Meat Jun Recipe

Meat Jun Recipe

My first experience with meat jun was in Hawaii. Meat jun is thinly sliced beef battered in flour and egg. Interestingly, meat jun was first made in Oahu at a local Korean restaurant named Kimchee #1. So, it is a local Hawaii Korean dish. You…

Chicken Jook

Chicken Jook

Chicken Jook is my ultimate comfort food when I’m feeling under the weather or feeling cold, and I need something to warm me up. But heck, you can eat jook anytime and in any weather condition. Jook is the Chinese word for rice porridge or…

Pad Krapow | Pad Krapao (Gai Pad Krapow)

Pad Krapow | Pad Krapao (Gai Pad Krapow)

What is Pad Krapow? Pad Krapow is a popular Thai dish in Thailand as well as in America. This is one of my favorite Thai dishes too! It translates to Stir Fry Holy Basil. Since holy basil is difficult to obtain outside of Thailand, Thai…

Lasagna Recipe for 2

Lasagna Recipe for 2

Searching for a lasagna recipe only to find out the portion is too big for a single person or a couple? Well, I have a lasagna recipe for 2 that will be enough for one to three people. Lasagna is yummy, but eating it as…

Vietnamese Crepe Recipe

Vietnamese Crepe Recipe

Vietnamese Crepe or Banh Xeo is a Vietnamese Dish, which literally translates to “sizzling pancake”. Banh Xeo is a savory Vietnamese crepe made of rice flour, water and turmeric. Banh Xeo resembles a crepe because it is thin and flat. A French crepe uses wheat…

Oxtail Pho Recipe

Oxtail Pho Recipe

If you love pho, you will really enjoy my oxtail pho recipe. Growing up, I remember eating oxtail pho for dinner at least once a week. My mom prepared the pho broth on Sundays, and we waited until Friday evening to eat the pho. The…