January is usually a time for resolutions where people vow to get healthy and work out more. But I feel like this year most of us are just trying to survive. So I wanted to post up a recipe that is both comforting and healthy. This Vietnamese Chicken Salad or Goi Ga is the ultimate…
It’s been so hot lately, so I am always looking for something refreshing to cool me down. Sometimes that’s ice cream. Other times it’s salad. And sometimes it’s a drink like this homemade soy milk. I had never made soy milk before, but after seeing this video, I definitely wanted to try it. This homemade…
When I moved to the Bay Area, the one thing I missed most about living in LA was my mom’s cooking. There is no one better in kitchen in my opinion (and I’m including my grandma in this statement). All my favorite dishes are ones that she used to make for me. Part of the…
Mother’s Day is this weekend. That means it’s time to brush off your breakfast making skills for the perfect Sunday brunch. But really, I love a good brunch recipe because you can be a little more whimsical with breakfast than other meals of the day. These ube mochi pancakes are the perfect balance of sweet…
The other day my mom came into the room and asked me if I knew about this dish called a Vietnamese beef and watercress salad. I said “No I don’t”. And then she said, “Well I think would be a great easy spring recipe.” And I said, “Okay sure!”. Because mom always knows best lol…
I know it is a tad early for popsicles, but the recent heat wave in LA has been pushing me to do my summer recipes a little earlier. The idea for these strawberry matcha latte popsicles came about while I was testing a recipe for strawberry matcha lattes. I couldn’t get the layers to stay…
One of my favorite dishes as a child was salt and pepper shrimp. My family used to go to this local restaurant in LA where I didn’t like a majority of the menu. That was about the time I didn’t particularly like beef chow fun. This dish however was one of the few I liked,…
