I started making this dish when I used to work at Whole Foods as a demonstration chef.  I would get off work, take a spin around all the meat or seafood counters, and check out what looked good that day.  One day, I spotted some…

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…

Ever since moving to California, my palate has been craving more and more Mexican food.  Living in New York, I got my fix from a Chipotle down the block.  Now, I have access to a delicious mom and pop Mexican restaurant or stand at every…