Chawanmushi (Japanese Steamed Egg) Recipe

Chawanmushi (Japanese Steamed Egg) Recipe

This Chawanmushi recipe is always a success and super easy to make. I remember the first time I tried Chawanmushi (Japanese Steamed Egg) – I was in Japan for the very first time, dining at a Michelin star restaurant. It was served in a very 

Chinese Green Radish and Carrot Soup

Chinese Green Radish and Carrot Soup

One of my favourite soups that my parents made while I was growing up was this Chinese Green Radish and Carrot Soup. When I moved out, I had a hard time finding legit recipes for this soup. There just wasn’t a lot of blogs out 

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup

One of my favourite homemade soup recipes (next to our Carrot Ginger Soup recipe) is this Roasted Butternut Squash Soup. Squashes go on sale around September here in Toronto and to me, it’s a sign that Fall is pretty much here. To be honest, I’m 

Easy Chinese Scallion Pancake Recipe

Easy Chinese Scallion Pancake Recipe

If you’re looking for a flaky and crispy Chinese scallion pancake recipe, look no further, we got you! We love these Chinese Green Onion pancakes.. every time we go to a Shanghainese restaurant, this is a must have. The challenge for us is finding one 

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 

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 

Pork and Chive Dumplings Recipe

Pork and Chive Dumplings Recipe

Ever since I was a kid, I enjoyed making dumplings. It’s such a great communal activity to do and it’s very therapeutic (in my opinion). One of my favourite dumplings to make is Pork and Chive dumplings. In today’s post, we share with you how 

Bacon Parmesan Gougere (Cheese Puffs) Recipe

Bacon Parmesan Gougere (Cheese Puffs) Recipe

As a continuation from our Valentine’s Day dinner post, one of the dishes I made for our appetizers was Bacon Parmesan Gougere. The easiest way to describe a Gougere is a cheese puff. The more technical way of explaining a Gougere is a choux pastry 

An Evening in Paris – Valentine’s Day Dinner

An Evening in Paris – Valentine’s Day Dinner

This is our first year celebrating Valentine’s Day as a married couple. Not that we do anything special on Valentine’s Day to begin with but this year, I felt like going the extra mile. I decided to make the hubby a full course French meal 

Chinese Turnip Cake (Lor Bak Go)

Chinese Turnip Cake (Lor Bak Go)

Chinese New Years may have passed but that doesn’t mean we still can’t celebrate with Chinese Turnip Cake! I love ordering these at the restaurants and with our never ending obsession with buying daikon to make pickled daikon or Japanese dishes, it seemed to make