Adventures in a Chinese- American Kitchen
Category: International
Hi. I usually reserve posting for weekends, but today is special for 2 reasons. A) I have no homework B) My aunt and 4 year old cousin came to visit Shanghai from Hunan and decided to stop by and eat. YAY!!! There were only 2 guests so we didn't exactly prepare a feast (less than 10 … Continue reading Steamed Short Ribs
Hey!!! This week has been pretty uneventful, nothing special happened. However, as some of you might know, I joined Google+!!!! It's freaking awesome!!! I never knew there were so many foodies out there. So what does this have to do with chocolate cake? Well, I'm following this blogger called Eva Miret Cakepuntcom, and she posted … Continue reading Mini Chocolate Layer Cake
Hi! So this weekend, Shasmun happened! It's my school's very own MUN conference. Even better, my resolution passed and I got Most Diplomatic!!!!!! Since I was pretty busy representing New Zealand in the General Assembly, I forgot to post, but don't worry, my mom made oxtail soup. Onto the cooking!!!! Some tips : Before … Continue reading Oxtail Soup (牛尾骨汤）
Sorry for the lack of posting. I've spent the last two weekends at travel meets for XC. Our team did great at the meets but the weather was horrendous. We all look terrible in the pictures so I won't post any. Onto the food. It's getting cold outside so I thought I would share one of … Continue reading Bone Soup 骨头汤
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
The Red-braised Twinkie 