My husband, Matt, does have his signature dishes, like this one. I’ve never heard of this soup until he brought this up when we were shopping for dinner the other night. And, oh boy, this soup was tasty, filling, satisfying, invigorating, simple-to-made and beautiful. As I can’t seem to find anyone who doesn’t like miso [...]
Category Archives: Antipasto
16-Aug-09
Miso Soup with Clams and Tofu
26-Jun-09
Broiled Buffalo Wings
I don’t have a deep fryer at home. The thought of buying one have come across my mind occasionally for the past few years, especially the moment when I saw it’s being used on Food Network. It doesn’t take up much space, it has a sleek design, the non-stick parts make cleanup a breeze. And [...]
14-Jun-09
Basmati Rice Salad
It was record-breaking hot last week here in Vancouver – 37 °C in the afternoon in late May. It just reminded me of the weather in Florida. Everything is so dry. My whole skin, everything was dried out. Even my appetite was dried out too. Both me and my husband were just too hot to [...]
I’ve never stressed enough how much I wanted spring/summer to come. However, to my frustration, it came another snow and cold wind instead.It’s April, man!!!!!!! Please give me warm weather!!!!! Finally I made a summer dish to comfort myself. Ingredients (9-inch quiche): Short Crust Pastry 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon [...]
19-Sep-08
Thai Vermicelli Salad
All about cravings!!! When you are pregnant with specific carving coming on your way, you know you will have to get it done right away. So, I made Thai salad as I really want something fresh, minty, limey and spicy……plus I truly crave for the special taste of glass noodle (or vermicelli noodle) in this [...]
Among all parts of pork, I love pork shoulder. Pork shoulder is always tender and easy to cook. You can either spend little time on chops like this recipe. Or slow-cooking a shoulder roast in an oven, then shred the meat for pasta, tortilla or bruschette. Plus, pork is always the most inexpensive meat that [...]
09-Jul-08
Salad Nicoise
This beautiful French salad is a specialty of the region of Nice in France. Laura Calder from “French Food at Home” refers this salad to go with garlic (in dressing), olives, anchovies and tomatoes as a couples of must-have ingredients.What this crowd-pleasing salad takes is just time to prepare ingredients separately in advance. Dress them [...]
18-Jun-07
Beef Carpaccio
I’m not a raw meat person. If I have to choose between “medium rare” and “well done”, I would go for “well done” definitely. I would just lose my appetite when I see blood flowing out from where I cut my steak! Only beef carpaccio makes the exception. As I do agree it’s the only way [...]
11-Jun-07
Salad in Parmesan Frico Cup
One of my favorite eat-out salads is “Fajita Salad” from White Spot. The tender strips of Augus sirloin topped over the romaine lettuce tossed with the delicious dressing……hmmmm…I’m already mouth-watering though I’ve just finished dinner.Another highlight is that it’s not what you would imagine of having steak and salad greens wrapped in a corn tortilla. [...]
My craving for white wine continues as temperature keeps surging. To be a bit more refreshing, I was looking into making seafood.From one of my favorite cook books “Jamie’s Italy”, I found this extremely simple and satisfying recipe. In the past, Italian used pangrattato as a substitute for Parmesan as some people couldn’t afford it. [...]
