Adventures in a Chinese- American Kitchen
Category: Healthy
Hi!!! The new semester's officially started, and if last semester was great, this one's going to be even more amazing (is that even possible?!) While I could go on ad nosium about how amazing CMU is, I'll stay on track 😉 It's halfway through January and I hope those resolutions are still going strong! One … Continue reading 20 Healthy Recipes for 2020
I hope everyone's week is going well! Things are starting to get busy around here, but somehow I'm still relishing in the free time. Today, I finished a networking event and realized I had NOTHING to do and a can of chickpeas in the fridge. Normally, cooking is for the weekends, but the opportunity was … Continue reading Pumpkin Spice Hummus
Hi!!! I'm back with my first recipe! I technically didn't plan on really cooking until next semester, but I had a spark of inspiration I just couldn't pass up. Here's the scoop: I LOVE protein bars. Unfortunately, most are full of artificial ingredients and expensive. There are plenty of recipes online, but even those are … Continue reading Amazing Protein Bars
Hi!! I know it's summer, but sometimes irresistible opportunities just come up. Case in point, I waltzed into the supermarket and found fugu! Fugu aka blowfish is an adventurous delicacy popular in Japan and parts of southern China. It's prized for its delicate flesh that resembles silk and collagen rich pouch that's contains a burst … Continue reading Recipe Post: Rich Fugu Broth
Hi!! I know I'm on break, but I'm so proud of this recipe I couldn't resist sharing it. But first.... I GRADUATED!!!! (officially) Well, onto the food! Bone broth is all the rage now. It's full of collage, vitamins and minerals, which makes it a practical miracle food for improving digestion, hair, skin and more. … Continue reading Recipe Post: Upgraded Singapore Style Bone Tea (Bak Kut Teh)
Hi!!! It's been WAYYY too long since I've done a recipe post. Well, that ends today! The next few posts will all feature delicious recipes. Well, let's get started ! Snakehead Fish Soup Snakehead fish is a predatory freshwater fish native to Africa and Asia. At 50 million years old, it's one of the oldest … Continue reading Recipe Post: Snakehead Fish Soup
Hi!!! I'm back this week with a new recipe for one of my favorite delicacies- Tea Eggs! While tea eggs are ubiquitous and seemingly simple, finding a good, flavorful tea egg is like searching for a needle in the haystack. But... before getting into the recipe- I went to Tsukiji for the third time last … Continue reading Recipe Post: Tea Eggs
As promised, I'm back with a recipe today! This morning, we went to the wet market and found... Cod head! I've roasted salmon head and literally can't resist it in restaurants, but this is something new. I HAD to try it. It's simple and SOOOO delicious! So, let's get roasting! Ingredients 1/2 large cod head (around … Continue reading Oven Roasted Cod Head
As promised, I'm back with a recipe. Summer's well on it's way- sun, freedom and ... tacos. Normally, I'd use our yearly trip to California to get my taco fix (Ruby's Fish Taco is the best!), but since we won't be going this year, I figured I'd make my own. Cauliflower is all the rage … Continue reading Cauliflower Shrimp “Tacos”
Hi!!! With winter in full swing and germs flying around, it's more important than ever to get vitamins and minerals in. It's also the time of year where nothing sounds better than a lazy bowl of soup. Well, this simple recipe accomplishes the best of both worlds. Lets cook! Stewed Cabbage and Tofu As promised, … Continue reading Recipe Post: Stewed Cabbage and Tofu
