Malinda Lo

A couple of weeks ago I got together with some friends for a Julia Child night, in honor of the movie Julie & Julia. We made three dishes, all from Julia Child’s Mastering the Art of French Cooking. For the first course, we had fish mousse: Looks a little weird, eh? Yeah, that’s a mousse ... More→

Last week I decided to try, again, to recreate my mom’s hongshao rou, or red-cooked pork. (I’ve written about previous attempts here.) To do so, I googled “hongshao rou” and “red-cooked pork” (the literal translation of the Chinese phrase) to see what other people had done. Most of the recipes did not resemble the one ... More→

Sushi Ran is a fabulous Japanese restaurant in Sausalito. Amy and I went there last weekend, and it did not disappoint. We started with their Hawaiian ahi poke, which came out looking like some kind of alien communication device. (We also ordered the bargain-priced happy hour wine tasting flight for $11. Fab!) It was delicious! ... More→

This week I have a bit of a hodge-podge of photos for you. Let’s start with the yummiest one: OK, I’m cheating a little bit by putting the dessert first. This is what we had to finish off a series of snacks at the Slanted Door a little while ago. I can’t remember what this ... More→

Monday marks the official beginning of fall, which means it’s harvest time. We’re really lucky here in Northern California because we get a lot of amazing fresh produce all year round, but this time of year in particular I feel like I’ve died and gone to farm-fresh heaven. One of my favorite places to get ... More→

On Labor Day, Amy and I made a feast out of the end-of-summer bounty we picked up at the farmer’s market last Sunday. We started off with grilling some shrimp (OK, they weren’t from the farmer’s market). Amy cleaned them, added salt and pepper, and then — in a stroke of genius — dipped them ... More→