My husband went to Chengdu, China for a business trip and came home with some Sichuan peppercorns and dried chilies. Chengdu is in Sichuan province in china where the local Chinese cuisine is known for its spiciness, which I love. They use abundant amount of chilies, garlic, and peppercorns. Sichuan peppercorn is world famous for its unique fragrance and the taste. It is not overly spicy but gives numbing sensation on your tongue. I have always wanted to cook with Sichuan ...
Japchae Salad, modern twist with Korean chili vinaigrette
I still remember the nervousness I felt when I posted my first recipe. It was the Japchae, the famous Korean noodles. Miraculously people have been finding my blog ever since, in search of good Korean food recipe, and my original attempt of making this blog into personal recipe collection for my children has come this far. Thanks to all of you for the support and the encouragement. I love Japcahe but making it can be quite daunting with all the work involved in each ...
Fish Cakes with Vegetables, busy life easy recipe
Everyone is busy these days. And that "Everyone" wants quick and easy, no brainier recipes. So here is one I can offer that can be prepared less than 15 minutes from start to finish, only "if" you can slice 1 green pepper, 1/2 onion and 1/2 carrot within 5 minutes and 30 seconds. I bet you can. And did I say you only need one flavoring ingredient to season this fabulous dish? ...the bottled Oyster sauce! That's all. ...
