I remember when my favorite Japanese food stand, Yanagi, in the Oxford Valley Mall food court closed down in my hometown.  I think my sister and I wept a little.  It was the one place we could rely on anytime we visited our parents, for…

Joe and I were going to a Christmas potluck party, and we were (or should I say, I was) in charge of bringing one of the main dishes.  But since there was no real “theme,” to the evening and I didn’t know what everyone else…

Confession: This recipe came out of necessity.  I was doing a catering job and I bought too many packages of rice paper.  Then I did some researching and realized that the rice paper could act as an envelope.  Immediately, I thought of the French technique…