food photography & recipes
One of the boba crazes that stuck around is brown sugar boba ice cream, but I did not believe, however, that these are worth $3 a pop. Thank goodness for Kind of Cooking and their amazing, easy, painstakingly developed DIY brown sugar boba ice cream recipe. Brown sugar boba ice cream bar by Xiao Mei… Continue reading Brown Sugar Boba Ice Cream
A right of passage in my Chinese American life was learning how to make dumplings from my parents. There are innumerable variations in the world, but the below is my "family recipe" which no self-respecting Asian parent would keep in written format. Pork & cabbage dumplings with simple folding Disclaimer: This post will not be… Continue reading Pork and Cabbage Dumplings
This is one of those recipes I wish I knew years ago. It doesn't even need a shaved ice machine. Many thanks to Kind of Cooking for the incredible hack. My favorite variation is matcha shaved ice with mochi and red bean. I make my own mochi (another easy at-home dessert) so that it's fresh.… Continue reading Matcha Shaved Ice
My favorite movie is still either Parasite, directed by Bong Joon Ho or The Farewell, directed by Lulu Wang. It's Oscar season again, so I'm reminiscing about these noodles from Parasite. Chapaguri aka Ramdon from the movie Parasite I finally made these last summer after buying a pack of Chapaghetti and a (family) pack of… Continue reading Oscar-winning Noodles – Chapaguri
