Adventures in a Chinese- American Kitchen
Hi! Today's post will be a bit different. The semester is (finally) over. research, job, maths... did I mention research? Not going to lie, I'm glad it's over. This semester is definitely the hardest one so far academically and mentally. A LOT has happened since August, so I thought I'd give a recap/reflection of the … Continue reading A (school) Year in Review
Hi! I missed last week, but I'm back now! Life has been quite busy lately between research, classes and hanging out with friends. Last weekend was CMUs annual spring carnival (back after COVID hiatus). It was quite incredible. Unfortunately, Pissburgh weather got into the way... More sadly, all these events meant not much time in … Continue reading My Food Bucket List
Hi! It's spring! Someone please send the commissar of PGH's weather a message because it's snowing again.... Weather aside, it’s been the most amazing week. I’ve finally settled on a senior thesis project, my team got into finals for a hackathon.... and.... I got accepted into a selective summer research program! I’m really excited that … Continue reading Recipes are Research
Hi!! Today's recipe is brought to you by my team. We had a little spring break get together and they challenged me to come up with something unique. Since one of them is Korean, I decided to channel her and came up with.... Gochujang fudge! What is Gochujang? Spicy Korean bean paste. It has the … Continue reading GochuJang Fudge
Hi! I'm here today with some breakfast/ brunch... because why not! This recipe was originally just me winging it one day for my little brother. He loved it! Last weekend, I went to brunch at a friend's house and I took the opportunity to finally get the recipe down. Guess what, they loved it! So... … Continue reading Recipe Post: Banana Pancakes
HI! I hope everyone enjoyed Chinese New Year! Things have really ramped up on my end- research, classes, projects, research... However, there's always time for friends and food! Today was one of those days. My friend invited me out for lunch at Mercurio's. I'm not a big fan of pizza so I was skeptical at … Continue reading Authentic Italian at Mercurio’s Shadyside
Happy Chinese New Years! It's the Year of the Tiger. I didn't make anything special, but a good friend invited me over to her friend's place to make dumplings I'm not in these pics >< I had so much fun! Also, none of us really knew how to fold dumplings >< One thing that really … Continue reading Behavioural Economist Ruins Chinese New Years
Hi! I'm back and ready to get back in the kitchen! As a uni student on a budget, there's one thing that's always on the menu: Chicken I thought I'd share my collection of delicious recipes to kick off the new semester. Let's get cooking! Basic Poached Chicken- Poached chicken gets a bad rap. It … Continue reading Celebration of Chicken
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! So 2021 didn't exactly go as planned, but 2022 is here now. I think the pandemic has shown us that humans really are adaptable. Yesterday, I looked back at my 2021 New Years post. Many of the things that I was looking forward to did come to fruition. For example, I got … Continue reading Happy New Years! 22 Goals for 2022
Hi!! Merry Christmas to everyone! I hope everyone had a wonderful time and stayed safe! Things were a bit complicated this year for my family, but I still managed to whip up something special. Behold: I spent hours planning this and admittedly might also have scored higher on my game theory exam, but it was … Continue reading My 2021 Favourites
The Red-braised Twinkie 