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 It’s that time of the month again! Maybe that’s a bad sentence to start this post, but I just don’t know how else to word it. For the past 30 minutes as I’m writing this, I’ve been typing and pressing backspace faster than Sandra Lee can pour hot water on dried onion soup mix and call it stock. ZING!!! I’ve been feeling very tired and uninspired to write and cook lately, and finding myself getting caught… RECIPE:
Fennel and Sweet Potato Omelette
 Whenever I think about Korean food, I can’t help but be transported back to my college years of standing in line in front of a white Korean lunch truck outside Temple University’s SAC building and just waiting, waiting, and more waiting. If you wanted to grab something fast to eat between your classes, this was not the place to order. What it was though, was a good change of pace from the usual college… RECIPE:
Fresh Tuna Bibimbap
 I was completely surprised and thrilled when Bee from Rasa Malaysia asked if I would be interested in guest blogging on her blog. Of course I said YES! Rasa Malaysia is one of my favorite food blogs on the web. Bee always has the most drool worthy photos and recipes. Most importantly to me, many of the Chinese recipes, such as Lobster Yee Mein (Lobster Noodles) and Three Cups Chicken, she post on her site are dishes I grew up eating and always wanted to make. So please be sure to check out my guest post, Shrimp Dumplings (Har Gow/虾饺), over at Rasa Malaysia!  I always knew I will return to my birth city, but I never expected it to be this year. While this was my third time back to China, my first visit was in 1991, this would be the first time I ever traveled north of the country to Beijing. My trip begins in Guangzhou, and I spent the majority of my time in the city and traveling outside to its nearby districts Shunde and Dinghu. Hong Kong and Macau was also on my itinerary and finally my last stop was in Beijing.  It was time to reintroduce my taste bugs to beets. I cut and boiled a few pieces and found it tasted similar to a radish, but much sweeter. Many different types of dishes came into my mind. Dessert was the first idea. Maybe a beet and persimmon tart? But I was worried how well the texture of the beets would go with the persimmons. My second idea was a beet sorbet, but I decided that would be my plan B idea instead. As my fingers turned redder and a few more bites later, I couldn’t stop thinking how much it tasted like a radish to me. I decided I would use it as a substitute for radish in one of my favorite Chinese dishes, braised beef. My blog is finally getting a face lift and I’ve decided it’s time to move from Blogger to Wordpress. I was very happy with Blogger for a while, but after a year into the relationship, I began to strayed. I developed a wandering eye and was soon charmed by Wordpress and all its fancy features. So, please bear with me as I’m making the switch. There might be times when the blog is acting coo-coo, but I’m working hard on trying to get the blog up and running as fast as I can. Oh…and I have not forgotten about my post on my trip to China. Once the blog’s face lift is complete, that will be my very first post!  I never intended my bon voyage post was going to be like this. I’m off to China for a month! For the past month I thought I was leaving on the 10th of August. When I woke up this morning and talked to my dad he kindly inform me that my ass got the departure date wrong. Yes, I’ll be leaving on the 10th, as in boarding the plane at midnight August 10th!  If you didn’t catch my tweet on Twitter last Friday about being feature on Philadelphia City Paper’s food blog Meal Ticket, well I’m here to spread my excitement and happiness to you now. |
Wishing everyone a Happy 4th of July this weekend. I'll be visiting the lovely city of Montreal in Canada over the holiday. Can't wait to report back!
- Shao
July 1st
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