Posts Tagged ‘Peanuts’

Here are the yummy beef skewers I made for the Asian Cajun seminar at the New Orleans Food and Wine Experience (NOWFE).  Before I share my recipe, I want to tell you all about my incredible experience in the Big Easy! Here I am pictured with my Asian Cajun co-panelists:  the amazing sommelier at Commander’s Palace, [...]

Even though summer has come to a close, it’s still warm enough to throw some steaks on the grill for most of you.  I love this Thai Steak Salad recipe because it turns an everyday grilled steak into an exciting symphony of salty, hot, sweet and sour flavors from the lemongrass, lime and orange juices, [...]

Glazed in a sweet, sticky and spicy marinade, this grilled Vietnamese pork recipe won raves  during the girls lunch I threw the other day.  I just grilled the pieces or pork shoulder on my non-stick stove top grill pan so there was more time to chat with my friends instead of running out to the [...]

Put the WOW in Kung Pao with this super simple recipe.  You can make everyone’s favorite stir-fry dish and have dinner on the table in minutes with this method.   I used red bell pepper in this recipe but it’s fun to use a variety of bell pepper colors.  Feel free to turn the heat [...]

Oh my, how I love Pad Thai!  It’s the ultimate comfort food for me.  There’s just something about the tangy tamarind intermingled with the sweetness of the brown sugar and pungent fish sauce topped off with the crunch of the peanuts.  This recipe was given to me by a friend in Bangkok years ago and [...]