Whenever I make dinner for six people or so, and I’m going with something Asian, I’m always wondering what to serve as a pre-dinner snack while they settle in and have a bit of wine.

I’m often at a loss for what to serve as a side vegetable with a meat dish. That’s why I throw some veggies into a lot of the stir-fries that I do.

I love dim sum.

One of the great pleasures of late summer is finding ripe tomatoes in the farmers' market.