Turkish Çılbak Köfte (Bulgur Kofte), or “poor man’s kofte.” Served with sizzling paprika butter and a garlicky yogurt sauce.

Spiral Börek. Phyllo filled w/ red pepper paste-flavored beef filling, shaped into a large spiral.

Kisir (Turkish Bulgur Tabbouleh) w/ a touch of pomegranate syrup for that something-something. In the Turkish manner, eat it w/ friends!

A chicken salad sandwich, topped with avocado slices and served w/ an avocado shake.

Avocado as a sweet treat, as is the case in Southeast Asia. Here, made into an avocado shake.

Shrimp a la Mexicana, or Camarones a la Plancha. Rick Bayless, make up your mind! (Shrimp with Tomato-Serrano Salsa and Avocados)

Being too lazy to go to Japadog, we made our own! Grilled brats w/ Japanese mayo and nori (seaweed).

Korean Soybean Sprouts Pancake (Kongnamul Jeon)

Steelhead Trout, Enoki Mushrooms, Wasabi Cream Sauce, Nori

Noodles with a meaty sauce and crisp vegetables. We’re calling this “dan dan noodles”.

Simply boiled and buttered, these potatoes were perfect with Swedish meatballs.

Stir-fried Noodles Bun, one of the Taiwanese Bakery Goods we have on show-and-tell.

Filipino Chicken Adobo in Coconut Milk. A traditional Filipino setting with rice on a plate, eaten with a spoon and fork.

Thai Meatballs: We took beloved Thai flavors and crunchy water chestnuts and made meatballs!

What to do with sprouted grain tortillas that won’t seem to get eaten? Make CHIP-STRIPS!

Lasagna Aperta: Open Lasagna w/ Roasted Tomatoes, King Oyster Mushrooms & Almond Brown Butter

Muffuletta. Drool over this New Orleans creation!

Philipine Pork “BBQ” ~ Possibly the best recipe in the world?

What to do with roasted pig trotters? Put them into a pot w/ homemade pickled mustard greens & make soup! (Pig Trotter & Suan Cai Soup)

Canadian Onion Soup with Oka Cheese. Making a Canadian version of the French classic.

Chocolate-filled Yellow Cupcakes

“Mashed Potato Burger”, or Red-skinned Potato Salad in Taiwanese Sacha Cheeseburger, from an unlikely inspiration.