Pears Poached in Wine: Fall pears make a simply elegant dessert.

Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup!

Chocolate Darth Vader Cookies

Guavas poached in vanilla syrup with star anise

Moroccan preserved lemons.

Stormtrooper Sandies

Eat a cupcake, you shall. My inner nerd comes through in these Star Wars cupcakes: yellow cake with a fudgy frosting

Kumquat marmalade with star anise

An easy recipe to preserve oranges in brandy with cinnamon and star anise

Carpaccio of beetroot, walnuts, feta & blood orange

May the cookie force be with you (In Spanish, translator on sidebar)

Vulcan Apple Pastry from the Star Trek Cookbook

A behind the scenes tour at Daniel Boulud’s restaurant Daniel in New York.

Skywalker Smoothie

Yoda Oreos

Neapolitan pancakes

Lemony Chicken Tortellini Soup

What do you do with lots of pears? Poach them – I used dark red wine, star anise, vanilla and honey to make these honey wine spiced pears.

The delicious chocolate cupcakes recipe I used for my Star Wars Cupcakes (In Spanish, translator on sidebar)

Earthy, tasty, with just the right peppery kick & they are even good for you!

What flavours remind you of home? For me, it’s star anise…

Pungent, sweet, savory. Star Anise is a key ingredient in one of my favorite Thai dishes of ethnic Chinese origin: Pork hocks braised in soy