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Having spent most of July staying in, last week I decided I better reap the bountiful amount of gorgeous summer produce before it’s too late. Blueberries, corns, watermelons, peaches, and plums are five out of the hundreds of options to choose from. When it comes to summer, trying to decide what to eat can be a very welcoming headache. Before I could even grab a shopping basket at my local market, there… RECIPE:
Uncooked Heirloom Tomato Sauce with Whole Wheat Spaghetti
 
Do spicy foods taste better when the temperature outside matches the heat of the food? Someone once told me that was true and at first I found it hard to believe. Sweating both on the outside and on the inside doesn’t sound like a good way to cool off from the summer heat. If there was ever a perfect time to test out this theory, any days from last week was it. With temperatures over 90 degrees here in… RECIPE:
Spicy Cold Udon Noodle with Sichuan Sausage, Pickled Mustard Steam, & Kimchi
A few months ago I received an email from Kim and Hong of Ravenous Couple on joining June’s Delicious Vietnam #2 posting. The purpose of this round up of posts “is to celebrate the awesomeness and diversity of Vietnamese cuisine.” Since I already posted a pho recipe a while back, Mrs. Taing’s Family Pho, for my submission I wanted to make my second favorite Vietnamese dish, summer rolls… RECIPE:
Mountain Trout Summer Rolls
Spicy & Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce Vietnamese Dipping Sauce 
I’m a sucker for things that are pint-sized. Mini personal watermelons, baby vegetables, Lego, and I especially go gaga for baby booties. They are so tiny that you can wear them on your fingers! So when I spotted kumquats in the market a few weeks ago, I impulsively grabbed a handful of them. I didn’t know what to do or how to cook them. It sat in my fridge for a week. Every time I opened the door it was… RECIPE:
Fillet Mignon with Kumquat & Caper Marinade
Growing up my parents mostly cooked only Cantonese cuisine, so a majority of my pho experience came from various Vietnamese restaurants around Chinatown and South Philly. Served in a gigantic bowl and usually costing less than $8 (if you are paying more than $10 for a bowl of pho something is very wrong), pho is and has become the everyday comfort food for many people. So when Eleanor Hoh at Wok Star… RECIPE:
Mrs. Taing’s Family Pho
I never sleep alone. One side of my bed is always occupied with cookbooks, magazines, and notebooks. The drawback of this, besides occasionally waking up with a pen under my back, is reading food articles and looking at glossy big photos of pasta can and has lead to late night snack attacks. Two of my favorite sleeping companions for the past few months are Thomas Keller’s Ad Hoc at Home and… RECIPE:
Roasted Pork Tenderloin Sandwich with Apple & Pickled Carrot Slaw
Caramelized Onion Mustard 
For me, Thanksgiving is my once a year cooking marathon. The one day when it feels like I’m cooking from sunrise to sundown. For my mom, the Lunar New Year is her epic cooking day. Grating 13lbs of turnips and turning them into 10 batches of turnip cake (lo bak go) is nothing more than a routine for the holiday. Braising pig’s feet with dried oysters, steaming two chickens, mixing up a big bowl of ginger… 
I am very suspicious of people who tell me they hate mushrooms. I just don’t think that is possible. The only time I don’t like mushroom is when it’s served raw in a salad, but other than that my favorite pizza topping is mushroom, 80% of the time I always add mushrooms on my burger, I love mushroom omelettes, sautéed mushrooms and onions goes great on everything,.….I just love mushrooms! When I found out… RECIPE:
Cremini & Shiitake Mushroom Ravioli with Mentaiko Sauce
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