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Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs (糖醋排骨）
Growing up my mom cooked a lot. She cooked a lot of different Chinese dishes. One of those dishes were Sweet and sour pork ribs. It’s a simple and classic Chinese dishes that only utilizes one main ingredient: pork ribs. The sauce is simply sugar and vinegar. The ingredients are simple but it…
Air Fryer Korean Fried Chicken Wings (Yangnyeom Chicken)
When I lived alone, one of the foods I cooked on repeat was no fry chicken with Korean inspired sweet and spicy sauce. I love eating fried chicken but I don’t like to fry food in my house. This is mainly because I dislike the clean up. One day I thought ” what…
Pork Rib Soup (using instant pot)
Pork rib soup is simple to make and only requires 3 ingredients. If you are new to cooking, this soup is a great dish to try. This soup was actually derived from one of my husband’s friend recipe. He would always make this pork rib soup when we went camping. The recipe is…
Korean Mochi Bread
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…
Kimbap (Homemade Korean rice roll)
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…
Spicy Sesame Noodles
A quick lunch/dinner for those lazy or busy days. This spicy sesame noodles will definitely keep you going.
Braised Eggplant with Tomatoes
Braised eggplant with tomatoes is one of my favourite dish that my mom used to make. This dish has a slight tangy taste that is very addicting with rice. My mom actually taught me this recipe when I moved out and it’s one of the dishes that I now cook quite often in…
Ginger Milk Pudding (姜撞奶）
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,…
Beijing Fried Bean Sauce Noodles (ZhaJiangMian)
I spent a part of my childhood in Beijing and my mom is from Beijing. One of the dishes my mom made was fried bean sauce noodles with this fried bean sauce. If you had Jajangmyeon from a Korean Chinese restaurant, it has origin to original Zha Jiang Mian. However over the years…
Vietnamese Salt Preserved Lemons (Chanh Muối)
Recently I’ve discovered a new drink. It was at a Vietnamese restaurant and they had a drink called Salty Lemonades. I ordered it and it was delicious. Lemonades are a quintessential summer drink. I was never a big fan of it until I tried a salty lemonade at a Vietnamese restaurant. I know…
