Eggplant Szechuan Style
When my Dad came to visit, he cooked this delicious side dish of Asian eggplant stir-fried with ginger, garlic, and the necessary Szechuan ingredient — hot bean paste. Compared to American eggplants, Chinese eggplants are long and slender with thinner skins and a more delicate flavor. You should be able to find in your local … Continue reading
La Silhouette, NYC
La Silhouette Chef: Matthew Tropeano Cuisine: French Neighborhood: Midtown West Price: $15 appetizers, $20-30 mains Phone: 212-581-2400 Address: 362 West 53rd Street, NY, NY 10019 Hours: Lunch Mon-Fri 11:30am-2:30pm; Dinner Sun-Mon 5pm-10pm, Tue-Thur 5pm-11pm, Fri-Sat 5pm-12am; Brunch Sat-Sun 11:30am-3pm I don’t venture up to Midtown to eat very often — generally I prefer to avoid … Continue reading
Don’s Bogam BBQ & Wine Bar, NYC
Don’s Bogam BBQ & Wine Bar Cuisine: Korean barbeque Neighborhood: Koreatown Price: $25-30 per person for food + tax/tip Don’s Bogam has been my go-to Korean BBQ restaurant in NYC for the past few years and I personally think it serves the best KBBQ in town. The only time I deviate from Don’s Bogam is … Continue reading
Truffled Deviled Eggs
Deviled eggs are the ultimate party hors d’oeuvre and so very easy to make. All you have to do is boil eggs, take out the dry yolk and mix it up with some mayonnaise and spices, and plop it back into the egg white half. I have been making my deviled eggs in the Classic … Continue reading
Oxtail Stew
This is one of my favorite dishes that my mother cooks — I always request it when she visits me in NYC. Oxtail stew is so rich and hearty, and can be very simple to cook, especially if you use Lipton® Recipe Secrets® Onion Soup Mix like my mother does. Perhaps one day I will … Continue reading
Spiced Wonton Chips
After baking my own Chili Lime Tortilla Chips (um from already made tortillas), I decided to try out another do-it-yourself-chip-flavor at home. I had plenty of wonton wrappers leftover from my Wonton Baskets and decided to use some of the wontons to make chips. These little morsels were sweet and spicy and quite addicting! Spiced … Continue reading


















