I love beef brisket, pork ribs, burnt ends, smoked sausages, and possibly everything I can get at a barbecue joint; I really can’t think of anything I wouldn’t want to eat. Few weeks ago, I spotted a pack of beef ribs at Whole Foods and I immediately snagged the largest […]
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Zaru Soba (Cold Soba Noodles with Dipping Sauce)
Main Dishes, Meatless MondayI’m one of those people who like to eat everything piping hot, all year round. Sometimes when a dish has sit out in room temperature for too long, I have to rewarm it in the microwave before I can eat it. I’m so stubborn when it comes to that. Well, […]
Cantonese Style Garlic Chili Prawns {Hong Kong Bei Fung Tong Prawns 避風塘炒蝦}
Main DishesI’m pretty excited to share today’s dish with you, which is a personal interpretation of something I grew up eating. As I have mentioned before, I grew up in Hong Kong where the cuisine is predominantly Chinese but heavily influenced by locally sourced ingredients and Western cooking styles. For this […]
Apple Pomegranate Smoothie
BeveragesMy go-to smoothie move is a no-brainier: throw a bunch of frozen berries, a big dollop of yogurt, and a splash of juice into the blender and give it a whirl. This time, I got the hankering to put in some pomegranate seeds (I’ve been de-seeding pomegranates like crazy lately […]
Lemon Curd Macarons
Desserts and Sweets, Popular PostsThis post comes with a warning: macaron is one of the most delicate and difficult pastries to make successfully. Well, in my humble opinion anyway! There’s a whole lot of precision and patience required and practice definitely makes perfect, but don’t get discouraged if you don’t succeed on the first […]