Creamy Kimchi Onigiri

Creamy Kimchi Onigiri

i have had a longtime love onigiri — they’re such a functional snack and i’m alwaayyss down for rice. plus, this creamy kimchi onigiri uses ingredients i almost always have in my fridge — kimchi and cream cheese! this unique kimchi and cream cheese onigiri 

Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta Recipe with Corn

Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta Recipe with Corn

This creamy fusilli pasta recipe combines the richness of Philadelphia cream cheese with the sweetness of fresh corn and the savory flavor of smoked salmon. The pasta is cooked to perfection, then stirred with softened cream cheese and reserved starchy water to create a smooth, 

nectarine and prosciutto flatbread with yuzu-y arugula

nectarine and prosciutto flatbread with yuzu-y arugula

Last weekend, we attended a stone fruit party where everyone brought a dish featuring stone fruits! We created a delicious nectarine arugula flatbread, with a garlicky olive oil base and mozzarella. It unfortunately was all gone before the boy could try it so we remade 

Steamed snapper with sizzled scallion oil

Steamed snapper with sizzled scallion oil

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, steamer meals are underrated and steamed fish, is probably the most underrated of them all. One of my go-tos is a one-steamer-meal situation that includes fish and veggies like this steamed snapper with bok choy. It 

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 

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