My friend Emily and I had a lunch today and someone at our next table told us to watch ‘Eat, drink, man, woman‘. It sounded good so I searched it on Neflix. And it turned out it was my favorite movie when I was very little back home. It just didn’t click in my head…
Archives for October 2011
‘Mean’ fish taco
Did I say I make ‘mean’ tacos? I mean MEEEAAAANNNN. I moved from San Diego so of course I like my tacos beer battered. Blue moon though. Gotta be Blue moon! (Just kidding. It just happened to be my favorite beer.) And then there are my two secret sauces-white sauce and pasilla chile sauce…Not so…
Halloween cupcakes for grown ups
Who said only kids can have fun on Halloween? Halloween is the only day where we can wear a skimpy outfit and strut down the street, right? I made these adult only chocolate cupcake (coffee in there- so don’t feed these to your kids) with mascarpone frosting (Baileys in there-so don’t feed these to your kids either)….
Matcha banana bread
I have been searching for the best banana bread recipe for a long time. I have made a ‘brick’, ‘gooey’,’dry’….you name it. At times I had to toss the entire loaf in the trash. Wasted so many bananas and butter….Is there anybody out there feeling this pain? I personally think banana bread is the hardest…
Roasted chicken with Farro and herb sauce
For me, chicken is one of those ingredients that you kind of ‘have to’ eat to get protein. I always roast chicken breast, cut into pieces and have them in the fridge at all time so we can just grab and munch on it with some hummus. It keeps me from grabbing that bag potato chips….
Grilled Cheese 2.0
My friend, Emily and I used to go to this local restaurant where we get a glass of wine and this grilled cheese – wait for it~~ Blue cheese, white truffle oil and honey! Yes baby. Ever since I had my first bite, my world went upside down. Can you smell this now? No offense to good old…
Grilled sea bass with indian spiced tomatoes
I love simple food. And I love making this simple fish dish whenever I can find fresh white fish that day at the market. Because this is such a simple dish, the key is to toast fresh coriander seeds and grind yourself. Don’t use already-ground coriander. I did that one time and the flavor of the dish…
Blueberry cupcake with maple brown butter frosting
My dearest friend Megan came up to visit me from San Diego. I love when she visits. We workout, cook, eat, yoga, watch chick flicks on the couch…dye each other’s hair… And this time, she made me these ridiculous cupcakes. She got the recipe from a blog called ‘Ming makes cupcakes‘. What can I say,…
Crepe Ool la la
I like my salmon raw. And when I get sashimi grade salmon at a local fish market and eat enough of sashimi, I cook the rest and save it for the next day. I decided to whip up salmon crepe with bechamel sauce. Ool la la. Turned out real good. So I want to share it…
Buttermilk blueberry muffins
We went to blueberry picking this past weekend. My husband grew up in a farm in Kansas so we like driving up north of Santa Barbara and enjoy ranches, farms and or just drive around to smell the dirt & cow poop. We picked a basketful of blueberries and took it home. They tasted divine and what would…
Chicken Pozole
My husband and I went to Puerto Vallarta a few months ago. It was a totally random & spontaneous trip. Sometimes these kind of trips turn out the best. So many good food and met some great people along the way. It was not the most adventurous trip as I would like( all inclusive, resort…
Thai glass noodle with shrimps
I have an asian stomach. So I need to eat noodle and rice everyday otherwise my stomach goes on a strike. 🙂 My husband is a white boy from Kansas. Well, he now would rather have asian food then what I call ‘white boy food’. I converted him! yay! This is the dish I learned…
Sweet & Salty Kale Chips
My grandma used to make my favorite snack with kelp. She would lightly fry kelp(we had real thick one in Korea) and while it’s hot, she puts salt and sugar. Aghhh I miss home cooked korean snack. With ever popular kale, I made my version of it. Oven roasted instead of frying, and with some…
Petite raspberry tart
Raspberry tart is my husband’s favorite dessert. We usually get it at a french bakery we go on weekends but I decided to make it myself. It is actually easier then you think. You can top it with your favorite fruits-kiwis, strawberries, blackberries. I like them mini size but feel free to make it regular…
Pumpkin Bread 1 : Super Moist and Cakey!
I get so excited when I see pumpkin puree at a market. Time to stock up that baby! This is very moist and flavorful pumpkin bread. Made with oil, not butter so extra extra moist! I like dipping it in a cold glass of milk….weird huh? But it tastes so good that way. Agh, the…