This was one of my older recipes from 2011. What I did differently this time was not using a grill but having the grill effect. It’s for people who can’t grill, don’t grill, or just plain won’t grill because it’s too hot outside (ahem ahem […]

Taiwanese popcorn chicken with basil, or Salt and Pepper Chicken (yan su ji) is a popular Taiwanese street food and also sold in a lot of American bubble tea chains. It is cooked with basil leaves and highly addictive.

After years of steaming foods on a plate placed on a rack in a pot of simmering water, I finally bought a bamboo steamer. Both methods (the Macgyver version I’ve always used, and the bamboo) yield the same result, so you don’t need fancy equipment […]

Cantonese style pan fried egg noodles topped with minced pork and mushrooms in a rich tasting, broth based sauce.

Here’s a recipe for your grill this 4th of July weekend. I like to bake the wings in the oven first, then put them on the grill for a couple minutes to get that smoky flavor. That way they’re juicy and not over-cooked or burnt, […]

My mom sent us a package full of stuff for Chinese New Year. It had homemade dried pork, lop cheurng, dried dates, dried squid, melon candy, pork sung, and fish maw. My husband thought the fish maw looked like pork rinds. Well, they do, but […]

Chinese Pineapple Chicken is easy to make and is similar to lemon chicken, or sweet and sour chicken sans red food coloring.

I’€ve been craving Korean fried chicken wings for roughly 5 years now. So when wings went on sale for $3.47 at my local grocery store, it was a sign that I was meant to make them. KFC has nothing on this KFC (Korean Fried Chicken). […]