Stir Fry Noodles (Chow Mein)

I had a crazy afternoon, with tax filing and client interfacing, before you know it it’s 6pm! Little girl kept on telling me it’s time to cook, but I was pulling my hair out trying to tie up some lose ends before dinner time. Finally I decided to just cook something super simple. Inspired by…

Pad Thai!

Can you tell from the title of this posting that I am VERY excited about the recipe? I have been a little under the weather and didn’t want to prepare anything too labor intensive, there’s a page in my Redbook Magazine with modified Pad Thai recipe, I’ve been eyeing it but had no idea what…

Ants Climbing A Tree (螞蟻上樹)

I remember growing up, my Mama would cook this dish from time to time. The name has always been so intriguing to me, since who would want to associate ants with something delicious? Well apparently the bean thread noodles is the “Tree”, while the ground pork are the “Ants”, I guess maybe I should have…

Korean Rice Cake Soup

What a cold day we are having! This was the perfect opportunity for me to cook something warm and hearty for the family. Hubby is a lover of Korean food, and I found the rice cake soup recipe a couple of weeks ago, have been meaning to give it a try. With a few tweaks,…

Spicy Asian Beef Noodles

I served the beef stew as a main dish, along with stir fried spinach last night. Today for lunch the left over stew came in handy as a noodle dish, not quite as good as the one my parents make, but hits the spot anyway! Stew Beef cubes 3 table spoon Soy Sauce 4 slices…

Chinese spaghetti

Been super busy with design projects lately, completely swamped today until 6 pm, didn’t want to mess with cooking and cutting up stuff that will take a lot of energy/time, so this recipe sure came in handy. 3 tablespoons bean sauce 5 tablespoons hoisin sauce 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce (optional) 3 tablespoons soy sauce…