A Majolica tile from a long-gone Taiwanese farmhouse with pomegranate-themed jewelry and ornaments from Armenia (the beaded necklace is my o...

Months ago, I picked up Cathy Erway's The Food of Taiwan , cooked a bunch of my favorite Taiwanese dishes from it, and wrote about th...

Awhile back, I went out and bought Cathy Erway's The Food of Taiwan  (despite the annoying Tom Sietsema review on the back that condes...

I've been a bit busy to post actual longer posts these past few weeks, but I wanted to share my latest culinary find: black garlic ! I h...

I went to Lalashan recently - that'll be another post once I have more free time - with some friends right smack in the middle of pers...

Today's the first day of fall that it's been chilly enough for me to briefly wear a long-sleeved shirt, and we've had a few ot...

I just realized it's been two years and I haven't written about my awesome Kinmen knife.  I'm not the first to write about t...

In my younger years, whenever I'd go to a family gathering my Aunt Rose (who has since passed on) made these cookies. They were sweet, ...

Just thought I'd post this for fun. The full and confirmed menu of what I'll be cooking next week to share the food of my homeland (...

A not-very-good picture of a Man-Child brownie - I tried for a lovely sky blue icing and it ended up looking like toothpaste. Oh well! As a ...

Man-Child Brownies baked in my new-ish oven with my new baking dish from Nitori Even after four and a half years, I get culture shock in som...