Basque Burnt Cheesecake might be one of the leading food trends of pandemic since last year and I finally give it a go now. The method is just so simple that hardly can fail and it certainly brings some comfort and satisfaction when feeling a bit moody with London’s unsettled weather. Ingredients -200g soft…
Crispy Seaweed Crackers 自製海苔脆餅
Anyone knows ‘’のり天’’ (noriten) ? That is my favourite seaweed tempura snack that I can easily finish one pack in a few minutes. So when I first saw seaweed crackers food hack by simply using rice paper and nori seaweed sheets from Youtube, I told myself I have to try it! But since then I…
Taiwanese Rice Noodles Soup 台式米粉湯
Probably not the best known, but Taiwanese Rice Noodles Soup (台式米粉湯) is another significant Taiwanese dish which is supper common in Taiwan from breakfast shops to local night markets. This is also a common home dish that every Taiwanese family would have their own recipe. Taiwanese rice noodles soup could be very simple with fewer…
Gyudon / Japanese Beef Bowl 日式牛丼飯
Gyudon is a Japanese dish of thinly sliced beef cooked in sweet sauce mixture to serve over the rice. I’ve ordered Gyudon quite often when eating at Japanese restaurant as this was something I wouldn’t cook at home. The reason is I can’t get thinly sliced beef from supermarkets, don’t like the quality of frozen…
Easy Quiche Recipe with Sardines & Olives 沙丁魚橄欖鹹派
A quiche for weekend brunch? YES! Just saw this easy quiche recipe from Utosh and I had almost forgotten how much I loved this savoury pie! I think quiche is a dish that I first tried to make when I was a beginner cook, it’s so easy to put everything together, just simply use ready…
Drunken Chicken / Shaoxing Wine Marinated Chicken 醉雞
In Taiwanese culture, Chicken is a symbolic dish for Lunar New Year as it symbolises to bring the prosperity of family. This comes from the Taiwanese phrase ’Jia-Ke-Khi-Ke’’(呷雞起家) as the Taiwanese pronunciation of chicken -‘Ke’ – has the same sound as ‘’home’’. Usually the whole chicken is the most popular, but ‘’Drunken Chicken’’ 醉雞, a…
Pancake Day 2021
I’ve always missed Pancake Day before but this year I particularly pinned it at schedule together with Lunar New Year so I wouldn’t forget. My first attempt was to do Jana’s pancake bunnies but unfortunately failed (not easy to make the exact shape I want!), then I tried to make mini pancakes, again, not as…
Minced Prawns Lettuce Wraps 生菜蝦鬆
Finally, it’s Lunar New Year’s Eve today!!! In Taiwan, reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve is such an important part of Lunar New Year as all family members need to come back home having a huge feast together to celebrate the coming new year. At reunion dinner we usually have various kinds of cuisines cooked…
Good Fortune Tofu Box for Lunar New Year 豆腐福包
I was brainstorming some recipes for upcoming Lunar New Year, then after seeing Vernabanana’s viral teriyaki tofu sticks wrapped with nori seaweed, I was so inspired and came up with a similar idea to create these fortune-box-look-like tofu blocks. And here it is! Basically I wrapped nori around tofu in a different way to…
Steamed Garlic Prawns with Glass Noodles 蒜蓉蒸蝦粉絲
Have no idea what to cook for Lunar New Year? How about trying this steamed garlic prawns recipe which is super simple but looks sophisticated on the table? This is a great LNY celebration cuisine with beautiful taste of shell-on prawns and to impress your family as they would feel you cook like a restaurant…