I cook duck more than I cook turkey because I can easily buy it fresh from Chinatown. There’s something about roasting your own duck and waiting for its skin to turn into that right shade of golden brown–mahogany, even. .flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #CCCCCC; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; [...]

I’ve watched the boy make this stuffed flank steak for me before. When I wanted to try it at home, I called him for the recipe. All I got was, “Stuff it, roll it, fry it.” Simple instructions for a meal that looks like a hundred bucks. I used everything I found in my fridge [...]

These baked stuffed peppers were a good start to jerk chicken. .flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #CCCCCC; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px; } Ingredients: 2 small red bell peppers, halved lengthwise through stem, seeded 1 small box of cherry tomatoes, halved crumbled feta [...]

I can now truly respect mothers who work full-time and still manage to cook a decent meal for her family at the end of the day. After work yesterday, I ran to Di Palo’s to get my usual cheeses and meats. I was uptown soon after picking last-minute grocery items. I had two hours to [...]

After my first successful try at making gelée, I decided to try this Martha Stewart Living recipe. I served it as dessert when family friends from Manila visited New York City. It didn’t match the jerk chicken main course but that’s why I think they were tickled to be eating it to end their night. [...]