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Cooking doesn't have to be difficult, this super easy stir-fried leeks with beef is an example. Minimal ingredients used yet super delicious. I used leftover beef here but you can use a small... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I loved this Taiwanese cooking show called "?????", not only it teaches us what food to eat to make us healthier, it also uses that food and teaches us how to cook it. I think the featured... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
It has been almost a year since I owned my Yonana maker and I am still loving it. It is always cool to have a new recipe to try. When I saw the Pina Colada recipe posted at Yonana's Facebook... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Chinese health guru said root vegetables are good for us, so I am trying to eat more. Root vegetable such as nagaimo (??), burdock root/ gobo, lotus root, ginger, turmeric, etc. Nagaimo is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Feeling a little heaty lately so I made myself a glass of herbal gelatine grass jelly with soy milk and palm sugar syrup. We have this drink in Malaysia and it is also known as Micheal Jackson... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Samgak kimbap or triangle kimbap is the Korean version of rice balls. This is another easy to make lunch box idea for your kids at school. I used the same recipe as my post in making onigiri. You... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I always make our bread from scratch via the bread maker at home. I am also happy to try out any healthy bread recipe for my family. Recently, I am into flaxseed and chia seed, so I bought a packet... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
You know I make my own bread/buns for breakfast right? Sometimes I will make muffins or waffles as they freezes well. My old waffle recipes used oatmeal and since I no longer buy oatmeal, I tried... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This lunch box is super easy to make since most of us have some leftover rice in the refrigerator or from the night before. I stock up on pouch tuna when it goes on sales and that comes in handy. ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
White rice with stir-fried kailan and braised A1 emperor chicken spices with boneless and skinless chicken thighs For me, making lunch box for my girl used to be saving money. But now it is to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Bibim naengmyun or Korean mixed spicy cold noodle is so economical to cook at home. Furthermore, we can add whatever ingredients we like. The one sold in the restaurant mostly has cucumber, radish... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I made this soup occasionally so I thought I had posted the recipe in my blog, but when I went to search for it, I couldn't find it. Only then I realized I haven't posted the recipe. So, I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
According to the Chinese, black food is a golden food for the kidney. And taking care of your kidney is very important as it can reverse aging and makes you look vibrant and younger. A good kidney... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Kimchi Fried Rice with Roasted Seaweed to wrap the rice Turmeric Brown Rice with Stir-Fried Spinach and Chicken with Wood Ear Fungus and Tofu Knot Rice with Asparagus Fried Eggs and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
An easy dinner with the baked turkey meatballs that I made earlier. I liked the whole wheat angel hair pasta because it cooked fairly quickly. Since this was a quick and easy dinner, I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I think I wrote about the Vietnamese spring rolls or summer rolls before but never really provided the method of making it. Since I make this quite often now and have been playing with variety of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This green cabbage kimchi came about because I haven't been to the Asian market for a while and I was so out of napa cabbage or any Asian greens for that matter. I am not even a Korean but I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Our lazy and healthy lunch (minus the fried chicken tender)! These days when I made my Asian Peanut Sesame Salad Dressing, I would double the recipe and keep it in a glass bottle in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I am loving kimbap/gimbap because you can basically put everything you desired as fillings. I loved to make kimbap using my leftover turmeric barley brown rice (hence the yellow color) or brown rice... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Do you love the convenience of frozen meatballs that sell in the supermarkets? I do! But as I am becoming more aware and more educated about food such as whole food vs processed food, I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Gula Melaka as we said it in Malaysia or palm sugar is made by extracting the sap from the flower bud of a coconut tree. It is very fragrant and has the deep dark brown color and used in many... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I loved my noodle and can't leave without it. These days I would cook noodle for dinner at least once a week. When I shop at the Asian market and see some fresh wonton noodle, I would buy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I was searching for pita bread to buy but strangely I couldn't find it in any of the supermarkets that I frequent. Then, I saw an ad. at Sprout and saw that they have whole wheat pocket bread! ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
As I mentioned earlier, Topokki or Dukbokki is a popular Korean street snack made of rice cake sticks and fish cakes. This is my sweet and salty oyster sauce version of topokki. I added Korean... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
