Indian carrot halwa recipe from Nirvana Restaurant of Beverly Hills.

Handmade udon noodles are delicious and easier to make than you might think.

Spicy habanero soy sauce for sushi.

Cream puffs are so quick and easy to make that you’ll wonder why you’ve never made them before!

Homemade butterfinger ice cream wrapped in a layer of soft chewy mochi.

Zensai inspired parfait: layers of gold kiwi cream ice cream, corn flakes, sweet nutty miso, and thick brown sugar syrup.

Ninniku Miso-zuke: Japanese Miso Pickled Garlic

The May 2010 Daring Baker’s Challenge was to make a Croquembouche–a tower of cream puffs.

Sushi can be ruined by bad sushi rice. If you can make good sushi rice, there is no reason why you can’t make delicious sushi at home!

Smoked salmon, cream cheese, and jalapeno temaki sushi.

Shiitake mushroom and scallion yakitori–a perfect way to welcome warm weather!

Oyakodon– A chicken and onion omelet eating over rice.

Orange blossom sablés—delicate like their namesake blossoms, and lightly perfumed with orange blossom water & orange zest.

A Swedish Princess Torte waiting for its marzipan layer.

Kiss & Hug Cookies–a chocolate cookie hugs the bottom of a milk chocolate kiss.

Spotted Dick, a British steamed pudding with currants, drizzled with white chocolate butter sauce.

Amish white bread hot out of the oven.

Spinach goat cheese lasagna with homemade lasagna noodles.

Eggs Benedict with a twist: made with a rice ball, shiitake mushrooms, poached quail egg, and lime hollandaise

Coconut honey rice pudding will disappear quick!

Cranberry apricot scones–perfect with a bit of jam and whipped cream.

A chicken stew cooked in a slow cooker filled with chicken, rice, ginger, carrots, & peas.