4/10/2020: Youtiao, a deep-fried dough stick, was a part of my childhood memory. It’s a common breakfast that we bought from any breakfast store back in Taiwan. They also made the flatbread with sesame seeds on top (燒餅) in the clay oven. The customers would put the youtiao inside the flatbread (燒餅) and eat them…
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Steamed Egg or Egg Custard
01/29/2019: It has been a while since I posted last recipe. Time seems just fly by everyday. I can’t believe it’s already February of 2019. You and your family will love this egg dish if you have baby or young kid. My three years old granddaughter and nine months old grandson just love this dish…
How to Make Wonton Soup
07/23/2018: Wonton is easiest to make among all the Chinese food that are made from flour. We usually buy three packages of medium (thickness) wonton wraps. The thin wraps are easy to break during cooking in boiling water. Wonton soup is a simple and delicious meal or snack whenever you want. Ingredients: (3) packages of…
Spring Roll Wrapped Inside the Lettuce
06/10/2018: The size of egg roll from Chinese restaurant is too big for us when we have some other dishes on the table. So the egg roll and spring roll I make are usually much smaller size. Here is a recipe to make spring roll and eat by wrap it with carrot, egg and cucumber…
Stir-Fried Chicken, Vegetable and Shrimps Noodles
7/29/2017: I posted this dish on Instagram a couple of days ago and has been asked for the recipe by a viewer. Here it is. Ingredients: Chicken breast or thighs that I prefer to use for stir-fried, Shrimps, onions, carrots, dry beancurd cake (made out of tofu that you could find in Asian supermarket), cucumber,…
Stir-Fried Mushrooms and Spinach with Oyster Sauces
7/29/2017: This is another simple and delicious vegetable dish for you. Ingredients: Mushrooms, baby spinach, oyster sauces, garlic and scallions. Instruction: Wash spinach and mushrooms and drain both well. Stir-fried baby spinach with olive oil or veg. oil and garlic, add salt and pepper. Stir-fried mushrooms with olive oil or veg. oil under medium low…
Meatloaf, Tofu, Bok Choy and Shiitake
2/23/2017: Meatloaf is common dish for American. Here is how I made meatloaf “T.K. style” and stir-fried tofu, bok choy and shiitake serving along both sides of the meatloaf for dinner. A balanced meal with meat and vegetables for us. Ingredients for Meatloaf: (1) lb. of ground beef and (1) lb. of ground pork. (1/2)…
Sweet Chili-Glazed Cod with Delicate Squash & Jasmine Rice
11/14/2016: We received the ingredients and recipe for this dish from Blue Apron. Among the fishes, cod is one of our favorites. Here’s my interpretation of the recipe: Ingredients: (4) pieces cod fillets (3/4) cup of Jasmine rice (6) oz. green cabbage (3) cloves garlic (2) scallions (1) delicate squash (2) Tbsp. rice vinegar (1/4) cup…
Pork Chop with Green Bean Sprouts and Red Onion
8/8/2016: Pork chops in supermarket has different cut and thickness. The one I like is the thin one with bone on the side. I marinate the pork chop with soy sauce, five spices powder, a pinch of sugar and cornstarch at least 15 minutes before pan-fried them. Sliced the onion and stir-fried it and green…
Beef Chuck Tender Steak
8/5/2016: This is one of favorite dishes of my family and easy to prepare. Cut the beef about 2″ x 2″ size, Cook them in the water with ginger, scallions and anise seed until the beef getting tender (about one hour). Take out the anise seeds first before adding dark soy sauce, five spices powder…
Sesame Paste Noodles with Cucumber and Steak at side with Radish
8/2/2016: My family love to eat noodles, especially my brother who could have noodles for lunch and dinner. In special occasion, we would made this sesame paste noodles. Here is how we make the sesame paste for the noodles as below: Cook (1) cup of white sesame seeds mixed with 1/2 cup vegetable oil in…
Lunch for five weekdays
5/11/2016: This picture brought back a lot of good memories of my working days. I always cooked and packed my lunch for following week on every Sunday. So I just grabbed one from fridge on my way out to work in the morning and not to worry about what I have for lunch. I loved…
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