by @girlfromcalifornia - food, travel, life
As a kid, whenever we went to a Chinese restaurant, especially a Shanghainese restaurant, we would always order stir-fried rices cakes (炒年糕) of some sort — sometimes with cabbage and other times with shepherd’s purse. Since being in New York, I haven’t found a restaurant Read More
One of my goals is to be more conscious about my meat consumption. However, so many of my favorite Chinese foods have meat in them so I’ve been actively experimenting with new variations. These tofu wontons are bomb and while different from the standard pork Read More
Peanut noodles were a popular dish in 10-year-old-Christy’s repertoire (and also one of five things in said repertoire). As a 10 year old I would smother my noodles in lao gan ma chili crisp – clearly, not much has changed. This recipe makes enough sauce Read More
One of the last meals I cooked with a friend pre-pandemic was linguini al vongole, and I think that’s the last time I had fresh shellfish. So when I saw mussels on Don’s site, I had to get them. They were plump and sweep and Read More
Chive boxes (韭菜盒子 Jiu Cai He Zi) are filled with egg, chive, and mung bean vermicelli. They’re another childhood favorite of mine and something that I would always look for on the menu when we went out to eat. Since they’re not always easy to Read More
Jianbing (煎饼) is a crepe-like chinese pancake that’s loaded with egg, hoisin, chili oil, and your choice of fixins. They were one of my favorite breakfast eats when I interned in Shanghai! Check out my IG stories highlights for more how-tos. Ingredients: For the batter: Read More
What do I do when I’m craving a bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich but don’t have brioche buns? Make dumplings, of course. Ingredients: 4 strips of bacon, cooked, and cut into bits 4 eggs, seasoned with salt and pepper, scrambled 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese Read More
We love our girl, nutella loaf cake. Born out of the fact that I had a giant jar of nutella and didn’t know what to do with it. Checkout my IG highlights for full video on creating the swiiirrrrll. Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour 3/4 Read More
Love me a kimchi pancake, except for when I eat too many and become too full to move. Sos. Ingredients: 1 cup kimchi (roughly chopped) 1 egg 1/4 tsp sugar greens from one scallion, thinly sliced 1/4 tsp salt 1 tbsp corn starch 2 spoonfuls Read More