I made this Mexican Turtle Chocolate Mink (essentially a baked pudding) for Valentine's Day and loved it! (Substituted Dulce de Leche for Cajeta b/c I couldn't find it...)

My family never kept a tree, so it doesn't have much meaning for me. Still, to be festive, I usually hang a few ornaments on a house plant. Some years, it's the ficus, other times a rosemary plant ...

Turkey congee is a great post-Thanksgiving treat! Maybe this is too fusion for the purists, but when I'm sick, I like to cook my congee with dried mushrooms and then stir in a big spoonful of miso ...

Japanese Golden Curry, made with carrots, potatoes, onions, and chicken, served over rice. Mmmmmm.... (recipe's on the box) Actually, any curry (Indian, Thai, Singaporean) over rice ma...

I bought a side table from Crate and Barrel a while ago that looks like it's from the same family. Don't remember the name, but I do remember the style was being discontinued. Sorry!