Asian

Spring is here. I’ve been thinking to post this spring fresh roll recipe for a while, so no further due, I’m writing this simple recipe on my blog now. I invite you to make some fresh rolls with me before spring is gone. The fresh…

Bored with fried eggs, scrambled eggs or poached eggs? Try some tea eggs. It’s so easy and fun to make. My kids love to make tea egg sandwiches for their breakfast and lunch. Pick your favorite tea and spices and you’re half way there. I…

This creamy beef curry dish is a perfect meal for the winter season. The recipe is simple and it’s easy to make. Buy the beef stew chunks with the most visible marble in the store for your beef curry stew, this kind of cut yields…

Hot pot is the best meal for winter. Our family loves hot pot and can’t have enough of it. More details coming soon…

This was one of the fancy dishes that my mom made when I was young in China. We didn’t and still don’t use an oven for cooking in China, so my mom would pan fry the eggplant medallions instead. I have made this dish a…

As you can see I have some red bean paste at hand for use if you’ve been following my cooking blog. I saved up some red bean paste from the sticky rice bamboo leaf dumplings. There’s only a little change to the recipe for the…

We call sticky rice dumplings Zongzi in Chinese. They’re like tamales wrapped in bamboo leaves. Zongzi was one of my favorite treats when I grew up in China. I could only have it once a year in June during the Duanwu Festival (Dragon Boat Festival).…

Can’t say enough how much our family loves the steamed three flavored pork buns. They’re like dumplings except the dough is different. We use the yeast dough for the steamed buns. Steamed three flavored pork buns are made of chives, shrimp, eggs and ground pork…

There are times that I just love to go back to basic cooking. Green beans are one of the most popular Asian vegetables. They’re easy to cook and you can eat them raw. But green beans can also be easily overcooked. Here I’m showing you…

My kids always have, and still do, love steamed broccoli with butter. Thank goodness for that. Broccoli has been my backbone & hero vegetable whenever I didn’t have time to cook other veggies or ran out of veggie ideas for the kids since they were…

I cooked some of my favorite veggies in coconut milk two nights ago for dinner. My choice of veggies were cauliflower, eggplant, potatoes and tomatoes. We all enjoyed this rich savory dish very much. All the veggies tasted creamy and delicious and were full of…

We all loved the tofu dish from yesterday’s lunch. It was so satisfying and delicious. I cooked three packages of tofu after our Saturday long bike ride (overly ambitious). We were super hungry and couldn’t wait to eat right away once we were home. Tofu…

This chicken dish uses a simple recipe. I hope the 5 minutes cooking a healthy and delicious dish makes it a very delightful and pleasant kitchen experience for everyone. Our family finished the dish in no time. The chicken tastes so light & tender, the…

Chinese Stuffed Pie (Xian Bing in Chinese) is the equivalent of the Latin American Pupusas. I remember it as a street market’s delicacy, and Xian Bing restaurants were very popular when I grew up in China. People took their orders in their local morning food…

Fried Rice is one of my all time favorite dishes. It’s so yummy and comforting. It’s the magical mismatch from your leftovers in your fridge. It’s very easy to cook and is super versatile. You can never go wrong with it. Even the most picky…

I love dumplings, you love dumplings, we all love dumplings! Dumplings are the best! Dumplings are not just the most delicious food, they’re also a part of me my culture. They are a key dish of family gathering times for Chinese New Year celebrations and…

This is a hearty and healthy family style dish. It meant to be served in a big quantity with a scoop of rice. The mixed flavors of Umami from the mushrooms, the sweetness from the searing potatoes and the earthy freshness from the asparagus are…

This tofu dish is my backbone dish. I know I can always count on it whenever I feel lazy to cook something big and complex. It’s a great dish for a no-meat day.