Jun
03
2010
Usually on the weekends when we have extra time, we like to make desserts – so one weekend, I asked Daniel what he felt like making and the little boy in him said he wanted to make Chinese Coconut Buns. I was like – what is that? He told me when he was young, his [...]
Apr
22
2009
It was just one of those quiet Sundays that called for some R&R. I thought it would be fun to make some shish kebabs to barbecue in our backyard. We had bought our patio furniture late last summer, so we finally got the opportunity to use the BBQ pit in the center of the table. [...]
Apr
17
2009
Daniel just happened to be tuning into The Food Network on his flight home on Delta when he saw Bobby Flay prepare Squash Blossoms stuffed with St Louis Pulled Pork. He was inspired to prepare his own version for last night’s dinner. Luckily we still had pork shoulder on hand in the freezer, as well [...]
Apr
08
2009
We had defrosted some pork shoulder that was already cut in cubes, but we didn’t decide on how to prepare it. Since I was getting bored of the regular Lee Kum Kee sauces we had in the cupboard, I decided to do a quick recipe search online for the pork. There were a ton of [...]
Mar
16
2009
Southern California typically boasts warm weather year-round, so on a whim, we decided to invite some of our friends over for some BBQ this past weekend. And I think our backyard BBQ grill needed some TLC!
Mar
12
2009
A lot of times, we forget to take out meat from our freezer to defrost, such as the case last night. Daniel wanted to prepare pork ribs, so what did he do? He went for the pressure cooker, which saves a ton of time! Just throw in the frozen pork ribs, add some stock, salt [...]