This crunchy pork belly takes a little bit of planning to make. Most of the work involved is to be done before the marinating process. This is ideal if you are preparing the pork belly for the next day or at least 6 hours before your meal.
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Remember the flourless pie crust from an earlier post? Yes, this recipe goes in that crust. Even though there are a little more than 5 ingredients to make this easy pumpkin pie from start to finish, it is still a fairly simple process. This will be a great addition to your Thanksgiving dinner menu. You can … Continue Reading ››
When people find out that I'm making pie they usually assume that I love baking, cleaning and organizing. In reality, my situation is a little different.
I make pies because I can't ignore my kids' request of pumpkin pie anymore and stores don't sell pie that does not loaded with insane amount of sugar.
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I like cooking meat with bones. Fall and winter are the perfect season for this, since cooking with bone often translates to hot steaming dishes. I prefer chicken drumsticks for making this steamed chicken with sesame sauce, because they are the perfect size and easy to grab for the kids. The dark meat is also more … Continue Reading ››
For some people comfort food is mac and cheese, for me it is pork belly and dried pickled mustard. Eating this reminds me of when I still lived at home, when I didn't have to worry about what to make for dinner and my afternoons were filled with naps. The joys of being a kid.
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I ate a lot of unusual food growing up in Indonesia. To me, it was just food. I won't mention the things that I ate here, just because I want to keep this blog family friendly. When I moved to the States, I noticed that most people only eat beef, pork, chicken and some seafood … Continue Reading ››
It was already 5 pm and I still didn't have any idea what to make for dinner. I already knew it was going to be fish, given that I have not defrosted anything and fish will be the fastest option. Since I cook fish very often, I wanted to season it in a different way so … Continue Reading ››
I love eating seaweed salad. I usually order it whenever I'm eating at a Japanese restaurant or buy it ready made from grocery store. One day, my husband asked me why the store bought seaweed salad looked unnaturally green. I never really paid attention to the ingredients of the seaweed salad, sure enough there is food … Continue Reading ››
Growing up in Indonesia, I ate a whole lot of fried foods. Probably not the healthiest, but definitely the yummiest. Now that I'm older and have a kitchen of my own, I don't like to fry food. Why? Because I'm lazy. I don't like all the burden that comes with frying food, such as the … Continue Reading ››
I'm finding every excuse to put basil in my food. I love the smell of fresh basil a lot more than the dried version. When I was thinking of what to make for dinner, I only knew that I wanted to use basil. Just like getting dressed, I usually start with an item (or in … Continue Reading ››
Eat healthy with 5 ingredients and 15 minutes preparation
