Seeing a lot of my Instagram fellows doing Veganuary this month, I don’t think I am ready to go vegetarian or vegan over a long period, but I am having vegetarian days twice a lunar month and it has lasted for nearly two years. Today happens to be my vegetarian day (the first day…
Recipe
Butter Chicken 奶油雞咖哩
Speaking of curry, I always eat or cook Japanese one as Japanese curry is what I used to have since I grew up, therefore I used curry cubes quite often at cooking rather than curry powder. However when Bang Curry kindly sent me their two 100% natural spice kits, I was very excited to try…
Taiwanese Three Cup Whelk Meat 三杯炒螺肉
‘San Bei’ (三杯), or ‘Three Cup’ is a very classic Taiwanese cuisine recipe which refers to the equal parts of three key ingredients : Soy sauce, rice cooking wine, and sesame oil. Most of you might have heard about ‘San Bei Ji’ (三杯雞) aka ‘Three Cup Chicken’, but San Bei, or Three Cup sauce, could…
Congee Breakfast for New Year’s Day
‘𝐘𝐮𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐧’ 元旦 is the phrase in Mandarin Chinese to call the first day of New Year. Considering the first day of the year, I always like to have myself a proper breakfast or brunch to greet the start of New Year. And ‘𝐗𝐢 𝐅𝐚𝐧’ 稀飯, or Congee in English, is a comfy food to…
Pigs in Blankets
When I first heard about Pigs in Blankets I think the name sounds quite cute. I also found it has reginal variations like in the US the term refers to hot dog wrapped in dough pastry but in the UK it refers to sausage wrapped in bacon. Pigs in Blankets are also commonly seen…
Pak Choi Fried Rice Christmas Tree
𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐭 ! Last time when I made Hong Zhao/Red Yeast Paste Fried Rice I came up with an idea…since I am doing mostly Asian cooking here, how about making Asian cuisine look Christmassy even it’s not traditional Christmas food? Then here it is, Pak Choi Fried Rice Christmas Tree….
Brown Crab with Silken Tofu 蟹黃豆腐
I really love the combos of rich brown crab and the tender texture of silken tofu, so comfort and warmy with distinctive flavour. Have made this dish before, this time I referred to the recipe from Ah-Chi-Shih (阿基師), a well-known celebrity chef in Taiwan, his cooking method seems to have multiple steps to follow…
Hong Zhao/Red Yeast Paste Fried Rice 紅糟炒飯
Fried rice is my usual clean-out-the-fridge meal particularly on the day before my grocery delivery. My ingredients are simple, but this time I added Hong Zhao(紅糟醬)/Red Yeast Paste to stir fry, and the fragrance of red glutinous rice wine just perfectly enhanced the aroma of fried rice. Also I feel the colour of this…
Pappardelle Beef Bolognese
First time buying fresh pappardelle from Lina Store and was thinking to make some Italian pasta dishes at home. Have searched a couple of recipes online, then I decided to go for Beef Bolognese as I wanted some thick and hearty sauce to go with this broad, flat pasta. Adapted from Chef Pasquale Sciarappa’s…
To Make Pan-fried Beef Pie with Pizza Dough 牛肉餡餅 (披薩餅皮版本)
Not a while ago I’ve already seen someone using pizza dough to make Chinese buns and pies, so I always wanted to try this hack. Finally made it this week and I was quite surprised how easy and how delicious they turned out with pizza dough ! Simply using beef balls is also a…