Asian

This fall is all about the easy yet super delicious recipes. I’m in my final year of grad school and I want to know I have a great meal waiting for me every evening without putting in a lot of effort. This Thai red curry read more

If you ever take a road trip in Thailand, you will quickly learn that gas stations there are very different from gas stations in the US. Aside from gas being more expensive and sold by the liter, gas stations in Thailand have a bunch of read more

I grew up eating char siu (or Chinese BBQ pork). In Thai, it’s called moo dang, which literally means red pork. Growing up it was the easiest meal my mom could get on the table. This pork is sold in many Asian grocery stores and read more

This Chinese braised spare rib soup is not a traditional dish, but rather a variation on a dish that my fiance grew up with. His parents would make a simple braised rib dish that would be served over rice. It was his childhood comfort food. read more

I’m not sure if this is a legit Thai dish. I was too scared to tell my Thai mother that I potentially ruined yellow curry. But guys. It tasted so. good. And it was so. easy. You don’t make the curry paste from scratch. I read more

It takes time to fold all these dumplings, but the effort is well worth it. You end up with a gallon sized bag stuffed with dumplings and can take them out of the freezer whenever you’re too lazy to cook. Make sure you get fatty read more

One of my favorite restaurants in Cleveland is Han Chinese Kabob & Grill. Their specialty is Szechuan food and if you like spicy you’re in for a treat. One of my favorites is their dan dan noodles. To me, the flavors are perfect. The thick read more

Any kind of homemade dumpling or wonton is amazing during winter. Like all “recipes” I get from my mom, I never get an actual recipe. Learning to cook from my mom was essentially me trying to follow her movements as she dumped “a little bit read more

Japanese curry is the BEST. It’s super easy to make because you use premade curry roux. You can get this from an Asian grocery store. I use the brand “Golden Curry”. There are different spice levels, so you can pick the one that suits your read more