Tag: Homemade
Homemade Chili Sauce (Spicy!)
When I was in university, I lived with a Taiwanese lady who married an Indonesian man and subsequently lived in Indonesia for many years. She would make me a lot of delicious and spicy food from Indonesia. She also has this homemade chili sauce that she made by her self. While I forgot…
Wintermelon Pork Meatball Soup (冬瓜肉丸汤)
When I was growing up, my mom would always cook one soup plus a couple of stir fry veggies for dinner. This wintermelon pork meatball soup is often on our dinner table. This soup is incredibly easy to make and I can see why my mom made this growing up. The taste is…
Chinese Ice Cream Cheese Pudding (冰酥酪)
Chinese Ice cream cheese pudding is probably something you never heard of. This is also not something you will find in many Asian dessert shops. This particular dessert is found in Chinese Literature and TV shows. It first appeared in Dream of the Red Chamber and also in Story of Minglan (Novel and…
4 Ingredients Lemon Caramel Pudding
I wasn’t a fan of sweets when I was growing up. However, as I’ve grown older, I’ve developed a sweet tooth. It’s mainly stems from my love of baking. Although baking is a lot of fun, it can be tedious so I’m always on the lookout for easy desserts. This lemon caramel pudding…
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,…
Easy Foolproof Japanese Milk Bread (Shokupan)
In my teen years I refuse to eat anything that was made of white flour. Everything had to be whole wheat. As I got older, I stopped caring about eating everything whole wheat. I started to crave white bread. While I still buy whole grains loafs, once in a while I crave for…
Vietnamese Baguettes
I always loved baking and that amplified during the pandemic. One of the first recipe I made for this blog was baguettes, specifically Vietnamese baguettes. Before I attempted to make the baguettes, I needed to do a bit of research. While most bread requires flour, water, salt, yeast and sugar there are specific…
