So to accompany my not so great pork belly I made bok choy. I’ve always enjoyed bok choy but usually buy the big heads. This time I thought it would be fun to buy some baby bok choy and stir-fry that up. Thanks heavens I did because my pork belly verged on inedible The [...]
Aug 182010
Nov 242009
I try to eat vegetarian at least a few times a week. You wouldn’t know it by some of the meat heavy dishes that I make but I do enjoy eating meatless. I’m actually thinking of doing another cleanse or fast in the new year. My body has been slower than I’d like and I [...]
Jun 062009
I’ve been on a quest for the past few months to make awesome Chinese food. For the most part I’ve had success thanks to Helen Chen’s Home Cooking. This cookbook is FANTASTIC! It’s a great mix of traditional Chinese recipes and Chinese-American recipes. Totally up my alley. I was at work the other day and [...]
Apr 282009
I’m always on the hunt for great Chinese food recipes. Sure, sometimes I’m after more “authentic” dishes, but sometimes I just want some good old North American/Chinese food. We’re talking Chinese food like your favourite “round the way” spot. Battered, fried and saucy. I’m not afraid to admit that. One of my guilty pleasures when [...]
Apr 162009
Somehow I’m totally a week late posting this! Not sure how I got the dates so mixed up in my head at all. Clearly I did not ace this one. I have to admit, I wasn’t looking forward to making this recipe in the first place. McKenzie of Kenzie’s Kitchen chose this recipe for Chinese [...]
Jan 092009
A few months ago I acquired a copy of Helen Chen’s Chinese Home Cooking . I’ve had a few Chinese cookbooks over the years but I’ve never thought that any of them really captured what I was looking for. I love greasy, Americanized Chinese food. I freely admit it, nothing to be ashamed of. Beef [...]
