, Tahitian and West African dance, who is married to a white boy. He says I don’t make sense….but I say I’m a ‘worldly’ woman. I sure got this free spirit from my dad who is a surgeon, who…
Pork Chop with Balsamic Maple Glaze
When trader joe’s has halloween Joe Joe’s cookies (which are addictive BTW), I know it’s October. Not falling leaves, change of temperature, it’s Joe Joe cookies. Yup. 😀 My Uggs are out, my baggy sweatshirt that I saved for the holiday season’s weight gain is out too ready to tackle it’s duty. And I’m ditching those…