Did you ever gag on an over-cooked, mushy, and bland tasting brussel sprout?  I sure did.  That’s why I avoided these miniature cabbages with a 10-foot pole, all through my child hood, until I finally learned how to prepare them for myself.  And the truth…

When I was in culinary school, my sister gave me a little magnet as a gift. It read, “good cooks never lack good friends.” Oh snap!  Raise your hand if you know that’s true.  Before we moved, I was usually trapped in the apartment all…

We’re lucky enough to have a lovely breeze flowing through our windows at all times. And since we’re in California, that means no humidity. Therefore, we can get away with rarely turning on our AC, even in the summer time. But then there are those…

This is my second time being featured in kokoliving.com‘s online magazine, and it is truly an honor to snag a spot again. Last month, I wrote an article about “Julie’s Top 10 Tips for Summer Entertaining.” This month, I was asked to come up with…

Whenever I make this avocado tomato bruschetta, I may as well serve nothing else along with it.  It ends up being a waste.  I’ve already given you my grape tomato bruschetta recipe, but ever since I starting adding avocado to it, it became a different…

A couple months ago, Joe’s brother Joel, sister-in-law Sharon, and cute niece Kara, came to visit us on route to San Francisco. But really, they were just pit-stopping in California, on their way to MOVING to Korea! Joel, (yes they are brothers named Joe and…