Delicious Herbal Recipes from My Kitchen to Yours
Seeking the Beauty
Honey Basil Cornbread
April 30, 2024Though Spring is here, I’m still making some heavier meals, such as soups and stews. Pacific Northwest Spring is hit or miss with the weather—one week hitting 70º F, and the next feeling like we're back to Winter. Like right now. With that, I often find myself seeking the perfect…All-Season Mediterranean Chicken
April 18, 2024There's still some beautiful citrus left, so I'm making the most of it using its bounty when possible. This recipe is largely Mediterranean, with its bright, sunny flavors. It takes some time to put together, but the flavor is worth it. Chicken with Lemon, Olives, and Artichoke Hearts Ingredients About…The Not-So-Bitter Truth
April 12, 2024Blood oranges are such a beautiful fruit, and they’re usually only available Winter through early Spring. This recipe is based on one that’s in my cookbook. I made it last Winter in the form of ’cakelets,’ and we both loved it, so here I am, making it again, this time…A Fine Springtime Rack
April 8, 2024I don’t eat it often, but I love a little bit of lamb occasionally. Growing up in the 60s, lamb was a standard offering, I guess because it wasn’t as expensive as it is now. We’d often had fried lamb chops for dinner, and a leg of lamb was a…A Simple Spring Compound Butter
March 25, 2024In my book Simply Herbaceous, I have a couple of recipes for compound butter, which is a fun way to experiment with herbs and edible flowers. Having a very large rosemary bush in my garden, I’ve found that the flowers are pretty and have rosemary flavor without the herb's sometimes…Got Violets? A Foray Into Foraging
March 21, 2024Spring is here—look up, and you’ll see trees bursting into bloom. Look down, and you’ll find tiny purple violets growing everywhere. Well, at least I’m seeing them here. Violets have been used for ages, going back to the ancient Romans and Greeks, They were especially popular in Europe and particularly…Celebrating Irishness
March 17, 2024This cake is similar to the French in that the apples are coated and baked in a cake-like batter, but this is seasoned differently and has a streusel topping. It is also usually served with some kind of custard sauce. For this, I've chosen a Bailey's Irish Cream Vanilla Sauce.Sweet Potato Pancakes
March 10, 2024We were food shopping a couple of weeks ago and noticed purple sweet potatoes—just like the ones we once got in Hawai’i. Sweet potatoes (actually, they are yams, but old habits die hard) are a favorite food for us in the Winter, though I usually buy the orange ones. I…Crab & Artichoke Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
March 9, 2024My local market recently had something akin to these stuffed portobellos as a special, and I liked them so much I figured out how to make them for myself, adding my own flavorings.
Honey Basil Cornbread
April 30, 2024All-Season Mediterranean Chicken
April 18, 2024The Not-So-Bitter Truth
April 12, 2024A Fine Springtime Rack
April 8, 2024A Simple Spring Compound Butter
March 25, 2024Got Violets? A Foray Into Foraging
March 21, 2024Celebrating Irishness
March 17, 2024Sweet Potato Pancakes
March 10, 2024Crab & Artichoke Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
March 9, 2024
ABOUT ME
Hi, I’m Christine Chin, a photographer and food lover. This is my blog, where I write about food (mainly herbaceous food), recipes, my garden, and my calico cat named ‘Momo.’ I hope you enjoy it!
Featured Posts
Honey Basil Cornbread
April 30, 2024All-Season Mediterranean Chicken
April 18, 2024The Not-So-Bitter Truth
April 12, 2024A Fine Springtime Rack
April 8, 2024A Simple Spring Compound Butter
March 25, 2024Got Violets? A Foray Into Foraging
March 21, 2024Celebrating Irishness
March 17, 2024Sweet Potato Pancakes
March 10, 2024Crab & Artichoke Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
March 9, 2024