Adventures in a Chinese- American Kitchen
Author: annathetwinkie
Hi! Guess what? I'm 21 now!! 21st birthdays are notoriously unproductive; however, I don't plan on (ever) drinking and have a backlog of work, so I actually did quite a bit (including writing this post!). Don't worry though, I did have fun. My friend came to visit me last week and we went to Maritana … Continue reading I’m 21. My Proudest Moments
Hi! I know it's been a while. Life's just been busy and not much has happened with food lately. BUT.... my friend has come down to visit me, so I took the opportunity to share what Florida has to offer. Now, my birthday is coming up soon. I wanted to take the opportunity to go … Continue reading Maritana at Don Ceasar
Hi! Today's post will be a bit different. The semester is (finally) over. research, job, maths... did I mention research? Not going to lie, I'm glad it's over. This semester is definitely the hardest one so far academically and mentally. A LOT has happened since August, so I thought I'd give a recap/reflection of the … Continue reading A (school) Year in Review
Hi! I missed last week, but I'm back now! Life has been quite busy lately between research, classes and hanging out with friends. Last weekend was CMUs annual spring carnival (back after COVID hiatus). It was quite incredible. Unfortunately, Pissburgh weather got into the way... More sadly, all these events meant not much time in … Continue reading My Food Bucket List
Hi! It's spring! Someone please send the commissar of PGH's weather a message because it's snowing again.... Weather aside, it’s been the most amazing week. I’ve finally settled on a senior thesis project, my team got into finals for a hackathon.... and.... I got accepted into a selective summer research program! I’m really excited that … Continue reading Recipes are Research
Hi!! Today's recipe is brought to you by my team. We had a little spring break get together and they challenged me to come up with something unique. Since one of them is Korean, I decided to channel her and came up with.... Gochujang fudge! What is Gochujang? Spicy Korean bean paste. It has the … Continue reading GochuJang Fudge
Hi! I'm here today with some breakfast/ brunch... because why not! This recipe was originally just me winging it one day for my little brother. He loved it! Last weekend, I went to brunch at a friend's house and I took the opportunity to finally get the recipe down. Guess what, they loved it! So... … Continue reading Recipe Post: Banana Pancakes
HI! I hope everyone enjoyed Chinese New Year! Things have really ramped up on my end- research, classes, projects, research... However, there's always time for friends and food! Today was one of those days. My friend invited me out for lunch at Mercurio's. I'm not a big fan of pizza so I was skeptical at … Continue reading Authentic Italian at Mercurio’s Shadyside
Happy Chinese New Years! It's the Year of the Tiger. I didn't make anything special, but a good friend invited me over to her friend's place to make dumplings I'm not in these pics >< I had so much fun! Also, none of us really knew how to fold dumplings >< One thing that really … Continue reading Behavioural Economist Ruins Chinese New Years
Hi! I'm back and ready to get back in the kitchen! As a uni student on a budget, there's one thing that's always on the menu: Chicken I thought I'd share my collection of delicious recipes to kick off the new semester. Let's get cooking! Basic Poached Chicken- Poached chicken gets a bad rap. It … Continue reading Celebration of Chicken
The Red-braised Twinkie 