This is my mum’s recipe and is probably one of my favourite Chinese dishes growing up. If you haven’t had shrimp paste before it might not be your cup of tea. But give it a try. You won’t regret it. Delicious! This is one of the shrimp paste brands I […]
I had a craving. Chinese Style Roast Pork. Crunchy skin. Layer of fat that melts in your mouth. Meat that is tender and moist. Not too salty. I still haven’t found a Chinese BBQ place in the Bay Area that satisfies all my criteria. I decided this would be the […]
My parents were visiting us for a few days towards the end of February and usually mum would do most of the cooking while in town. On this particular day, she asked me what I wanted for dinner and I suggested one of my favorites dishes which is steamed minced […]
I thought this would be an appropriate post given it’s been freezing cold in the Bay Area. I must admit I am getting soft. Growing up in eastern Canada, the weather here would be worthy of shorts and a t-shirt. Okay, maybe jeans and a t-shirt but definitely no jacket. […]
I’ve been making HK Style Baked Pork Chops forever using a recipe my mum gave me years ago. It’s written on letterhead paper from my first full-time engineering job so you are talking at least 15 years ago. Although it tastes pretty good it’s just not quite the same as when […]
I decided to try a new recipe called “Margaret Loo’s Braised Tofu and Mushrooms” taken from grace young’s The Breath of a Wok cookbook. I left out the mushrooms and added a bit of green onion but otherwise followed her recipe. Ingredients Tofu (14 0z) (1 pack; medium to firm) […]
This is probably one of my top 10 favourite Chinese dishes. Here’s a simple method to make it where you purchase already made roast pork from the Chinese butcher. The key is to purchase the pork from a butcher that does it well or else the dish won’t have any […]