INDONESIAN STEAMED VEGETABLE WRAP/ CHAI PAO
I never knew I could love food this much until I’m far away from home. Lots of comfort food I took for granted because I never had to cook them. Food sure brings...
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FRIED TARO CLUSTER / TALAS GORENG / UYEN
Uyen is my most favorite snack ever since childhood. I’m not exactly sure where the word Uyen came about, but my mom said, this snack belongs to the Hakka community. The Indonesian language...
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BANDREK / INDONESIAN WARM SPICED DRINK
Bandrek (pronounced as BUN DRAG) brings sweet memory of my dad to me. My dad was the one who introduced me to this drink calls bandrek. I used to go for a jogging...
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CRISPY KALE CHIPS
Kale is one of my daughter’s favorite green vegetable to eat. I had always stir-fry it with some garlic and soy sauce, sometimes oyster sauce and she’ll polish it clean. The past few...
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KIBBEH BALLS
The kibbeh balls are one of the well-known dish from the Middle East. The shell/skin of the kibbeh is made of mixture of bulgur, onion, and beef, lamb or goat meat. The filling...
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GARLIC CHEESE FRIES
The garlic cheese fries are not only my favorite sinful munch, they hold special memory to me. It’s all started in Hawaii when my husband and I were still dating. A stroll at...
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AMETHA PUDEENA SAMOSA / BEEF AND MINT SAMOSA
You may hear people who have traveled to or tasted Burmese food said that Burmese cuisine is somewhat a hybrid of Indian, Chinese and Thai. If I may put it this way, Ametha...
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MASHED FRIED PLANTAIN AND BLACK-EYED PEAS / ADALU
Mashed fried plantain and black-eyed peas or known as adalu in Ghana, is popular staple as how normally rice is eaten with other dishes. Plantain is considered one of the important staple foods...
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CHINESE DUMPLINGS / JIAO ZI
After cooking for a while now, I realize that dumplings are so widely found around the globe. Each country has its own version of dumplings. When I said dumplings, of course it’s a...
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