Thai Iced Tea is the perfect refreshing drink for a hot summer day (or anytime)! Sweet, creamy and full of flavor. Pairs exceptionally well with spicy Thai food. A super-cold tall glass of Thai Iced Tea is perfect for a hot summer afternoon (or anytime, really!) When we eat out at any Thai restaurant, I love …
Hello, Summer! Yikes! We’ve been hitting the triple-digits here in the Pacific Northwest and I could not be more thankful for air-conditioners 🙂 Hope you’ve been keeping cool as well! My mother-in-law found some mangoes while she was out shopping recently and brought a couple over for me. She knows they are my favorite fruit …
It’s grillin’ season! Got some leftover BBQ chicken? These Skillet BBQ Chicken Nachos are perfect for a “dinner and a movie” night in! These are a snap to prepare and perfect for sharing. No leftover chicken? No problem! You can either buy pre-cooked chicken and shred it, or prepare it yourself in just a few …
Fried Rice – with quinoa instead of rice. And with shrimp and BACON? Wha??? I’ve been trying to eat healthier but having a hard time giving up white rice. I’m Asian….rice is my comfort food. I grew up eating rice for breakfast, lunch and dinner! *sigh* Anyways, I tried using quinoa in place of rice for …
Hainanese Chicken Rice is a very popular dish in Singapore and Malaysia. In fact, Singapore has claimed this as their national dish! The chicken is served either roasted, poached, or steamed. The flavor of the rice is out of this world! It’s not just plain white rice. Normally, the uncooked rice is stir-fried in ginger …
Oh my yummm….one of my favorite foods – fried chicken. Love love LOVE fried chicken! We’ve been trying to eat healthier so I needed to come up with a healthier version of fried chicken. This Asian Oven-Fried Chicken is my new favorite fried chicken recipe. Well, it’s a healthy version of “fried” chicken. It’s not …
The weather here has been gorgeous. Spring is turning into Summer and I’m in the mood for a good salad. I have to admit – up until recently, I’ve never really been much of a fan of salads. In Asian cuisine, most vegetable dishes are cooked, so it took me a while to get used …
Fried rice is actually one of the first things I learned to cook when I was little. I remember standing on a little stepstool so I could reach over the huge cast-iron wok while my grandmother watched me put ketchup and sugar into my fried rice (eww! but as a kid, I thought it tasted …
As promised in my previous post on Coffee Crusted Ribeye Steak, here is my super-simple but delicious recipe for Bacon Wrapped Asparagus. This pairs so well with just about anything – steak, chicken, pork, seafood. I put just a touch of brown sugar on the bacon so it’s smokey-sweet and complements the fresh, crisp asparagus. Start …
A special dish for a special occasion! My husband and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary last week. Wow…what an amazing TWELVE years it has been. So blessed to have him in my life! We celebrated with a long weekend in Vegas a few days before the actual anniversary date, so I wanted to do something …
Brown…Sugar…Bacon. Need I say more? I don’t think I’m going back to regular bacon. This is almost like eating candy for breakfast! Sweet and savory deliciousness all in one crispy bacon strip. The best part about this recipe is that it’s oven-baked, so no bacon-grease spatters all over your stove-top. Put the bacon in the large …
HAPPY WEEKEND!!! I’ve been waiting all week for this steak! Yes, I could have made it during the week, but I’m seriously sensitive to caffeine. Even the slightest bit of coffee will keep me awake all night so I thought it would be a good idea to wait till the weekend. Yeah, I know I’m …
Zaru Soba is one of my family’s favorite Japanese dishes. It’s chilled buckwheat noodles served with a cold dipping sauce/broth, topped with shredded nori, finely chopped scallions, and a bit of wasabi. I like to stir the wasabi into the broth so I get a little bit of a kick with each bite. I remember …
There’s nothing better than a warm bowl of delicious curry over a bed of steamed white rice on a cool Spring evening (or any time of the year, really). This is comfort food for me. Love curry but can’t take the heat? You can control how spicy you want it. Personally, I like it extra spicy! …
There’s no need to wait for the weekend to enjoy BBQ Ribs at home! Set these Crockpot BBQ Ribs in the slow cooker before you leave for work, and finish them off under the broiler for just 5 minutes to get that BBQ char flavor. Whenever we go to any BBQ restaurant, I usually order …
Growing up in Malaysia, I remember Chicken Chop being on the menu on all “Western Food” hawker food carts. It was one of my favorite “Western” dishes. Super tender chicken wrapped in a crunchy batter, smothered in a rich tomato mushroom sauce. I’m not really sure why they call it Chicken Chop – maybe because …
Ever get cravings for Nacho Cheese Doritos? (yeah, me too) Now you can enjoy them with a little less guilt….on a salad 🙂 This salad is light and refreshing, with lots of crunch from the cold lettuce leaves and the tortilla chips. If you make a big batch and have leftovers, be sure to store …
Whenever I make chicken satay, it brings back fond memories of my childhood growing up in Malaysia. Satay was one of my favorite meals as a kid (and it still is today!) I loved watching the “satay man” furiously fan the coals to keep them hot – enough to make the flames rise up to …
This is my current go-to dish when I want a quick, easy and tasty meal. I CRAVE this dish every once in a while. The sauce has so much depth of flavor. The chicken is moist and tender. The best part about it is that it just takes minutes to prepare. No need to marinade. I …
The traditional Korean Beef recipe is usually prepared with thinly sliced steak, marinated for a few hours (or overnight), but ground beef is a great substitute when you’re in a pinch. It takes just minutes to prepare as opposed to hours spent marinating the beef. This is my go-to meal on a super busy weeknight. …
Here’s a really simple, easy-to-make soup that literally just takes minutes to throw together. Warm soup paired perfectly with a cold, refreshing dollop of sour cream and diced avocado on top makes it perfect for summer or winter! Not to mention the yummy crunchy corn chips sprinkled on top. 3.2.2124
A few years ago, a friend and former colleague of mine introduce me to this amazing dish at a local restaurant. The Lemongrass Chicken is typically served with rice but she recommended substituting it for Yakisoba Noodles – genius!! It comes with a tangy, unique fish sauce that goes so well with the chicken AND …
Ahhh….creamy garlicky Fettuccine Alfredo. This was one of the first “real” dishes I learned how to make when I was in college. I didn’t have any experience in the kitchen at that time so I used to get the Alfredo sauce in a jar. Yuck! It didn’t taste like Alfredo sauce AT ALL, so I …
We planted zucchini again this year and as always……zucchini overload!! There was this particular zucchini that was hidden behind quite a few leaves. It’s huuuuge!! Check out Jayden with his zucchini mustache! I’ve been looking for zucchini recipes so these don’t go to waste. Our favorite way to eat zucchini is just to saute it till …