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Pork and Cabbage Rice Cake Soup (Nian Gao Tang)

Pork and Cabbage Rice Cake Soup (Nian Gao Tang)

This variation of nian gao tang (rice cake soup) is something my mom made all the time, she even made it for us when we were in Mexico because she found some really flavorful pork rib strips at the butcher shop. What’s essential here is 

Beef Bulgogi Potstickers (Dumpling Recipe)

Beef Bulgogi Potstickers (Dumpling Recipe)

These beef bulgogi potstickers are inspired by the flavors of bulgogi, a slightly sweet, soy sauce-marinated korean beef dish. It has a hint of sweetness without being straight up ~sweet~ and is loaded with veggies like carrots and cabbage which lend a natural sweetness to 

Braised Daikon with Scallion Oil

Braised Daikon with Scallion Oil

My mom has a lot of what I call “mom-isms” — philosophies, superstitions, wisdom. My favorite ones are the food ones, like “winter luo buo (daikon) it the yummiest, it’s when daikon is the sweetest and fattiest”. And braised daikon is a beautiful thing as 

Mille-feuille nabe (napa cabbage and pork hot pot)

Mille-feuille nabe (napa cabbage and pork hot pot)

“Mille-feuille” means a thousand layers/leaves and often refers to a crisp, flaky French pastry, but in this case, it refers to the many layers of napa cabbage and pork belly in this Japanese-style hot pot. Mille-feuille nabe is one of our go-to meals in the 

Brown Butter Mushroom Orzo

Brown Butter Mushroom Orzo

After over a year of self-restraint, I finally gave in and got the giant box of mixed dried mushrooms from Costco. It comes with dried yellow boletus, oyster mushrooms, porcini, and portobello, and I’m so excited to have fun mushroom on hand all the time!! 

Crispy Curry-Spiced Wings with Herby Yogurt Dip

Crispy Curry-Spiced Wings with Herby Yogurt Dip

Deep frying is my nightmare, and it’s not just the oil splatters, I hate the before, during, and after. It’s temperamental, the cleanup sucks, and you’re left dealing with a big vat of oil!! But all good because it has helped me master the art