One of the things I love most about Chinese cuisine is the diversity of ingredients used, and the creativity used to transform these ingredients into delicious dishes. If … Read more Chinese Meatballs with Lotus Root
I love salads with Asian inspired dressings, and recently had the most delicious “miso bowl” salad at sweetgreen. It had shredded kale, warm wild rice, roast vegetables, red … Read more Sweetgreen Miso Bowl
I’m on a never ending quest to find the best beef noodle soup recipe (see beef noodle soup recipe version 1.0). It’s the most satisfying meal in a … Read more Tomato Beef Noodle Soup
Chinese New Year is just around the corner, and I’m busy imagining all the tasty dishes I’m going to ask my mom to whip up (ha!). As much … Read more Eggplant Pork Noodles
One of the most memorable dishes I’ve ever eaten is a sesame cucumber salad, years ago at Ippudo in Singapore. The dish is called “GOMA Q”, and described … Read more Ippudo Cucumber Salad
I’ve had a claypot for years but it spends most of its life sitting forgotten in the dark corner of a cupboard gathering dust. How sad! I recently … Read more Garlic Mushroom Claypot Rice
Zha jiang mian (炸酱面) is one of my favorite home cooked Chinese dishes of all time. People tend to think of things like orange chicken, honey walnut shrimp … Read more Zha Jiang Mian
I’ll be honest, I didn’t know what an instant pot was when my coworker came in raving about it one day. “It was the biggest selling item on … Read more Lu Rou Fan (Braised Pork Belly on Rice)
Beef noodle soup is one of my favorite dishes to order at Chinese and Taiwanese restaurants. A huge, steaming bowl of chewy noodles floating in a dark soup, … Read more Beef Noodle Soup
I’ve often been asked “how did you get so into food“? I always pause and ponder this myself, and come to the conclusion that it’s simply because I’m Chinese. … Read more Sichuan Chilled Pork Belly with Garlic Sauce (蒜泥白肉)
You know what really grinds my gears? When I google ‘wontons recipe’, 9 out of 10 search results are for some bastardized fried pretender, filled with cream cheese or … Read more Wontons in Sichuan Chili Oil
If you know me, you know that I will pick a divey Asian restaurant (or insert any other ethnicity) over a trendy fine dining establishment any day. If … Read more Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork Rolls (bánh cuốn)
