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I don’t want to cook. I just want to lounge on the deck with this cherry granita until the weather cools down.

Crunchy, cool, tangy, sweet, easy, fast, and most of all refreshing. Thai cucumber salad cuts the heat of the day and the heat of a curry.

You’ll make more friends with these cream cheese brownies than you would if you gave money away. Try it.

I absolutely love these Italian meatballs from Lorna Yee’s book, The Newlywed Kitchen.

My mantra for summer is fast and simple. This grilled salmon panang is all that and more.

My passion, my obsession: passion fruit ice cream.

Juicy, tender, crispy carnitas. My favorite way to enjoy them? TACOS.

Trying to recreate a favorite pickled cabbage recipe despite three different instructions from my parents and my grandma.

Clafoutis with fresh cherries and a hint of almond.

A fast and easy taco recipe to satisfy your cravings.

Super silky and smooth strawberry sorbet – perfect for cooling down this summer.

This fast and easy miso salad dressing will make you think you’re at the sushi bar.

Falafel from scratch.

A quick and easy pineapple orange cake you can throw together and take to any potluck this summer.

I’ve always been a fan of savory breakfasts because of Chinese brekkies like this: savory soybean milk soup with Chinese doughnuts.

Whenever I have chimichurri, it transports me back to Argentina. Try this authentic and fabulous accompaniment to any grilled meat.

How to turn cheap vodka into the best vanilla extract ever.

Have a bowl of awesomeness: seafood andouille gumbo

Full of bright flavors, this flatbread is loaded with Meyer lemon, bacon, goat cheese, arugula, and caramelized onion.