Red Eggs 红鸡蛋

Today about egg again !! Red egg is a must have item when Chinese family celebrating Birthday, baby's full month, wedding &am…

Michael Natkin, What Are You Reading?

Michael Natkin is a graphics software engineer by day and an incredible cook the rest of the time. When he’s not busy preparing …

Gastronomica turns 10

Gastronomica is where food meets culture and the arts. It is not a cooking magazine and it might not even make you hungry, but i…

Foo Yong Dan / Chinese Onion & Shrimps Omelette

I like this simple Chinese style of omelette, we call it as 'Foo Yong Dan", and I would said every Chinese mom also know…

Quinoa Stuffed Poblano Pepper Recipe

I've been cooking more vegetarian and even vegan recipes lately. One reason is the Meatless Monday effort sponsored by the J…

Chocolate Banana muffins

I have baked this chocolate banana muffins few times due to the strong demand in my family especially my daughter, and I strongly…

Orange and Pistachio Magdalenas

As I was reading The New Spanish Table , I was so excited about the tapas, seafood, and rice chapters, I didn’t really even expe…

Cheese, Onion and Potato Pie: Ultimate comforting dish!

This one is my favorite, a warm dish that full of comforting food ^ ^. Each spoonful, you will find delicious mashed potato with …

Barley and Apple Chicken soup, and awards

I cook Chinese barley sweet soup at least 1-2 times in a week, as I know barley water is good for our kidney and bladder cleanse.…

Halibut with Fingerlings, Fava Beans, Meyer Lemon Salsa, and Savory Crème Fraiche

Spring has a lot going for it. Flowers, open windows, and longer daylight hours are a few bonuses. Two more are fresh halibut and…

Blueberry Lime Bundt Cake

I'm running out of creative ways to photograph bundt cakes.  Fortunately though, I am NOT running out of bundt cake recipes! …

Garlic Butter Prawns

Cold Storage sells ready-made garlic butter made with these ingredients: ... vegetable oil ... butter (13%) ... water ... garlic …