The first time I ever cooked mussels was when I was in culinary school.  We learned to cook them simply with butter, shallots, parsley, and white wine.  But then again, I went to a French school and it seemed like we always used those ingredients! …

Don’t you feel like eating a salad right about now?  I know I sure do.  I’ve been eating Thanksgiving leftovers all week and I’m filled to the brim with butter.  Time to detox!  But for those of you who fear healthy food, don’t worry, there…

I guarantee you will be rubbing your satisfied belly and smiling after a bowlful of Autumn vegetable stew with crispy chewy cheese toasts.  Because, let’s be real people, this is just like an awesome grown up cousin of grilled cheese and tomato soup… and who…

Bleh.  This week, I was testing a couple recipes and they turned into flops.  Whenever this happens, I can literally hear a sad Charlie Brown trumpet in my head playing, “wah~wah…”  You just feel discouraged, like you wasted your time, ingredients, and energy.  It leaves…

When I was a newly graduated young adult, and my friend Yong Mi was still in college, she made me a delicious and memorable meal from her dorm apartment.  The thing that impressed me the most was the fact that she didn’t have a real…

Um, yeah. I came up with this recipe over a year ago, and we filmed this video while we were still living in our old place. Down the street from us was a Farmer’s Market.  That’s where we were when I spotted a big bundle…