Adventures in a Chinese- American Kitchen
Category: International
Hi! One of my goals for the new year was to cook or test a new recipe at least once a month. This week, I decided to honor that commitment with this recipe: Beer Marinated Squab*. I wanted to replicate the perfectly crispy, succulence of a perfect dim sum roast pigeon, but with a beer … Continue reading Beer Marinated Roast Squab
Not too long ago, my aunt went back to her home town and came back with some beautiful, homemade firm tofu. We decided to take full advantage of this amazingness and turned it into this simple, yet delicious dish: Ingredients 200-250g bok choy, chopped 200-250g firm tofu, sliced fairly thickly salt stock or water ginger, … Continue reading Stirfried Bok Choy with Tofu
Hi!!! Long time no see. Last week, I was in Beijing for the 23rd annual BEIMUN conference. The conference was AMAZING. We got to stay in the Crowne Plaza, pretty much all my friends in MUN went and I got best speaker in my comittee. Unfortunately, our plush surroundings and limited time prevented us from doing … Continue reading Braised Lamb
Hi!!! My taste buds and stomach have been very happy lately. Why? Well, a few days ago, my driver (aka Shanghai food expert) went to the market and got us fish. Finally, FISH!!!!! I had literally been waiting the entire winter for fresh, "inseason" fish. Needless to say, I was excited. For most of the … Continue reading Yellow Croaker and Clover soup （黄鱼草头汤）
Egg dumplings are one of my favorites at my grandparents place. What are egg dumplings? Well, they’re basically dumplings, omlette style. Instead of using dough as skin, they use a thin layer of egg. So, I pestered my grandma into teaching me the art. As it turns out, they are actually quite easy to makeThe … Continue reading Egg dumplings （蛋饺）
Hi!!! It's been really busy lately and I've really been craving Greek yogurt. That 's usually not a big problem, except for three reasons: 1) its getting cold- cold yogurt in cold weather, not nice 2) one container of good greek yogurt (Swiss Premium) costs 21.5rmb(nearly $4) 3) the cheaper brands are chock full of sugar … Continue reading Homemade Yogurt （手工酸奶）
Hi!!! It's been a while since I last posted, but school started so it's crunch time again. I personally love going to school, but school means I'm stuck with eating oatmeal and egg everyday for breakfast. I love oatmeal, but it's nice to change things up. Since it's the weekend, I decided to get a … Continue reading Spinach Oatmeal Pancakes
Hi!!! Winter break finally started, which means I finally have the time to make my own breakfast. YAY!!! So this morning, I started off with my own original recipe: Healthy breakfast Pizza It's soooo delicious, but also healthy and simple. Onto the cooking!!!! For the crust, just mix together the ingredients, spread them on a … Continue reading Healthy Breakfast Pizza
Hi!!! It's December 12th, semester finals are over and only 3 days until Winter break !!! One of my favorite parts of the winter holiday is visiting my grandparent's place at Xiangtan University. What makes it so awesome? 1)Relatives!!! 2) the scenery and (most importantly for this blog) 3) THE FOOD!!!!! My relatives are some of … Continue reading Pumpkin Pancakes （南瓜饼）
Two days ago, I came back from school, opened the refrigerator for a container of Greek yogurt and found myself staring at a large, alien looking foil package. As it turns out, that package was a 3.5 kilo whole wild duck!!! In a world of factory farming and growth hormones, that is pretty freaking awesome. Hence, … Continue reading Duck soup （老鸭汤）
The Red-braised Twinkie 