sichuan potato stir-fry
potatoes are such a versatile ingredient. it makes a great canvas for delivering flavor and taste. 醋溜土豆絲 is a simple sichuan dish. it plays on the typical sichuan flavors of […]
Category Archives: apps & sides
we have a new restaurant!
some of you have noticed that we’ve been inactive lately, and there’s a good reason for that. we received an amazing once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to run our own restaurant, called amuse, […]
shrimp and fish ceviche
summer is drawing to a close. that means we gotta work on some new recipes for the change in season. but before that, we wanna share one more refreshing summer […]
spicy sauce wonton
this one time, we made a lot of shanghai wontons, more than a hundred! we obviously could not finish them all in one night. so we saved the leftover ones and […]
cheesy mushroom potato gratin
it’s amazing what you can do with a little creativity and some leftover ingredients. we scrapped together the unused items of other dishes we were making for dinner. the potato […]
sichuan pork belly with spicy garlic sauce
there’s nothing like spicy food to fire up a fiesta. and that’s why sichuan food is a perfect fit for a fiesta friday. not only is it spicy, but it’s […]
bandits’ wings
these wings are unbelievably popular in hong kong. i tried them the first time in a chain rice noodle shop. i loved them, and so do millions of people in […]
pulpo a la gallega
it’s friday! and making tapas certainly counts for a fiesta. this is our first time cooking octopus. it definitely looks daunting since we’ve never handled such whole creatures before. but […]
sichuan wood ear fungus
wood ear fungus is exactly not the most attractive ingredient to use. but for some reason, it’s a very popular cold appetizer dish in china. we like it because of […]
sichuan spicy seaweed salad
this cold seaweed appetizer, 涼拌海帶, is a perfect balance between cool and heat. The chilled seaweed is refreshing to taste, while the chili adds a bit of a kick. we […]
baked stuffed portobello mushroom
i (priscilla) love mushrooms – any kind, any ways. among all, portobello mushroom is definitely one of my favourite. when i was young, every time we go barbecue, i would […]
crispy fried brussel sprouts with honey-glazed walnuts
i (jun) still remember my first taste of deep fried brussel sprouts. it was about 4 years ago in san francisco, at this restaurant called spqr, down in the lower […]
creamy celeriac puree
this ugly-looking celery root may not win world’s prettiest vegetable, but let us not judge a book by its cover. much like the parsnip, this root veggie can be turned […]
rustic creamed spinach
we always order creamed spinach every time we visit our local prime rib restaurant. it looks simple enough to make, so we decided to whip it up on our own, […]
bite-sized spinach and pork meatballs
most meatballs are made with some kind of bread or bread crumbs. we made ours a slightly lighter version by reducing the amount of starch in the balls. also, these […]