If you are my avid blog reader, you should know that I loved to watch healthy Chinese cooking shows from Taiwan. And clams have always been brought up as a healthy food to eat. It is high in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I don't know why but during the Chinese New Year, I always want to cook a pot of fish maw soup or bamboo fungus soup (??). I added bean curd sticks, shrimps, mushrooms and eggs into the soup. I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
When avocado is on sales, I like to buy some to make guacamole, milk shake, or add in salad. Guacamole is very easy to make and I would prefer to make it myself rather than buy it at the store. I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Nian Gao/ sticky rice cake (??), a must have for every Chinese New Year (CNY) because of its' symbolic meanings. Eating nian gao is said to bring you good luck in the new year. Also "nian... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
You all know how much I adored the mandarin/ clementine marmalade, but for some reasons the cuties clementines were not on sales at this time of the year unlike previous years. What is on sales is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Most of the lor baks (meat bean curd rolls) we are familiar with are the ones made with ground pork or ground pork plus shrimps. But there are also lor baks that were made with pork strips or... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Mixed vegetables symbolizes family harmony for the Chinese New Year celebration. So, this dish is often served during the CNY. I have no idea since when that I have also started cooking the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
We were invited to a Chinese New Year reunion dinner on CNY eve. The owners and their relatives were all Chinese restaurant's owners themselves so for sure we were having a great feast that... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Wishing all my readers a very Happy Valentine's Day in advance! I am killing two birds with one stone here by incorporating one of my Chinese New Year cookies into a Valentine's day cookie! ... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This was my failed first attempt at making the crispy fried peanut rolls. It looked good on the outside but failed on the inside. The spring roll was too thick resulted the tough... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Evy's school has a "Healthy Salad" cooking contest and I needed to help her to create a healthy salad with a healthy salad dressing. Hence, this recipe was created. Her salad mix... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Shiitake mushrooms, a symbol for longevity in Asia, and also for sizing opportunities in the new year. Green vegetable symbolizes close family ties, so this is an auspicious dish to serve in the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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This Butter Custard Cookie is a spin off of my Custard Cookies that I made in 2011. That cookie was delicious and I wanted to make it again this year, but when I looked through the recipe again, it... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
When I saw this recipe at Go Bold with Butter, I wanted to try it. The reason being it has rolled oats and some of my favorite ingredients in there. Not sure what happen but mine came out looking... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
This was just a regular salmon dish at my house, except I was trying on a new sauce. Because the sauce was sweet, slight hint of sour and savory, I didn't bother to season my salmon. I... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I have been reading the Super Immunity book and bean is one of the high-micronutrient super foods that was advice to consume regularly. Frankly I don't cook beans often as I often used the green... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I made this for a potluck dinner the other day. I just want to show you a picture of how I plated the baby bok choy. In the middle, I stir-fried some minced chicken with chopped fresh shiitake... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
We all know that avocado has the good fat that would help in reducing heart disease. But how often do we eat avocado anyway? Hardly for me as I have no idea what to do with it except to eat it with... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
My variation of topokki. Kimchi Topokki!! I figured the intense flavor of kimchi would give the basic spicy topokki a boost and I was right. I actually liked this version better as I found the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I was given some cookie bars during the holidays that left me with a favorable impression as it was really delicious. I had no idea what it was nor I have tasted it before, so I went online to look... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I was left with some heavy cream from Thanksgiving. So, I needed to use it before it expired and I thought of making a green tea flavor cream filling for some cream puffs. Cream puff is very easy... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Topokki or dukbokki is a popular Korean street food that is made of rice cake sticks, fish cakes and gochujang. You can spot the street vendors selling this popular snack food all day long. Because... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
I have been wanting to try the organic polenta for sometimes but I needed time to think of how and what to serve it with. The above was the result of much thought. I loved how soft and nutty the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Making the bun that uses the Dough function can be quite time consuming as it usually took more than 3 hours to get it done. Sometimes it was hard for me to allocate the time as I have to fetch my... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
