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You wouldn’t believe how this tangy, sweet, salty fried rice is a breeze to make with Rotisserie Chicken and leftover rice! Make sure to use left over rice or cooled down cooked rice to achieve a good textured fried rice without clumps. The slightly caramelized pineapple chunks add another layer of deliciousness! The tomatoes and …
Who doesn’t love Chicken Noodles or Pho Ga. I have a killer recipe to make the traditional Pho Ga chicken noodles soup with Instant Pot. But this version is a “dry” Pho Ga or Chicken and Rice Noodles, without broth. It’s quick, easy and so satisfying! It starts with a store-bought Rotisserie Chicken, and I’ll …
Dan Dan noodles is a spicy Sichuan noodles dish named after the traditional carrying pole “Dan Dan” that street vendors use to balance two baskets laden with food. They carry the pole over their shoulder and would stop when hailed by a customer, and would prepare and cook the noodles right in the street. Today, Dan …
Here are some fun and semi home-made Halloween food ideas that you can play with and adapt according to your tastes! Hair-raising Appetizers Everybody loves spring rolls, so I came up with the idea of turning spring rolls into Witches Fingers. Here I’m using store-bought frozen lumpias that are Filipino-style egg rolls. There are many types …
When I used to live in Hong Kong, my friends and I would grab a quick lunch at a Cha chaan teng or local style diners that are commonly found all over the city. These casual eateries typically serve large portion of greasy food and draw huge crowd especially if they master the Chinese Baked Pork …
During summer, I’m lucky to receive basket upon basket of fresh home grown tomatoes from my daughter-in-law’s garden. I have prepared tomato salads, Caprese salad, Fresh Tomato Tart, Tomato soup with cheese toasts and of course, tomato sauce… To do justice to the gorgeous tomatoes, we wanted to make the best marinara sauce! Since I …
