daikon seafood soup
when making seafood soup (or any meat-based soup), the bulk of the flavor comes from the bones and shells. and that’s why whenever we eat seafood, we always try find […]
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pumpkin pancake
so what do you do with unused ingredients, you make a new dish out of them. we bought a few pumpkins a week ago, with the intention of making pumpkin soup. […]
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 […]
steamed whole fresh fish
hong kong is blessed with an abundance of seafood. cantonese people, in general, love to eat fish. they use the simplest technique to cook them, thus preserving its natural flavor […]
stewed bamboo shoots
(priscilla) bamboo shoot is not a popular ingredient in the cantonese kitchen. cantonese people, including my mom and my uncles’ wives, think it is “poisonous” to the body. so it […]
sweet and sour fish
this is a simple, healthy version of sweet and sour fish 糖醋魚. here, we just lightly pan fry the fish, instead of deep frying. we are using all parts of […]
scrambled eggs with shrimp
when i (priscilla) used to work in central, there was one lunch spot that i frequented on a weekly basis. it’s located in one of the small alleys off of […]
sichuan spicy numbing hotpot
priscilla’s family is crazy for hotpot, especially when it comes to hot and spicy. their favorite is sichuan-style, which is both spicy and numbing. it hurts your mouth and tongue […]
Interview with Homemade in HK
thank you ruth for featuring us on your blog. we are honored to be her first of many series of interviews with local hong kong bloggers.
crab and rice vermicelli claypot
one thing about shopping at our local wet market is that there is fresh seafood all year long. right now, crabs are plentiful. buying crab is cheaper than beef or […]
sesame salad dressing
we’ve recently found a wet market near us that sells about 4-5 different varieties of lettuce, and one of them is butter lettuce. they are so tender and sweet that […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
