Category: Recipes
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Easy Seared Salmon
Seared salmon is my go-to weekday dinner. Depending on the thickness of the fish, you can get it all fixed up within minutes. Salmon is also never boring because it is so flavorful. A touch of salt and pepper can already bring out the best in salmon. Give it a squeeze of fresh lemon juice,…
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Manhattan Clam Chowder
Though Spring is here, it is still a good time to make some soup! Soups are good year-round, right? This tomato-based Manhattan clam chowder is light and bright; it is packed with incredible flavors. I used frozen cooked clams in the recipe because frozen clams are generally easier for everyone to get in the store.…
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Turmeric Chicken Rice Noodle Soup
Once in a while, I would buy some pre-cooked pork meatballs from Asian grocery stores to make noodle soups at home. These pork meatballs freeze well and do not require defrosting. Just boil them in water and they are good to go. They are certainly a time-saver when I want to make noodle soups in…
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Chayote Squash Soup (合掌瓜湯)
Have you tried chayote squash before? If you haven’t, I encourage you to give it a try! The squash is a little crunchy like a cucumber, but once it is cooked it is juicy and succulent. The squash is also very mild in flavor so it will take on any flavors you add to your…
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Skirt Steak with Chimichurri – Solving the Mystery of Inside Skirt vs. Outside Skirt
Steaks are among my favorite things to cook in my kitchen. Over the years, whenever I had friends over, I would cook steaks. I always cooked strip and ribeye steaks. You just can’t go wrong with these two cuts. Recently, I started doing more skirt steaks. As a novice skirt steak cook, I started researching…
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Tomato Breakfast Beans
Rise and shine! The creation of these tomato breakfast beans was the result of a failed cooking experiment. I was trying to imitate the Heinz tomato baked beans and it didn’t turn out the way I wanted it. Honestly, I was quite disappointed when I tasted the beans after cooking. Then I tried them again…