
Christmas.
We don’t get snow, we don’t have a fireplace and we don’t believe in Santa Claus. But we love good home-cooked meals and the food is always better during the holidays.

Hi, I’m Connie!
Home cook and writer by passion, photographer by necessity, and good food, coffee and wine lover forever. I create, test and publish recipes for family meals, and write cooking tips and food stories. More about me and my umami blogs.
General Tso’s chicken
Cook time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Creamy white beef stew
Cook time: 2 hours 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Sweet sour chicken karaage
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Cuba libre
Cook time: 0 minutes
Servings: 1 glass
Sauteed pea shoots and garlic
Cook time: 3 minutes
Servings: 2 people
All-day breakfast sausage and egg burrito
Cook time: 20 minutes
Servings: 3 people
3 layered drinks for the discerning cocktail fan
Cook time: 0 minutes
Servings: 1 glass
Mango vodka cocktail
Cook time: 0 minutes
Servings: 1 glass
Soy sauce eggs (shoyu tamago)
Cook time: 0 minutes
Servings: 4 shoyu (soy sauce) eggs












