If you’ve never had Salted Eggs, you’re in for a treat. These briny eggs will wake-up your taste buds and have you craving this unique yet simple dish. In this recipe, chicken (or ducks) eggs are soaked in brine and spices permeating them with salty goodness. The eggs can then be hard-boiled, steamed, fried or used as ingredients in other […]
These Pandan Waffles (Banh Kep La Dua) are far from ordinary! Made from a batter using creamy coconut milk and fragrant Pandan flavoring, the waffles are cooked until golden brown. They are deliciously crispy on the outside, soft and slightly chewy on the inside and perfectly sweet. Make these amazing Pandan Waffles and enjoy them for breakfast or […]
Crunchy jicama and carrots, crisp green leaf lettuce, fragrant Thai basil layered with savory Chinese sausage, dried shrimp and delicate egg ribbons are all wrapped in delicate rice paper making truly mouth-watering and refreshing spring rolls. The variety and abundance of colorful ingredients are what make these fresh spring rolls so unique and amazing! Serve these delicious rolls with a homemade sweet and […]
Just in time for Spring, this recipe for Orange Chiffon Cake with Edible Flowers is both scrumptious and gorgeous. Fragrant with the essence of fresh oranges, the cake is moist and super fluffy. The crumb coating is delicate and combined with the edible flowers gives the cake a casual and earthy note which makes it perfect for casual dining or get-togethers. Make this cake for your next springtime […]
With gorgeous red color, these super moist and fluffy Red Velvet Cupcakes topped with luscious swirls of cream cheese frosting are simply delicious. This recipe is just in time for Valentine’s Day and making these scrumptious cupcakes is the perfect way to pamper your special someone with a decadent sweet treat. After all, who doesn’t love cupcakes?! 🙂
Cotton Cheesecake / Japanese Cheesecake is my new favorite dessert and after you try this recipe, it will become your favorite too! It’s the perfect combination of sponge cake and cheesecake in both taste and texture. What I love about this scrumptious cake is it’s not overly sweet as some cakes can be. The combination of fluffy cake […]
This is a follow-up to my earlier post on Mooncakes. In keeping with a more traditional recipe, these sumptuous baked treats have a sweet red bean filling. Depending on where you live, finding mooncake molds can be challenging. In the below video recipe, I show you how to make mooncakes using a silicone mini pan. These mini […]
Mid-Autumn Festival (Tet Trung Thu) is just around the corner and I have mooncakes on the brain. For those not familiar with mooncakes, they are the baked delicacy for the Mid-Autumn Festival. These delicious cakes come in a variety of different shapes and sizes but what they have in common are rich, dense fillings wrapped in a thin, tender pastry dough stamped […]
When I moved away for college, this was the dish I made regularly. With its hearty broth, rice vermicelli, shredded chicken, steamed pork roll, fried eggs and fresh greens, this soup was (and still is) the perfect combination of Viet flavors. It’s a dish that was pretty simple to make and I felt good about cooking some authentic Vietnamese food for myself. My recipe […]
Light and fluffy, this Sponge Cake (Banh Bong Lan) recipe is not overly sweet and so scrumptious! It’s a wonderfully basic cake that is simple to make and can be easily “dressed-up” for a more elegant dessert. Most of the time, I like to serve this airy Sponge Cake with a dusting of powdered sugar, […]
