Notice the silence? No talk about romantic meals. Or going on and on about the perfect chocolate gift for your honey. Need I state the obvio...

Remember the French carrots I bought recently at the farmers market? Well, below is the soup I made with them. French carrots are so cute, ...

Copyright 2007 by Cooking With The Single Guy Ingredients: 1 lb. French carrots or 1.5 lbs. regular carrots, diced into small chunks 1 leek ...

This is the fifth in a special series of food reports from my recent trip to Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Return every Sunday and Mon...

This is the fourth in a special series of food reports from my recent trip to Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Return every Sunday and Mo...

I like to introduce people to Asian ingredients that sometimes can be an acquired taste. This is one of them. Lotus root is popular in a lot...

Copyright 2007 by Cooking With The Single Guy Ingredients: 1 lb. fresh lotus root (about two large stalks), peeled and cut into slices 1 Kie...

OK, I'm trying to pump up my visitor count on this blog so I'm adding this bondage film for the alternative audience. All right, I...

In the market these days, you can find a lot of grapefruit and avocados. The grapefruits come via Texas and the avocados are from way south ...

Copyright 2007 by Cooking With The Single Guy Ingredients: 1 ripe avocado 1 grapefruit 1 Belgian endive 1 T pine nuts Dressing: Excess juice...

This is the third in a special series of food reports from my recent trip to Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Return every Sunday and Mon...

One of the things I stuffed into my suitcase and brought back from Vietnam last month were a couple of bottles of this sour chili sauce. In ...

This is the second in a special series of food reports from my recent trip to Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Return every Sunday and Mo...

I got a late start this morning so I didn't get to the farmers market at the San Francisco Ferry Building early like I planned. Of cours...

It’s fairly obvious that the San Francisco Bay Area is an epicenter for premium chocolates. Just look at the various fine chocolatiers in to...

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