Steamed Chicken Wings With Black Fungus / 黑木耳蒸鸡翅
The chicken is so flavorful and tender, and the black fungus is well seasoned with the essence of the sauce. Steaming is my favorite method of cooking chicken especially the chicken wings, so tender...
View ArticleSweet Vinegar Eggplant & Chicken / 甜醋鸡肉茄子
Many summer vegetables are only available in summer but eggplant, it is available throughout the year at a reasonable price. I guess Japanese must like the eggplant a lot. How I wish some other summer...
View ArticleNew York Cheesecake with Strawberry Sauce / 草莓酱纽约乳酪蛋糕 / ニューヨークチーズケーキ&苺ソース
I baked this but I am drooling over my yummylicious screen now. New York cheesecake is always our top choice when we think of cheesecake. The cake itself is deliciously creamy with a perfect hint of...
View Article台式碗糕 / Taiwanese Steamed Savory Rice Cake
Due to the pandemic and the "stay home" policy, all I can do is think of all the good foods we had in overseas. Although we are able to find many good international foods here but it is a totally...
View Article5-Spice Fried Chicken Wings / 五香炸鸡翅
There are times when food brings back memories of the past. 5-spice fried chicken wing reminds me of my first few years of living in Singapore. I started living on my own at 18 after graduating high...
View ArticleQuick & Easy Kaya (Coconut Jam) / 简易咖椰
When hb found the soft and fluffy Milk Bread I baked yesterday, he mentioned how nice to have it with kaya. He enjoyed Kaya Toast very much when we lived in Malaysia. This morning, I made him some...
View ArticleSamgyetang / 韩式参鸡汤
Samgyetang is prepared by stuffing a spring chicken with ginseng, garlic, date and glutinous rice, then simmer until the chicken is tender. In Korea, Samgyetang is a traditional summer dish effective...
View ArticleJapanese Beef Stew / 日式炖牛肉
There are three popular stews in Japan, Japanese Curry, Cream Stew, and Beef Stew. With the instant roux, the way of cooking and the ingredients used are pretty much the same for all three stews. The...
View ArticleNo-Knead Focaccia Bread / 免揉佛卡夏面包
We are bread lovers. Our breakfasts are usually savory buns or assorted sandwiches made with the home-baked bread loaf. The boys prefer soft bread but T and I like crusty bread rolls and focaccia very...
View ArticleChinese Yam, Sweet Corn, Carrot & Pork Rib Soup / 山药玉米萝卜排骨汤
Lately, soup is the most important part of the dinner for T. No matter how sumptuous the dishes are, there must be a soup EVERY day. I guess I have turned him into a Cantonese in term of the soup...
View ArticleHomemade Egg Noodles / 手工全蛋面
Last week, I made some noodles for the first time in 2-3 years. I had pan mian and the boys had noodles with the same soup. Then, I turned the leftover into two plates of scrumptious Chicken Curry...
View ArticlePickled Cabbage / 酸包菜
I made some sour cabbage (sauerkraut) with the Chinese way of pickling sour vegetables. It is common to use either Chinese cabbage (northern China) or mustard green (southern China) to make this sour...
View ArticleAyam Goreng Berempah / Malay Spiced Fried Chicken / 马来香料炸鸡
Unlike common western herbs, such as rosemary, basil and thyme, fresh curry leaves couldn't be found in any supermarkets near me yet. However, the plants are available at the major nurseries at...
View ArticleYamagata Wholemeal Loaf Bread / 山形全麦吐司面包
The word of Yamagata (山形) means mountain shape in Japanese. This mountain shape loaf is baked with 35% of wholemeal flour, direct method. The texture is so much better than I expected, not only moist...
View ArticleHiyashi Chuka / 日式中华冷面
Hiyashi Chuka (Chinese Cold Noodle) is one of the so called Chinese dishes invented by Japanese. When I had it for the first T was surprised to learn that I, as a Chinese, had never had it before....
View ArticleIkayaki / Squid Pancake / 墨鱼烧
Apart from the famous Okonomiyaki and Takoyaki, Ikayaki (squid pancake) is another delicious street food that you can enjoy in Kansai area. Although the way of making is similar to the Okonomiyaki but...
View ArticleWinged Bean Omelet/ 四角豆煎蛋
Bean omelet is a popular Chinese home-cooked dish, simple ingredients and easy to make. A good omelet must have crunchy bean, moist and tender omelet, and not greasy. Originally, the bean omelet is...
View ArticleBarley & Peanuts Sweet Soup / 薏米花生糖水
This Chinese style sweet peanut soup is one of a handful of sweet dessert soups that I like. It is usually cooked with only blanched peanuts but I like mine with barley. The peanuts are cooked to...
View ArticleSPAM Onigiri / SPAM午餐肉御饭团
In Japan, SPAM Onigiri (or musubi) is quite popular among the families with school age children. It is something quick and easy to make on the busy bento days. I first made this was like 10 years ago...
View ArticleMilk Tea Cake & Bread / 奶茶蛋糕&牛奶面包
Cake or bread? Maybe both. This cake-bread was on my baking list for awhile, wanted to know how well the two different textures go together. It is a combination of two recipes, the soft and fluffy...
View Article三杯鸡 / Three-Cup Chicken
What are you cooking mom? It smells so good! That's what the boys said when they came back from the school today. It is 三杯鸡，read as 'san bei ji' in Chinese... bla bla bla... I explained to them in the...
View ArticleBanana Oatmeal Soft Cookies / 香蕉燕麦软曲奇
最近很努力的改变自己的饮食习惯，168间歇性绝食和211健康餐盘同步进行。八个小时的进食时间内吃三餐感觉太紧密了，所以午餐都以小点心代替也能满足想吃点甜配咖啡的欲望。其实这饼干当早餐或代餐吃也不错，即营养又有饱足感。I am new to YouTube, please subscribe to my channel Lydia_MyKitch3n.Thank you for supporting me!
View ArticleStir Fried Okra with Panch Phoron / 印度香料炒秋葵
We had lunch at the newly opened Indian restaurant near Nara Station the other day. The restaurant offers pretty decent Indian dishes, I am surprised to find stir fried okra with panch phoron in the...
View ArticleFoolproof Crispy Roasted Pork / 零失败脆皮烧肉
Homemade crispy roasted pork (烧肉/siu yuk) anyone? Had a chat with hubby about the differences between Japanese char siu, siu yok，and char siu the other day. Of the three of them, I like siu yuk the...
View ArticleShabu-shabu / Nabe | Hotpot | 火锅
We are having shabu-shabu or nabe (nabe literally mean pot) dinner like four times in a week in winter. Shabu-shabu is served with thin slices of meat or fish, which need only a few seconds to cook...
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