A slew of small mom-and-pop stores and restaurants in NYC Chinatown were hit especially hard during the pandemic.  In response, Send Chinatown Love, a volunteer community organization, was created to help these struggling businesses.  Donations to Send Chinatown Love were used to buy meals from local restaurants and then distributed to the elderly and vulnerable … Read More Read More The post Lions Head Meatballs (Made Here… in Chinatown NY) appeared first on 3jamigos ..read more

I excitedly headed to the city a couple of months ago to pick up my copy of Erin French’s new book, Big Heart Little Stove. I became a fan after reading her biography and watching her show, The Lost Kitchen.  Her food is simple and beautiful.  She focuses on sourcing amazing locally-grown products from small … Read More Read More The post Glazed Butter Cake, Found appeared first on 3jamigos ..read more

I have actually been meaning to put the Hubster’s Tuna Dip recipe on 3jamigos for a long time.  Tuna Dip is mandatory for every birthday party, impromptu gathering and of course, every 49er football game.  Yep, Sunday is not Sunday unless there is a game on, a bowl of Tuna Dip and a giant bag … Read More Read More The post Wes’s Tuna Dip (Thrill of Victory & the Agony of Defeat Tempered by Food) appeared first on 3jamigos ..read more

I LOVE Cream Cheese Frosting,.  It deserves its own post, and should not be an after thought tacked onto a Carrot Cake or Chocolate Cake recipe. TBH…it needs its own post because I was today year’s old when I learned how to make a creamy, luscious, LUMP-FREE Cream Cheese Frosting.  Yep, all these years I … Read More Read More The post Cream Cheese Frosting-Luscious, Creamy & Lump-Free appeared first on 3jamigos ..read more

Well it was the Hubster’s birthday a week ago.  I had the nerve to make him a carrot cake for HIS birthday. As many know, his Carrot Cake reigns supreme.  Every birthday we celebrate, it is a given the candles will be on a Wes created Carrot Cake.  Do I get jealous?  Maybe a bit, … Read More Read More The post There’s a New Carrot Cake in Town (Carrot Graham Cake from SK) appeared first on 3jamigos ..read more

I found it!  Buried in my recipe binder, a treasured recipe from my friend Joy’s mom.  My favorite holiday cookie from Mrs. S, Toffee Squares.  As soon as we received her Christmas Cookies, I laid claim to those Toffee Squares, and her Crescents, Pecan Tartlets and Spritz Cookies… lol. These delightful toffee squares made their … Read More Read More The post Mrs. S’s Toffee Squares appeared first on 3jamigos ..read more

How many of you have had REAL eggnog?  Not the ultra-pasteurized, homogenized version of eggnog found in every supermarket during the holidays.  Who drinks that stuff? Context I did a bit of sleuthing on the origins of eggnog.  It has been around since medieval England (1300s), that’s a LONG time.  Its lineage starts as a … Read More Read More The post Mrs. Singer’s Eggnog, The Real Deal appeared first on 3jamigos ..read more

Brrrrr… getting chilly out there.  While I love summer, I do look forward to winter.  As the temperature drops I start dreaming of dishes that warm the body and soul.  Soup bowls and spoons that have languished on the shelf all summer are now front and center, waiting to be filled.  Soups, rice bowls, stews, … Read More Read More The post Jjim Dak (Korean Braised Chicken) appeared first on 3jamigos ..read more

My favorite foods can be eaten with a bowl and a spoon.  The perfect fall day would be snuggled up on the couch, watching a favorite movie or K-drama, with a spoon and a bowl of goodness nestled in my hands. Bowl Food (noun 1) synonym: bowl of goodness, bowl food-soul food a concave usually … The post Braised Minced Pork Rice, Taiwanese Soul Food (肉燥饭) appeared first on 3jamigos ..read more

Our final road trip with Moosie (for context, my daughter’s Bernedoodle whom we have been sitting for the last 4 months) took us first to Lake Tahoe for a couple of days.  A pit stop before our final destination, Salt Lake City, where we were to hand off the pooch to Sam.  Moose was bound … Read More Read More The post Fresh Tomato & Sausage Pasta-When Comfort Food is Required appeared first on 3jamigos ..read more