chicken adobo
i (jun) had my first taste of chicken adobo while in manila. you can say it’s the unofficial dish of the philippines. while there are various types of adobo across […]
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beef and guinness pot pie
we love hearty dishes, and this one will certainly leave your belly full and satisfied. making pot pies is a great way to salvage any leftover or uncooked meat in […]
hairy gourd fish head soup
there are different varieties of winter melon, and they come in all sorts of sizes. the ones we used in this recipe are the small ones, called 節瓜. they are […]
cinnamon crumble blueberry chocolate muffin
it was a rainy weekend in hong kong, and there’s nothing better to do than bake… muffins that is. priscilla’s dad brought home some fresh blueberries and mulberries a few days […]
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 […]
beef and seaweed stir-fry
we’ve been on a seaweed binge lately. we simply love it. plus, it is good to know that seaweed is considered a superfood. packed with antioxidants, seaweed is a great […]
18 pig outs in hong kong! kwai tsing district
our next food journey takes us to the kwai tsing district (#2). here, we are having chiu chow food. but more specifically, a type of chiu chow food called “da […]
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 […]
18 pig outs in hong kong! tai po district
the tai po district (#6) holds dear to my (priscilla) heart because i’ve spent 4 years of my life there. yes, that is where i went to uni, in cuhk. so […]
ice-blended green tea
yeah, it’s friday again. this week has been nothing short of hot and humid in hong kong. a perfect way to cool off is to have a refreshing drink, and […]
18 pig outs in hong kong! eastern district
the eastern district (#16) covers a large area of hong kong island… from tin hau to chai wan. somewhere near the middle of that thin strip of coastal land lies […]
pad see ew
one of the most distinguishing sound when you walk by an asian kitchen is the roaring flame of a 17,000 btu burner. unfortunately, most kitchens are not equipped with that […]
homemadeinhk journeys italy, part 1
some people travel for the sights. for us, we travel for the food! and that’s what this trip to italy was all about. not only did we eat some of […]
clams with thai coconut broth
we were craving mussels today. however, fresh mussels are hard to find in hong kong. after visiting several nearby wet markets, we were out of luck… but we weren’t out […]
homemadeinhk journeys slovenia, part 1
our trip started in italy, where we’ve already spent one week exploring the northern half of the boot-shaped country. having rented a car, we’ve decided to check out the adjacent countries […]
Homemade in Hong Kong 