When we talk about French cuisine, many of us would picture something classy, upscale in our mind. However, French food that brings you happiness does not always require fancy ingredients. Croque monsieur is the perfect example. This type of hot ham and cheese sandwich has been a popular quick snack item since the early twentieth … [Read more…]
These baked spicy chicken wings are just too damn simple, not even 3 steps are required, yet so good! Isn’t that the best thing for a lazy person? Flavorful, crispy, spicy with a subtle hint of cheese flavor, they are the best companion for your Netflix time lol. Ingredients (serves 2): 8 chicken wings 1 … [Read more…]
酒酿圆子 Jiuniang yuan zi is a Chinese dessert dish commonly found in the Zhejiang region. It consists of chewy mini glutinous rice balls, subtly sweet (and “boozy”) soup with jiuniang (fermented glutinous rice) and dried Osmanthus flower. This hearty dish has a very unique aroma which is not found in most Western desserts. Curious about … [Read more…]
I love making duck breasts. Easy, quick, delicious. To put simply, there are only three steps to making duck breasts: pan searing, baking and resting. I think duck meat is the most scrumptious when it’s cooked to pink, juicy and tender；the skin golden and crisp. The abundant duck fat is perfect for sauteing vegetables, especially … [Read more…]
If you are into food, I bet you’ve heard of Heston Blumenthal, one of the most renowned British celeb chefs. Blumenthal owns The Fat Duck, which is among the five 3 Michelin stars restaurants in UK. Couple years after he opened The Fat Duck, Dinner by Heston Blumenthal was created. Dinner, today a 2 Michelin … [Read more…]
Golden baked cheese toast (岩烧乳酪吐司) was once a super popular type of street snack across China (not sure how to properly translate the name though). It consists of slice of toast topped with cream & cheese mixture and sliced almonds, baked to golden. Such a simple guilty pleasure for anybody who has a sweet tooth … [Read more…]
Basque cheesecake is my favorite type of cheesecake ever! I first had it at a Spanish bar in Toronto called Bar Raval and instantly fell in love with it. The texture lies between a New York cheesecake and a Japanese style souffle cheesecake. It’s not baked in water bath so the skin is slightly burnt … [Read more…]
Eating rice cakes is a Chinese New Year tradition among many Chinese families, because rice cakes (年糕”nian gao”) signifies “increasing prosperity year after year”. Chinese New Year has arrived, why not make some spare ribs with rice cakes and share the good wishes among your family? The ribs are so tender and easily detached from … [Read more…]
The city I live in has been facing various extreme cold warnings recently and my body starts to crave more calories…Not being brave enough to go get groceries, I made these mini apple cheese tarts using whatever was left at home and they turned out scrumptious (like always)! Let the tarts warm you up! Part … [Read more…]
Pan fried dumplings (aka pot stickers), a typical Chinese street food, always remind me of good childhood memories. I enjoyed watching people make them at those breakfast stands in China when I was a kid. Usually the filling is pork. You can always make fancier pan fired dumplings at home. Today I’m sharing a pan … [Read more…]