Category Archives: Recipes
Sayote Kimchi Recipe
You can “kimchi” all kinds of vegetables and Mom tried it out with sayote thinking [...]
May
Pickled Sayote Recipe
Pickled mango is popular in Hawaii. I grew up with it as a childhood treat [...]
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May
Shoyu Chicken With Potatoes And Eggs Recipe
With a potential meat shortage underway due to COVID-19, Mom found a great deal for [...]
May
Hot And Sour Soup Recipe
Everyone knows hot and sour soup. It’s the staple soup served at Chinese restaurants and [...]
Apr
Green Onion Pie Tortillas Recipe
Mom decided to try something new today and I think she hit the jackpot on [...]
Apr
Easy Beef Burger Patties Recipe
With just 1 pound of beef, you can make 6 decently sized burger patties in [...]
Apr
Teriyaki BBQ Pork Recipe
Like teriyaki BBQ chicken, teriyaki BBQ pork is fast and easy. It does take a [...]
Apr
Soft Stovetop Buns Recipe
Chinese cooking often involves a lot of flour and dough work and Mom excels at [...]
Apr
Chinese Cabbage And Long Rice Stir Fry Recipe
Cooking long rice in a stir fry can be tricky. The noodles can clump together [...]
Apr
Potatoes And Pork Stir Fry Recipe
You normally wouldn’t think to add potatoes to a stir fry, but if you can [...]
Apr
Pork And Beans Recipe
A friend gave my brother a humongous bag of pinto beans so he decided to [...]
Apr
Blooming Squid Stir Fry Recipe
Squid is not the first thing people stock up on at the grocery stores, but [...]
Apr
Leafy Greens Stir Fry Recipe
It’s sometimes a chore to get people to eat dark green vegetables, so Mom has [...]
Apr
Minced Pork Tofu Recipe
The steps for this recipe is similar to mabo tofu: put in all your ingredients, [...]
Apr
Fishcake And Long Rice Soup Recipe
Fishcake keeps very well in the freezer and Mom always has several of them on [...]
Apr
Teriyaki BBQ Chicken Recipe
Teriyaki chicken can be found at almost any plate lunch restaurant in Hawaii. It’s usually [...]
Apr
Tempura Batter-Fried Fish Recipe
We had a whole bag of frozen Pacific cod in the freezer so Mom brought [...]
Apr
Half-Green Papaya Namasu With Ginger Recipe
We have a lot of papaya trees in our yard. Mom always makes sure we [...]
Apr
Fried Saimin With Chicken Recipe
Fried saimin is a fried noodle dish that you’ll only see in Hawaii. Saimin usually [...]
Apr
Deep-Fried Pork Jerky Recipe
Mom’s Thai friend brought over some deep-fried pork jerky that she made and we loved [...]
Apr
Pork And Squash Jiaozi (Dumplings) Recipe
Mom received some beautiful young squash from a friend that she decided to use in [...]
Apr
Chicken Katsu Recipe
Chicken katsu is originally a dish from Japan, but it’s also commonly found in local [...]
Apr
Green Onion Pie Recipe
This is hands down my #1 favorite traditional Chinese dish. My Mom would make this [...]
Apr
Pork And Green Cabbage Baozi Recipe
Baozi (or bao) is just one of the many traditional dishes that I grew up [...]
Apr
Roast Pork Butt Recipe
Roast pork butt is one of the easiest things to cook ever. It’s literally salt [...]
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Feb
Green Cabbage Kimchee Recipe
Mom reserves cabbage kimchee for those days when we’re totally out of kimchee and she [...]
Feb
Budae Jjigae Recipe
Dad has been into Korean dramas for the past few years and he’s catching on [...]
Jan
Pickled Wakame Salad Recipe
If you’re in the mood for a cheap, tasty, and refreshing salad, give this pickled [...]
Jan
Pickled Cucumbers With Sichuan Peppers Recipe
Mom takes Japanese tsukemono up a notch by adding some spicy sichuan peppers to the [...]
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Jan
Dried Fruit Recipe
Every year our starfruit tree in our front yard drops a ridiculous amount of fruit. [...]
Jan