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Happy Mother’s Day!

As the food blogosphere is filled with Mother’s day meal ideas, I’d pay a tribute to my brilliant paternal grandmother could always turn the common ingredients into a great meal.

I was very fortunately to spend quite some time living with my grandparents when I was little. I was even more fortunate to have grandparents who were both great cooks. Click To Continue →

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From fancy live seafood to delicate dim sum brunch to the mouth-watering roasted duck/pork, Cantonese cuisine is probably the most well known Chinese cuisines around the world (and confirmed by the poll on side panel of this site).

Just like a Japanese person would tell you why Sushi is consumed far less frequently in Japan than in New York, an average Cantonese person will not tell you he/she eats live seafood or dim sum every day. Click To Continue →

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Join Me on Instagram

by Yi April 29, 2012
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I apologize for not putting up a recipe this week. I’ve been a little busy this past week so I had to (sadly) take a break from writing a full recipe. In the meantime I’d [...]

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Green Tea Mille Crepe

by Yi April 22, 2012
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Let me preface this post by saying again that…I am not a huge fan of desserts and pastries and then I’ll immediately make another BUT exception to that claim The newest addition to my ever [...]

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Braised Spicy Pumpkin (肉碎燜南瓜)

by Yi April 15, 2012
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I mentioned in the past that Chinese cuisine puts a big focus on the balance between protein and vegetables. In a given meal it is very common to see a good combination of protein dishes [...]

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Dry-Fried String Beans (乾煸四季豆)

by Yi April 6, 2012
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String beans are loved by many people because they are healthy and delicious.  Like all legumes string beans are rich in protein and fiber and low in fat. If you are like me who is [...]

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Hokkien Fried Rice (福建炒飯 )

by Yi March 31, 2012
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That’s right, fried rice, or 炒飯 in Chinese, is probably one of the most well known stables in Chinese cuisine.  In North America, fried rice has been popularized in the form sold at Chinese takeout [...]

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Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake

by Yi March 17, 2012
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Pineapple is a popular tropical fruit in many countries around the world. In Chinese cooking, you can find the traces of pineapple from sweet and sauce pork to pineapple fried rice, to Chinese pineapple shortcake. [...]

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Cola Glazed Wings (可樂雞翼)

by Yi March 11, 2012
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While some eat to live, others live to eat. I like to think myself as an adventurous eater, someone who likes to embrace different cuisines from rudimentary to refined, someone who likes to try new [...]

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Easy Stir Fry: Bamboo and Pork (竹筍炒肉絲)

by Yi March 4, 2012
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Let me tell you that one of the reasons I enjoy blogging is that I get to interact with readers and other bloggers that share the same interest as me. So if you have anything [...]

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