Nikuman (Japanese Steamed Pork Bun)

Nikuman (Japanese Steamed Pork Bun)

I love eating Japanese Steamed Pork Bun (Nikuman)! They taste very similar to the ones you get at Chinese dim sum restaurants. I always found the idea of making them a bit intimidating because I don’t know what goes into making steamed buns.. I’ve only 

Chinese Winter Melon Soup Recipe

Chinese Winter Melon Soup Recipe

If there’s one thing we missed about living at home, it’s the Chinese Winter Melon Soup that our parents used to make. We generally prefer drinking Chinese soup opposed to western soup as it tends to be more light. I don’t think you’ll ever see 

Easy Chinese Egg Tart Recipe

Easy Chinese Egg Tart Recipe

We love Chinese egg tarts! We always get them whenever we go to Chinese bakeries 🙂 When we discovered there was a way to make this Easy Chinese Egg Tart recipe in under 20 minutes – we were sold. The secret was in the pre-made 

Turtle Bread – Melon pan recipe

Turtle Bread – Melon pan recipe

I remember the first time I saw melon pan on cookingwithdog (a japanese cooking channel on youtube), I thought this bread was melon flavoured. Surprisingly, it did not contain any melon at all. I believe it got its name based on the way it looks, 

Pad Kra Pao (Thai Basil Pork with Rice) Recipe

Pad Kra Pao (Thai Basil Pork with Rice) Recipe

A few years ago, we travelled to South East Asia and took a cooking class in Chiang Mai (Thailand) where we learned to make curry, tom yum soup, and mango sticky rice. As a parting gift, the cooking school gave us a copy of all 

Japanese Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Japanese Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Several years ago, we posted about a Japanese Strawberry Shortcake recipe on our blog which we thoroughly enjoyed. Since then, we have discovered a much better recipe that yields a cake that is much softer than the previous one. As one of our most popular 

Chinese Pineapple Bun (Bolo Bao) Recipe

Chinese Pineapple Bun (Bolo Bao) Recipe

This is by far the best Chinese Pineapple Bun recipe we’ve discovered to date. Chinese Pineapple Bun (菠蘿包/Bolo Bao [BLB] in Cantonese) is hands down our favourite pastry to get whenever we go to Chinese bakery stores (probably next to Chinese Egg Tarts). Whenever we 

Agedashi Tofu Recipe

Agedashi Tofu Recipe

This weekend marks Team J’s 7th anniversary. In order to celebrate, I decided to make a Japanese dinner since J loves all things Japanese. I will be featuring all the dishes that I made on the blog as part of the #JapanWeek series. I’ve been 

Yuzu Sorbet

Yuzu Sorbet

Nothing is more refreshing and cleansing than having a refreshing Yuzu sorbet as dessert. The great thing about sorbet is that it’s perfect for those that are lactose intolerant, and it typically enhances the flavour of whatever fruit sorbet is being made. The other day, 

Cream Puff Recipe

Cream Puff Recipe

I wasn’t always a fan of cream puffs. However, over the last couple of months, we’ve been frequently some of our favourite local cafe and bakery in our neighborhood and one of the pastries that has always seem to attract my attention were the ones made with