Recipes

Spicy rice cakes (Tteokbokki) is a popular Korean dish.  This dish is Bryan (my boyfriend)’s favorite. Every time we eat at a Korean restaurant, this dish will definitely…

Everyone probably has a dish that helps reminds you of grandma’s cooking. For me, that dish is steamed sticky rice meat balls (or pearl meat balls). Every New Year’s…

My favorite kind is kimchi made from nappa cabbage. Besides serving it as a healthy side dish to our meal, I also use kimchi to cook a variety of popular Korean dishes, such…

This steamed egg with baby shrimp and mushroom is an upgrade to the basic Chinese steamed egg recipe. I added a few more ingredients (see below) to achieve a stronger taste…

Today I am going to share the recipe for a delicious beef and mushroom shumai. Shumai (烧麦) is a close relative to dumpling in Chinese cuisine. Similar to…

One of the things I enjoy doing is using ingredients in ways that are nonconventional yet still makes sense. This Chili Oil Noodles Made With Wonton Wrap recipe I am going to share…

Today I am exited to share with you the recipe of a tasty and easy-to-make marinated beef and cilantro stir fry. Once in a while, people would ask me what’s…

Sautéed pork belly with cauliflower is a popular dish frequently ordered at restaurants in China. With this recipe, you can easily recreate this tasty dish at home. Aside…

This pan-fried honey garlic chicken recipe I am going to share, is without a doubt at the top of my everyday cooking recipe list.  Whenever I decide to…

Today I am going the share the recipe for a popular Chinese noodle recipe – Home Style Meat Sauce Noodle (Zha Jiang Mian). When I was a kid,…

This minced pork with green bean is one of my go-to recipes for preparing a quick weeknight meal. Serve it over rice or noodles, our dinner is often ready…

A couple months ago, Bryan and I decided to give cutting back on carbs from our diets a try. The upside of being late to the “low-carb” party…

I was grocery shopping in Chinatown yesterday and came across a winter produce stand on canal street. The fresh Chinese yam (山药) really stood out among other vegetables…

As a kid, I hated vegetables, including peppers, celeries and onions, etc. The list could go on and on. That changed seamlessly overnight when I turned 20. I suddenly started…

About this recipe: This pan-fried marinated beef recipe is similar to the popular Korean dish – bulgogi  (grilled marinated beef) or the classic Japanese recipe – gyudon (beef…

I am a big fan of Korean sour kimchi. Peek inside our pantry, and you’ll find kimchi is always in stock. Other than eating kimchi straight as a side dish, I…

Deep-fried Pork Cutlet with Cheese is a very popular dish in Asia. There are varies ways of preparing or serving this dish across different countries or regions. Tonkatsu is…

I was 12, when I had Shanghai style rice cake soup for the first time. It was made by my best friend’s grandmother. She was a very nice and…