Month: April 2009

  • Leek and beef stew

    Yet another chinese home cooked recipe. Warning- I’m really bad with the measurements, since I just eyeball it. Next time I make this I’ll try and measure things out and update this post. Until then, just bear with me. This is a dish my mom taught me and I have made multiple times. Its got […]

  • Crock pot chili

    I must say that a crock pot is definitely a solid investment. You just dump all the ingredients in and in a matter of hours… food is ready! Once of our favorite things to make in the crock pot is chili. Only warning is that it makes your whole house smell like deliciousness and makes […]

  • chinese cold noodle or 涼麵

    In response of the request for more chinese food recipes, here is another addition. This is a simple and quick recipe for yummy cold noodles. You usually see these noodles everywhere in Taiwan from the local food carts. Now you can have your own at home. It’s great to eat on this on warm summer […]

  • My guilty pleasure…

    Since I forgot to take pics of this week’s meals (I’ve got to be better at remembering to document), I’m going to share with you the few foods I can’t get enough of… These were taken on Valentine’s Day. Can you guess what they are? Thanks to me on the set up and tao for […]

  • We have reader(s)!

    I’m so happy to hear that people are actually reading our blog and trying out the recipes for themselves! At least I know that I am helping to make some happy tummies out there… Thanks to em for sending me a pic of her SUCCESSFUL attempt at carrot mac n cheese and chicken sticks! Anyone […]

  • Jalapeno Cornbread

    Sometimes you just feel like some cornbread. I used to just make cornbread from Jiffy mix, but then started making it from scratch. I found a recipe on the back of Quaker Yellow Corn Meal for cornbread and have been slowing adapting it… So what I’ve done to make it a bit healthier is.. Flour: […]

  • Pizza pizza!

    Many of you have been over to our place and made your own pizza.. whether it be from our pizza parties or someone was craving pizza and asked if they could make their own. No matter how you’ve experienced it, it all starts with the pizza stone. We purchased the one from Williams-Sonoma and so […]