appetizer before main meal or snack for those in between meals
Growing up, my mom would cook most veggies as a stir fry because it was the easiest thing to do. However, sometimes she would choose to make pancakes with them. The two most cooked vegetable pancakes my mom cooked were celery leaves pancake and zucchini pancakes. My mom’s recipe for zucchini pancakes were very simple. she would shred the zucchini, squeeze out the water, add…
Pineapple bun is a staple in any Hong Kong bakery. When I was young, I loved going to these Hong Kong bakeries, grab a tray, tongs and pick all the breads you want. At the time it was about $0.50 to $0.75 at bakeries. My go to bread was a red bean bread, coconut cream bread, beef curry bread and pineapple bun. Now that inflation…
Update: I actually made some changes to the recipe. Originally I used tapioca starch for the Korean Mochi Bread but I found Cassava flour which worked so much better. If you haven’t already guessed it, I love desserts that are bit chewy and slightly sweet. This sesame Mochi bread is definitely up my alley. I’ve seen these been sold in Korean supermarkets. They are usually…
I’m a Korean drama fan, I used to binge watch Korean drama in my high school and university days. I also would study while watching Korean drama. Definitely don’t recommend, but I survived. I was obsessed with Korean food and I also watched a lot of Maangchi videos for Korean food. I loved cooking korean food when I lived alone because I can make single…
I’m a huge fan of Asian dessert. They are not too sweet. Ginger milk pudding is one of them. It is a classic Cantonese dessert that I love making at home. There are few Cantonese dessert restaurant here in Greater Toronto area and this dessert is always featured on the menu. At restaurants, they charge about 4-5 dollars for this dessert! However, this dessert only…
Summer is almost over (sad face). For me, summer is the abundance of watermelon. When I was young I remember having so many watermelon in the summer time that we were eating a watermelon per week. To this day, I love having watermelon in the summer time. The way I eat it is to cut in half and use a spoon to scoop it out….
I have another recipe to use the red bean paste. This one is pretty well known dessert from Japan called Dorayaki. It’s basically red bean paste sandwiched between two pancakes. If you know Japanese manga series Doraemon then you know dorayaki is Doraemon’s favourite food! What is Dorayaki? The modern dorayaki originate from Ueno district of Tokyo in 1914. However this confectionery has been around…
I love watching baking videos, I find it particularly relaxing. There is Korean YouTuber that I watch quite often, which goes by “Nebokgom”. There was one dessert that caught my eye. This was dacquoise, particularly Ang-Butter Dacquoise. This is made with dacquoise cookie with red bean paste and a thick butter slice. I really enjoy this cookie because it’s not super sweet with airy texture….
I’m a self confessed sweet lover. I actually didn’t like to snack or eat sweet stuff when I was young. However, once I was in my early twenties, I’ve developed a sweet tooth. I also started to cook more. While I love sweet and rich dessert, most of the time I prefer my dessert to be slightly sweet. I’m also a fan of anything made…