As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, we had a dessert after our hot pot party that was from a popular show in China. The show, Wo Ju (??), reflects the current pricey housing market in China. One of the main characters, a middle-aged (and married) city mayor’s secretary, chases and woos a newly college graduated […]
I’ve written about hot pots before, but one of the easiest parties you can throw – there’s very little prep work, it involves lots of guest interaction, and you’re guaranteed a good meal! For this hot pot, my mom went to Chinatown, picked up a ton of thinly sliced meat (pork, beef, and lamb), mushrooms […]
A couple of weeks ago, La Tortilla Factory sent me a bunch of their tortilla samples to try. They have low-carbohydrate tortilla wraps for those on the Atkins diet, 100-calorie tortillas, and corn tortillas. They’re all really great, but for this quick and easy weeknight dinner, I used the corn tortillas (yellow corn and chipotle). […]
On my last day of work at RecycleBank, a couple of friends and I headed to Isle for lunch. It was also Soren’s last day as well (you might remember him the post where we made ice cream at work) and we went to lunch with the developers we’ve worked with (Vadim, Dorren, and Matt). […]
Steaming fish is a quick and easy healthy dish. My mom’s recipe only uses a couple ingredients that are easily found in any grocery store. The scallion and ginger sauce that she adds to the dish can be used with other proteins as well (it’s quite delicious with steamed chicken). This is definitely a dish […]
