Crispy fish tacos with refreshing mango salsa.

Whiskey Gummi Cola candies. Grownup snacks for a movie night at home.

Simple way to cook eggs to a favorite consistency – let the oven do the work!

Homemade ice cream — totally worth the effort! This one was a chocolate peppermint ice cream. YUM.

Peanut butter and jelly.. ice cream? Great dessert idea!

A simple and elegant way to have pears for dessert

Blackberry jam spooned over yogurt

Roasted beets with cheese made into a tart

Amazing pile of deliciousness! Steamed spot prawns with vegetables, sausage and fresh herbs

Everyone’s doing cake pops — how about crab pops?

Sweet, savory deliciousness – pear, caramelized onion, gorgonzola flatbread

Feeling not so great? Brownies make it better. It’s a fact.

A breakfast style “Hangover Pizza” served at Munchbar – the only hangover you’ll crave!

Pork-filled buns, a simple and delicious treat to celebrate the new year

A new cocktail inspired by a friend – the Anne Marie Tea Blossom, with chamomile-infused gin and lavender

Sampling the magic of xiao long bao at new Din Tai Fung in Bellevue

Once you make pumpkin pie from scratch, it’s hard to ever go back to using canned filling!

Turkey meatballs in homemade chicken stock – so comforting!

Saimin from Noris in Hilo, HI – one of my favorites, with the Hilo-style wrinkly noodles

Delicious and simple to make – slow cooked chili with a kick of spice!

Blackberry clafoutis – the last bites of summer fruit.

Orange and fennel spice muffins – gluten-free goodness!