Pressure Cooker Char Siu

Meat: 2 pounds pork shoulder/butt/rib meat Marinate: 2 cloves of garlic 1tsp five spice powder 1tbsp sesame oil 4tbsp hoisin sauce 4tbsp honey 1tbsp light soy sauce 2tbsp rice wine Glaze: 2tbsp honey 2tbsp gochujang Marinate the pork Poke the pork with fork or knife, add all marinade ingredients into a ziplock bag, add the pork…

Pork Tenderloin Pockets

Do you ever watch that show “Hoarder”? I have on a few occasions, close to dinner time at that (don’t ask me why we stick to that channel when there are literally over one hundred other stations to watch). I am definitely not the most organized person amongst people I know, but my house is…

Tofu and Ground Pork Kabob

I am having fridge problems! It’s an inconvenience and I am not happy with having to throw spoiled food away, especially when hubby and I have been working hard to figure out our spending and trying build a good budget! The good thing is this is suppose to be the weekend we go grocery shop…

Lemongrass Chicken

Hi friends! I wanted to take a moment to say hi to my old and new visitors… HI!!! Weeknite Meals is approaching it’s 200th posting, still can’t believe it’s only been a little over 2 years. My pet project of keeping up with recipes, and practice cooking techniques has turned into a place of friendship….

Slow Cooker Teriyaki Wings

Hello everyone! Hope you are enjoying warmer Spring like weather now a days. Have you ever heard of the phrase: “I wasn’t born in Texas, but I got here as quick as I could!”. Well around this time of the year, I can say that with a big smile on my face. Last weekend we…

Easy Chestnut Chicken

Hello there! Are you feeling Spring weather in your neck of the woods? I had a wonderful week hanging out with my little girl during her Spring Break, had lots of play dates, picked strawberries, had a proper “Lady’s Lunch” in the big mall with our friends, and on Saturday hubby took us to Brehnam…

Chicken in Lemon Sauce

Hello friends! How’s your 2012 so far? It’s amazing we are already more than half way done with January, so far I am still sticking with my New Year’s Resolution of “Stop overlooking the beauty of small moments”, hope you are doing well with your resolution also! My fellow foodie friend Kath from My Funny…

Spicy Leftover Turkey Soup

Hi everyone! Hope you had a wonderful Christmas! I am enjoying the second week of Christmas/New Year holiday season, chilling with little girl and hanging out with friends. The potluck party we threw on Christmas Eve was a huge success, adults and children all had a blast, as the host/hostess, hubby and I were thrilled!…

Pearl Balls (Blog Sitting for Nami @ Just One Cookbook)

Hello Friends! I hope you are done with holiday shopping and is prepared for Christmas festivities! We don’t actually do much gift exchange in this household, but little girl and all her cousin do get gifts from “Santa” and each other, the funny thing is I normally look for great deals online for next year’s…

Smothered Pork Chops

Hello friends! Can you believe it’s the weekend again? Fridays are my favorite days out of the week… Friday mornings when the alarm goes off, I get to turn them off knowing the next 2 days I get to sleep in a bit more. My clients are usually more laid back on Fridays also, so…

Mongolian Hot Pot

As I am sitting here typing this post, my skinny jeans are about to burst, and I wanted to share with you all the reason why I am in this predicament… Mongolian Hot Pot! You see my Dad used to tell us that our Grandmother’s family was related with the Chinese emperor, for some reason…

Fried Lotus Root with Pork

Hi everyone! It’s been quite a week and it’s only Wednesday! My husband’s twin cousins from France came to Houston to visit 2 weeks ago, this is their last week here so they’ve decided to stay with us for a couple of nights. We were very excited to host the young ladies, my little girl…