April 6, 2021
Lately, Hillary has been telling me she really appreciates that I send her home with soup on weekends. It’s weekend again and I am scratching my head what soup do I make this week? 🤔 How about grandma’s omelette soup! My mother-in-law took care of the kids after school during those growing up years. The girls often reminisces about the Read More
January 28, 2021
With the pandemic still raging, it’s been one year since I step foot in a Chinese restaurant. Many of the Chinese restaurants do not offer outdoor dining and we did not want to take any risk with indoor dining. I decided to prepare Hot and Sour Soup at home, it is one of our favorite items on the Chinese restaurant Read More
April 27, 2020
Lotus peanut soup is one of the favorite dish on our dinner menu rotation. This soup takes time to simmer on the stove, but if you have a slow cooker or an instant pot, it is easy to prepare the ingredients and let the electric cooker take care of the rest while you go about the rest of your day. Read More
June 22, 2017
I tried chicken tortilla soup at Amardillo Willy’s a couple of weeks back and I was pleasantly surprised how good it is. The soup has a nice blend of spicy and sour taste with melt-in-your mouth tender chicken. It is nicely complemented by the crisp and crunchy tortilla strips. This is probably my first post of a Mexican dish, but Read More
January 21, 2017
Whenever I don’t want to worry about waking up to fix breakfast, one of the easiest way is to set the slow cooker to work while I sleep. I learned this recipe from my mother-in-law, though she cooks it over the stove while I found the lazy way out! Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: depends on setting on the Read More
November 7, 2016
This weekend’s cooking theme is homey Chinese food. Besides Three-cup chicken, I decided to make a simple meatball soup that my sister prepares often back home. The secret ingredient is the very tasty homemade meatballs, tender and springy. Sipping the soup brings back many fond memories of childhood days. Prep-time: 30 minumtes Cook time: 1 hour Ingredients 1 lb ground Read More
September 19, 2016
I saw some HUGE tiger prawns at the market yesterday and couldn’t resist the temptation to attempt Hokkien Prawn (Hae) Mee. I asked the market if they would give me the prawn heads in the tray and they kindly agreed! I got a pound of the tiger prawn heads for free! That made cooking this dish so much cheaper and Read More
March 19, 2016
I am blogging this recipe at Ashley’s request. This is one soup that you can prepare in 10 minutes if you have a can of cream-style corn, water chestnut, and eggs. Its simple, easy, tasty, and healthy! Get cooking Ashley! Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time : 10 minutes Serves: 4 Ingredients 1 14oz can cream-style corn 10 water chestnut, Read More
November 23, 2015
An anchor of Chinese dinner is clear, hot soup. And I mean literally hot. Don’t bother to serve the soup if it is not boiling hot , it just doesn’t taste as good. Making Chinese soup is easy with the slow cooker. Our family favorite is Salted Vegetables Tofu Soup (酸菜豆腐汤). I believe this is a Teochew dish and the Read More
January 4, 2015
I have been buying Campbell Cream of Mushroom soup for years until I discovered this recipe. Since then, this is the go-to solution whenever the craving calls. Occasionally, I substitute dried thyme and parsley for fresh herbs, but no more 1 can Campbell soup + 1 can water; gone are the college days … Prep Time: 20 min Cook Time: Read More
