I have been craving old school comfort food. A big foodie regret in my life was not sharing my mom’s love of sauerkraut with her. The name of it scared me as a kid (so stupid) and then the rebel in my dug my heels in and I missed out on a lot of fantastic […]
Super Easy & Delicious Instant Pot Ribs
I have been searching for ways to make easy dinners and my friend Zorica recommended this recipe for Instant Pot Ribs. It looked so easy, used minimal ingredients and looked so potentially tasty it was a no-brainer for me. The Ribs The recipe called for baby back ribs. The only ribs at my store were “pork […]
Recipe Review Allrecipes Magazine Thai Wonton Soup
Helen Chen’s Pork Shreds and Napa Cabbage
I adapted this recipe from Helen’s Asian Kitchen: Easy Chinese Stir-Fries to create this noodle dish. It was originally Pork Shreds with Bean Thread Noodles and Napa Cabbage but I can not find bean thread noodles anywhere, despite the aisles and aisles of noodle products in my hood. As a result, I created this dish with fresh ramen […]
Ants Climbing A Tree Stir Fry by Helen Chen
I know. Not the “yummiest” sounding name for a dish but I did not let that stop me! The recipe comes from the cookbook Helen’s Asian Kitchen: Easy Asian Noodles. I ordered it with Helen’s Asian Kitchen: Easy Chinese Stir-Fries because I was tired of crappy local Chinese takeout here. I wanted to make my own Asian food […]
Martha Stewart’s Boston Baked Beans
There is just something about winter that makes slow oven-cooked baked beans so tempting to make! So earthy, satisfying and rustic. I wanted to make them seriously old-school so I turned to this recipe from Martha Stewart’s Cooking School. The recipe makes a ton so I divided it in half! The Recipe You will need […]
Traditional Latvian Pork Roast Dinner
Siu Mai Open-Faced Dumplings Part 2
After making the dumpling skins (Part 1) from the cookbook Asian Dumplings (Amazon.ca), the next day I began working on making the filling and bringing everything together. Making the Siu Mai Open-Faced Dumplings You will need 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar, 1/4 tsp white pepper (I used black), 1 tbsp cornstarch, 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp […]
Siu Mai Open-Faced Dumplings Part 1
One of my favourite things in the world is dumplings. Which is why I bought the cookbook Asian Dumplings: Mastering Gyoza, Spring Rolls, Samosas, and More (click here for Amazon.ca). As I went through the cookbook I noticed so many of the dishes had ground pork in them. I tried picking some up at my store but […]