Adventures in a Chinese- American Kitchen
Author: annathetwinkie
Hi, I'm back, sorry for taking so long though. Just an update, school started on Monday and I finally finished honor band prep. As a celebration, my parents agreed to teach me a new dish every week- my first lesson was yesterday: My mom's red braised pork 🙂 Red braised pork is a favorite all over … Continue reading Red Braised Pork （红烧肉）
Hi, sorry for not posting as promised. There hasn't been much going on recently. My dad and brother started their hike to Anhui today. I was going to go but the forecast predicted rain - I absolutely hate rain. That's sad as the view is beautiful and the food is great, but no need to … Continue reading Perfect Poached Eggs
Hi, I was planning on continuing with my Chinese Cuisine Series, but my mom, rather belatedly reminded me that it was actually Mid- Autumn Festival. So, instead of the planned post, I will be talking about this very special and delicious holiday. Yay!!! Introduction Mid- Autumn festival originated in China but is actually celebrated all … Continue reading Mid Autumn Festival (中秋节）
Yesterday, I started the Chinese Cuisine series with Geography, today, I’ll get into the staples of Chinese cooking Rice: “你吃饭了吗？”(Have you eaten rice yet?). What this greeting really means is: “Have you eaten food yet? “ To the Chinese, rice is so important; it is synonymous with food. Not surprisingly, China is the world’s largest … Continue reading Chinese Cuisine Series Pt.2: The Staples
My October break starts today, which means that I’ll have plenty of time to cook and post. It also means that Mid- Autum festival (中秋节) is coming up. In honor of that, I will be doing a series of posts on Chinese cuisine. This is the first one. Let’s start!!! In my Asian History class … Continue reading Chinese Cuisine Series Pt. 1: Geography and Food
Hi, its Saturday. Today has been absolutely amazing. This morning, I went horse back riding with one of my classmate's family and some of their friends. We went to the beach and it was SOOO much fun. The horses did arrive about 2 hrs late so I ended up doing only one ride instead of … Continue reading Quick Chinese-style Pickled Daikon （泡萝卜）
As it turned out, it was actually a good thing that I didn't make pancakes yesterday. I forgot to get cooking spray, again. So I walked down to CityShop to get cooking spray and............... there was none:( Back to square 1. I looked around the kitchen for some inspiration and found baking sheets. Basically, I … Continue reading Epic Kitchen Hack and Sweet Potato Tortilla Española
This morning, I went into the kitchen, planning on making pancakes, but instead found my mom already in there, preparing to make mung bean porridge. I was soooooo happy. I LOVE it. Mung bean porridge is very traditional and common all over China. The Chinese say it has cooling properties ,but besides that, its packed with … Continue reading Mung bean Sweet potato Porridge
Yesterday, I was all excited at finally starting this blog and after watching a Cupcake Wars marathon on Friday night, just HAD to bake cupcakes. I didn't want to make just any cupcake, I wanted to make something complicated, fancy and also original, like on the show. I researched fillings, frostings, found a parent recipe. … Continue reading Plum Cupcakes…. A disappointing first experiment
Hi, This is my first post so I'm going to talk about this blog. This blog will basically be a documentation of my cooking. I'll write about what I cook and my experiments. There will be a mix of Chinese and western recipes as well as posts dedicated to healthy eating, my experimenting and restaurant … Continue reading About this blog
The Red-braised Twinkie 