Wednesday Dinner Snapshot: Pork Medallions, Salad & Sidekicks
Okay, so here’s the thing. Thanks to recent food scares and stuff here in China (and also to me being on a budget as I try to regain the […]
Category Archives: Cooking
Happy Spring Festival/Chinese New Year of the Snake! (+Make it Yourself: Steamed Wonton Dumplings)
Yes, it’s a little late. Not too late though – thank goodness Chinese New Year actually lasts a whole week and that means, to me at least, any post within […]
Make It Yourself: Christmas Goose
I admit, this is my first time cooking goose, so take it how you will. I haven’t experimented enough with this recipe to know if tweaking a marinade would have […]
Make It Yourself: Broccoli Almondine
Remember when I showed this pictures and talked about the nutty cauliflower “rice” I made? Yeah! It was pretty good, if I do say so myself. But I also had […]
Make It Yourself: Nutty Cauliflower “Rice”
More substitutions for things with carbs! I’m not on Atkins or anything, but from what I hear about it, one of the biggest complaints that Atkins people have is that […]
Make it Yourself: Sweet Potato Salad, Japan Style
Japanese potato salad has always seemed to me like a more fun version of the American one – like mashed potatoes with cool stuff inside. It’s sweet and sour, crunchy […]
Make it Yourself: Spicy Kale & Chickpea Soup
Soup! It’s one of the easiest ways to cook a whole bunch of vegetables and also make sure those vegetables fill you up. So today we’re doing one that features […]
Make it Yourself: Zucchini “Pasta” in Tomato Sauce
Oh man, have I been eating like crap lately. I recently went on a trip to North America, and lemmee tell you, outside the cities it’s like people just don’t […]
Make it Yourself: Nacho Mac n’ Cheese (with Guacamole, Beans and Spiced Beef Mince)
I got the idea of Nacho Mac n’ Cheese from this recipe on Pinterest, but thought that it seemed a little too simple and un-really-Nacho. So I think I’ve made […]
Make it Yourself: River Cobbler, Leek Brown Rice & Pan-Fried Asparagus
I’d never heard of river cobbler before I went to Tesco and saw a couple of fillets in the “reduced to clear” section. I figured since they were so cheap, […]
