You guys - since Instant Pot came into my life in fall 2016, life has not been the same. Although most people praise the Instant Pot to cook tender meats or one-pot meals, I personally think it shines in cooking beans and legumes. It seriously has changed the game for me. It takes out so [...]
Okay, so Trader Joe's is one of my favorite stores (grocery and otherwise), so when I poke fun at it, it's all with lots of love. So the best aisle in Trader Joe's is without a doubt the aisle with the frozen foods in the bottom freezer and cookies and chocolates on the top shelves. I [...]
Spring is here and that means fruits and vegetables are about to get super affordable. If you're like me, you like to drink your vegetables. This is horrible, but I sometimes convince myself that if I get 5 servings of fruits and vegetables out of the way in the morning, that gives me license to [...]
Following yesterday's biscotti train, I decided to make a chocolate version. Because I like almonds in my biscotti, I kept them in. If you don't like almonds, leave out the sliced almonds and almond extract, and put more chocolate chips and vanilla extract instead. Due to the addition of the cocoa powder and chocolate [...]
My mom loves biscotti. One of her favorite indulgences is purchasing the large tub of chocolate-dipped biscotti from Costco. I think it's because biscotti don't taste particularly sweet, she thinks it's "healthy" and therefore she happily eats one or two with her afternoon coffee. Biscotti means twice-baked (thanks to my Great British Bake Off knowledge), [...]
Ask any Taiwanese native what's the one store you need to visit, they'll respond "7-11". What? Hear me out. 7-11 in Taiwan (or in Asia in general) is simply ~amazing~. They have delicious prepared foods, snacks, drinks, you name it. Whenever I visit, I always grab the following items: tea egg from the steamer, apple [...]
I eat a lot of tofu. In fact, I can devour an entire plate in one sitting. The thing is, I don't discriminate when it comes to soy products - silken, extra firm, beancurd, soymilk, I'll eat them all. It's funny, when Ian and I first started dating and my mom made Chinese food with [...]
Spring is officially here! For me, my breakfast choices change according to the seasons. In the summer, I enjoy yogurt parfaits and fruit bowls. In the fall, I tend to eat a lot of egg scrambled with squash and veggies. In the winter, I hibernate with bowls of oatmeal. In the springtime, I like chia [...]
If you ask me, there are two types of muffins in the world. One is moist throughout and has a shiny, cracked top. The other is moist inside and has a crusted top. I often find the challenge with baking muffins with a crusted top is keeping the moisture inside. I want to share with [...]
When I was in college, I ate my fair share of deviled eggs. As music majors, part of giving our junior and senior recitals included hosting the reception. But with the whole "broke college student" struggle, preparing crowd-pleasing appetizers and desserts on a budget can be really hard. Enter - deviled eggs. One year, my [...]
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