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KOREAN SPICED TOFU
Having Korean friends and neighbors has great benefits. We get to invite ourselves over for amazing dinners, and have access to a tour guide to the world of Korean cooking. Korean cuisine is similar to...
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QUINOA & BULGUR NORI ROLLS
These rolls are a perfect choice for a healthy vegetarian meal. I used bulgur since it’s a great substitute for rice and because I love the texture. I also wanted to give it an extra aesthetic, flavor,...
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COCONUT & MARZIPAN MACAROONS
I recently had one of those days where I craved for something sweet and was in the mood to bake. I remembered that I loved eating coconut macaroons (‘kokos toppe’ in Danish) when I was growing up in...
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QUINOA, CHICKPEAS & BLACK BEANS
I found my true love for rice and beans when I travelled in Costa Rica with my husband a few years back. Whenever we stopped at various roadside restaurants, the sure winner every time was the rice and...
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SMOKED SALMON & EGG FLATBREAD SANDWICH
Flatbread recipes are pretty straightforward – you can make some pizza dough (or buy some store-bought dough), roll it out and grill it on a grill pan. The best thing is that you can be creative and...
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FRESH TOMATO TART
Puff pastry is such an amazing invention; it is one of those things that I would probably not ever try to make myself since it is very time consuming. It is basically made of many layers of dough and...
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RHUBARB SOUP WITH ICE CREAM & FIGS
The first time I heard of ‘rhubarb soup’, I was skeptical that was a real dish. I was introduced to it through my Danish friend Anne, who once confused a toilet brush for a dishwashing brush in a...
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POLENTA WITH KALE & MUSHROOMS
Among my go-to staple foods these days are kale and mushrooms, and it’s hard to go wrong with those two. We eat these at home in so many different ways because they are easy to make, very healthy, and...
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MOZZARELLA-PICKS WITH PESTO DIP
After a long period of unstable weather and a colder breeze than usual, the summer has finally arrived in Brooklyn! So naturally my mind turns to fun summer parties, white wine sangria, and picnics in...
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DANISH RUGBRØD (RYE BREAD)
When I first moved to New York, I realized how much I missed Danish bread. It was kind of frightening to me that store bought bread would not get moldy for more than a month, whereas bread in Denmark...
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PIADINA WITH ROASTED VEGETABLE SALAD
I recently went on a two-week trip to Tuscany in Italy, which was amazing. What a beautiful country. As much as I loved the pasta and pizzas and their simple ingredient cooking, which was truly...
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MANGO PROSCIUTTO ROLLS
I have served these appetizers to friends a few times before dinner, and I can tell you they were a hit. They pair especially well with a little chilled sparkling or white wine. This is quite an easy...
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BACON-WRAPPED DATES STUFFED WITH FETA
Over the years I have tried many variations of bacon-wrapped dates, and they are usually delicious. But once I tried the version created by my new friend Nate on a birthday celebration trip to upstate...
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QUINOA AND SALMON FRITTERS
During a recent stay at a vacation house with a group of friends, we put our culinary skills together and hosted an over-the-top potluck style feast. I came home with some great leftover salmon and new...
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COCONUT CHICKEN CURRY
With colder weather around the corner, hot meals are on my mind. I recently whipped up this hot spicy coconut chicken curry dish when my neighbor stopped by with her son to get out of the blowing wind...
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SPICY TOFU TACOS
Back in the day, tofu was always a weird food to me. My image of tofu was a product with a bland taste, which could be transformed to have the consistency of meat. What was the purpose of trying to...
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MUSHROOM AND LEEK FRITATTA
I have never been a big lover of scrambled eggs – they are usually too plain for me. So when I cook eggs, I make frittatas, which are easy to make and have a wonderful flavor. A frittata is perfect to...
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GOAT CHEESE AND BROCCOLI RABE CROSTINI
It might be that I am petite in stature that I like small bite-size dishes, or perhaps they just taste better to me. I fact, I will never let hors d’oeuvres pass me without having a taste – you might...
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Mama’s Sick Soup – Vietnamese Chao
Some people eat chicken soup when they are sick. But growing up, whenever I was sick my mom use to make chao, a Vietnamese rice soup. I remembered the chao recipe awhile back when my husband got...
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SPICY SHAKSHUKA
Shakshuka is believed to have a Tunisian origin. It is a wonderful dish that we often eat for breakfast, but it is also great as a dinner meal, and basically consists of eggs baked in tomato sauce. I...
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