Adventures in a Chinese- American Kitchen
Author: annathetwinkie
Hi!!!!! It's 2017 now!!!!!! The year's really gone by fast. New Years is nothing too special for me, but it's cool (and a bit freaky) to think about how fast time goes by. Usually, we don't do anything to celebrate new years; however, a couple of my parents' good college friends invited us to brunch at … Continue reading It’s 2017!!!!!!
As promised, I'm back and ready to talk about the best part of the trip: the food and culture. Taiwan only has 23 million people (that's 1 million less than Shanghai's official population), but what it lacks in people, it makes up for in flavor and culture. It preserves much of pre communist China and many … Continue reading Taiwanese Highlights
Hello! I'm back from Taiwan. It was AMAZING!!!! My family, and 12 others, biked over 270km over the course of 5 days and passed some epic views. This post, I'll give a brief overview of what we did, but I'll let the pictures speak for themselves. (our route) We started in Yilan county, rode a … Continue reading Cycling in Taiwan
Hi!!! Long time no post!!! It's been a pretty hectic three weeks. On the 3rd- 4th was my first MUN Chairing experience, the following week I had 3 finals; that weekend, I took the ACT and finished finals on Wednesday. I'm happy to say I'm done!!!!! Grades came out yesterday and I'm equally happy to … Continue reading Update
Hi!!! It's 2 days after Thanksgiving so I hope everyone enjoyed their turkey, pies and family time. What did my family do? Well, there was a bit of a last minute change of plans. We were going to help host a charity dinner like last year, but the team never got together. So, no turkey. Instead, … Continue reading Happy (Late) Thanksgiving!
Hi!!! I know it's been a long time since I last posted. I've been busy with MUN and just life in general. Thus, I was inspired to post this recipe. Scrambled eggs with tomato (番茄炒蛋) is a classic dish all over China. A good majority of Chinese restaurants have this dish, even if they don't, … Continue reading Scrambled Eggs with Tomato （番茄炒蛋）
Hi! Sticking with the theme of last post, here is another classic, quick and easy dish: Ingredients 1-2 Russet potatoes, peeled and julienned salt a splash of soy sauce a splash of vinegar Green onions, chopped- as garnish Directions Place the cut potatoes into a bowl of cold water until ready to use in order … Continue reading Julienned Potatoes （土豆丝）
Hi!!!! It's been a very long time since I posted, but I'm back. Things have just been pretty busy lately. Anyways, yesterday morning, I finally had the opportunity to cook again. My brother was finishing up a math class and a boring steam bun just wasn't going to cut it, so I offered to cook: … Continue reading French Toast Sandwich
There is no use downplaying the significance of rice to Chinese cuisine. As one anthropologist put it: “Rice is life”. Although a majority of Chinese people no longer depend on wet rice agriculture for subsistence, no Chinese meal is complete without a bowl, or three, of polished white rice. Let me make this clear: I … Continue reading Why I Hate White Rice
In my previous post about my recent trip to Xiang Tan, I mentioned that the pork trotters were AMAZING. Thus, it is only proper that I share the recipe Ingredients 1 -2 pork trotters, preferably the front ones, diced Unground spices (Chinese Cinnamon, Bay leaves, star Anise cloves) Ginger, cut into wide, thin slices salt, … Continue reading Recipe Post: Steamed Pork Trotters （香蒸猪蹄）
The Red-braised Twinkie 