Travel. Eat. Cook.
Italian food is wildly popular in many countries across the globe and each country has its own take on pasta and pizza. What I’ve noticed is the proliferation of Asian-Italian fusion restaurants in Asia, especially in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore. Even though I’m …
One of the best things about traveling is the opportunity to invigorate the taste buds with a myriad of flavors, textures and sensations. When it comes to having food that is not only scrumptious but also incredibly exciting, Thailand can’t be beat. My friend Wuen …
Known as Singapore’s national dish, Hainanese chicken rice may look simple, but it is packed with so much flavor! This dish typically calls for cooking a whole chicken but to make it easier and healthier, I decided to use chicken breasts instead. If you love …
My friend Wuen is a really good cook and knows how to magically throw together dishes that not only look good but taste amazing as well! Oh a whim, she decided to roast a bunch of veggies with coconut oil and top it with a …
Mustard greens or kai choy (in Cantonese) is often used in Chinese, Indian, Japanese and African cuisine. In Chinese cuisine, it’s normally eaten pickled but the fresh variety has a beautifully peppery flavor that adds another dimension to your dish. This mustard greens rice dish …
This soup is ridiculously easy to make and is ridiculously delicious as well! My friend Dianne, the creator of this recipe, works full time and is a mom to three young active boys. She doesn’t have time to cook complicated meals so she threw together this soup one day and it …
When I visited Bangkok with a friend, we stumbled upon a street vendor selling packets of stir-fried Thai basil pork with rice and a fried egg. We were starving after wandering around the city and the gorgeous dish was too good to pass up. The portion …
When I visited my friend in England, she made a dish that included fresh pasta, extra virgin olive oil, grated raw garlic and freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano. It was really simple but all the ingredients were fresh and top-notch. The result was a slightly spicy, cheesy …
When I visited Chiangmai with my friend, her Thai friends recommended that we try the local street food khao soi, egg noodles in a coconut chicken curry broth. The Burmese-influenced dish was spicy, coconutty and packed with flavor from all the different herbs and …
I had thought that quiche was something incredibly difficult to make and you could only get it at bakeries and/or cafes. Then one Saturday morning in California, my friend Maria whipped one up for me and I stood there incredulous at how easy it was. …