Quiches are part of my rotation of Sunday brunch recipes. I like to make a quiche when I don’t know what to make for breakfast or brunch. Quiches are basically frittatas without the crust. They always look impressive and are always delicious served at any temperature. One of the easiest quiches you can make is a bacon and caramelized onion quiche.
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Tomato Galette
In case you haven’t already noticed, I am a huge fan of tomatoes. Most of the time, when I eat tomatoes, it is usually combined with either bread or pasta. I’m pretty sure my love of tomatoes resulted from the endless amount of pizza and pasta I feasted on growing up in New York. When I don’t have access to pizza or pasta, I like to pile tomatoes on toast and imagine I’m eating a slice of a pizza. A tomato galette is an extension of my love of pizza.
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Beef Stew
Fall is my favorite season of the year. I love everything about fall – the cooler weather, seasonal fruits and vegetables, spiced lattes, football and warm, comforting food. Just last week, the temperature dropped to the fifties. When the weather gets cooler, I like to stay in and cook all day long. One of the dishes I like to make is beef stew, a staple in our household during the cooler days.
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Strawberry Cupcakes
My strawberry cupcakes are the most requested celebration dessert from friends and family. These cupcakes were also one of the first desserts I ever made when I first started baking as a teen. Back in my childhood home in Brooklyn, we had a fairly small kitchen. Although our kitchen wasn’t big, it had all the appliances I needed to test out my baking creations. It was a very old oven, but it was functional and worked well for baking cupcakes.
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Classic Ice Cream Float
I was a huge fan of ice cream floats as a kid. My brothers and I would scoop large rounds of ice cream into a glass and top the rest of the glass with soda. We even experimented with different flavors of soda such as vanilla coke and cherry coke. As an adult, I started drinking floats less because of how much sugar is packed in the ice cream and soda. Occasionally though, I still treat myself to a real float made with full fat ice cream and full sugar soda.
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Chicken Cutlet Sandwich
My introduction to the chicken cutlet sandwich was thanks to my younger brother. Out of my entire family, my younger brother is the most adventurous when it comes to trying new foods at as many restaurants/delis/specialty stores/markets as he can. Several years ago, my younger brother came home with a sandwich he had purchased at a local butcher/meat shop in Brooklyn. I’ve passed by the local butcher shop many times, but never thought about buying a sandwich from the shop.
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Pear and Apple Galette
It’s officially the start of fall. Just last week, the temperature was as high as mid-eighties. This week, the temperature has dropped to the fifties. I had purchased some fresh apples and pears to snack on throughout the week, but this morning, I thought about baking the fruit. I wanted to make a dish that looked impressive but didn’t require too much effort. I decided to use one Fuji apple and one Bartlett pear to make a galette.
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Watermelon Slush
Watermelon slush is my favorite childhood drink. Every time I drink watermelon slush, I am reminded of all the Chinese bakeries I would frequent as a child on weekends. I didn’t have the luxury of ordering this drink a lot throughout the week when I was a child. On weekends though, I would request this drink after attending parent mandated Sunday school.
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Maple Cinnamon Oatmeal
I make oatmeal a lot during the weekdays for breakfast. During workdays, I like to make oatmeal the night before and let the oatmeal sit in the refrigerator overnight. While overnight oats are delicious and very easy to make, I prefer oatmeal cooked over a stovetop when I have more time to spare in the morning.
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Pan Con Tomate
A couple months ago, I went to a Spanish restaurant in New York with my family. We had some of the most amazing tapas including patatas bravas, paella, and a charcuterie board. Of all the items we ordered, the simplest dish was the pan con tomate, or bread with tomato. There were only a couple of ingredients in the dish, but it was still very delicious. I guess sometimes the simplest ingredients can still yield some amazing flavors.
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