recipe: lemon bars
Lemon bars are my favorite because they’re just the perfect balance of sweet & zesty, and they’re perfect for any occasion.
Skewers, Noodles & Rice: Three Best Ways to Eat Lamb
When it comes to protein, meats like chicken and beef tend to get all the love. But for me, lamb is probably my favorite. Here, I’m sharing three different ways to eat lamb, based on three of my favorite Chinese recipes.
Recipe: Michael’s Cup o’ Jo’
Covfefe – some love it; others can’t live without it (I’m looking at you David 🤧). But we can all agree coffee is good; coffee lets us work harder for longer and it just gives us a boost when we need it the most. And for a grad and medical school student pairing, we sure…
recipe: quick & yummy homemade nutter butter cookies
In honor of National Peanut Butter day, and as avid peanut butter lovers, we’d like to share one of the simplest recipes ever — homemade Nutter Butter cookie sandwiches! Nutter Butter cookies were all the craze for us growing up, and this quick recipe replicates the simplicity and joy of childhood. It’s perfect as a…
recipe: simple & easy margherita pizza
In honor of (one of my) favorite days of the year, I wanted to share this really quick and easy recipe for margherita pizza. It’s halfway between a complete cheat day (i.e. Domino’s night, otherwise known as study-until-2-am-finals-night) and a full Gordon Ramsey, everything-from-scratch night.
Recipe: Chicken Shoyu Ramen with Maruchan
There’s always room in the day for ramen and smiles! Here is our recipe for the quintessential college dorm, late-night snack: Maruchan ramen, topped to restaurant-level.
recipe: easy cream cheese pie
It’s National Pie Day! Here’s a fun and incredibly easy cream cheese pie. It’ll take less than an hour, and looks beautifully designed with fruits. The fruit can be arranged in whatever pattern you like, and provide a tart contrast to the sweetness of the pie itself.
Recipe: Softest Hokkaido Milk Bread
Hokkaido Milk Bread is a Japanese-style bread that’s incredibly soft and fluffy, subtly sweet and beautifully-buttery. This pull-apart bread is great for making sandwiches, or just enjoying by itself with a nice warm cup of green tea.
Recipe: He Zi (Chinese Pan-Fried Pockets)
It’s He Zi recipe, round two! This time, we tackle the more traditional version of He Zi — a popular Chinese street food item consisting of chopped chives and eggs, and of course, as the name suggests, shaped like a box.
recipe: chinese egg tarts
Chinese egg tarts are popular treats found all over Chinatown, particularly in tea houses as a dim sum dish. Egg tarts are prominent in Guangzhou’s food scene, and scholars call it the “quintessential symbol of the fusion between Cantonese and Western cultures.”
recipe: cheddar scallion biscuits
These cheddar scallion biscuits are the best combination of cheesy, buttery, and savory in a bite — perfect right out of the oven, perfect for the rainy, cold weather, perfect for any occasion.
recipe: brown sugar rice cakes
Brown sugar rice cakes are a classic: crunchy on the outside, chewy on the outside, they look almost like potato fries. But instead of ketchup, they’re covered in an osmanthus flower-infused honey syrup, that you (double) dip each bite into.
Jalapeño Poppers (aka Spooky Mummy Poppers)
Try these AMAZING jalapeño poppers. Of course, in the spirit (or…ghost?) of Halloween, we’ll make “Spooky Mummy Jalapeño Poppers.” Essentially, they’re just jalapeño peppers sliced in half, stuffed with an amazing combination of cream cheese, cheddar and bacon bits, and wrapped in pastry.
recipe: creamy mushroom cauliflower gnocchi
This creamy mushroom cauliflower gnocchi is the perfect recipe to whip up if you’re short on time, if you’re craving something hearty and delicious. It’s creamy, and every bite of the well-flavored, well-seasoned sauce pairs perfectly with the chewy gnocchi. Your kitchen will be smelling like heavenly mushrooms for a good few hours afterwards, though…
recipe: steamed brown sugar sponge cake (ma lai gao/马拉糕))
Ma lai gao (马拉糕) is a popular dim sum dessert, alongside the ever-popular salted-egg yolk custard bao. It’s essentially a sponge cake with a beautiful caramel color due to the brown sugar, and because it’s steamed, ma lai gao is a fluffy, soft and gorgeous cake (it will literally spring back if you push down…
recipe: chinese red-braised pork belly
Red-braised pork belly (Chinese: 红烧肉) has been a staple of my childhood diet — and now that I’ve moved out of Texas, it was the first thing that I was determined to learn how to make. It’s made with a wonderful mix of spices, cooking wine, a soy sauce power duo, and more. What you…
recipe: amber walnuts
Here’s an extremely simple yet delicious lil’ recipe for Amber Walnuts to add a bit of spice and edge to your life! 🙂
recipe: zebra-stripe japanese cotton cheesecake
My mom loves to bake, and she’s frequently sending me photos of her latest creations as I stay in my dorm eating ramen and mac & cheese. *cries* Anyways, this time, she made Zebra Stripe Japanese Cotton Cheesecake, which looks amazingly good, so I thought I’d share it with y’all too!
recipe: cookie butter brown sugar cookies
As with everyone else this quarantine, I have definitely on a baking rampage this weekend (more like, every weekend): after buying some on-sale cookie butter, I figured I’d try one of the many recipes that involved cookie butter. The easiest? These cookie butter brown sugar cookies!
Four Easy & Healthy Snacks to Keep You Energized
Although the brunt of summer has passed us, it’s always fun to have an indoor activity to take me away from the extreme Texas heat (that lasts until mid-December…). One of my favorite things to do is to explore new and easy recipes for healthy snacks that I can snack on the rest of the…
recipe: quick and easy chinese wonton soup
Wontons are a classic Chinese dumpling variation: instead of like their semi-circle cousins, wontons are made from a square wrapper and usually have less filling (but of course, this just means you can eat more of them in one sitting). They’re literally a soul-warming meal, especially if you eat them alongside the hot soup, with…
recipe: softest cinnamon sugar pretzels
This recipe is one of my favorites: it’s my attempt to replicate the famous Auntie Anne’s softest cinnamon sugar pretzels. It’s a pretty simple recipe too — and hopefully will satisfy your cinnamon sugar pretzel needs.
recipe: custardy goat cheese eggs
Goat cheese in eggs – now that just sounds like heresy, doesn’t it? And I’m not gonna lie – this dish is odd at first bite; however, this is a good first impression. Each bite invites you further into the food and you accelerate your curiosity until you’ve destroyed the dish and feel satisfied beyond…
recipe: perfectly easy blueberry scones
Blueberry scones are the pinnacle of afternoon dessert — soft, crumbly, buttery and just the right amount of sweet. They’re my favorite to grab at coffee or tea shops, and even better: they’re so simple to make yourself at home! This fun little recipe is perfect for making eight large scones for a quick breakfast…
Recipe: The HMHS Breakfast Smoothie
Welcome to another HMHS installment of high-speed breakfast foods. If you’re new here, quick but nutritious breakfast items are a favorite of ours. Because for the person who just doesn’t have time for morning sustenance, they can finally get it. So without further ado, we have the one and only HMHS Breakfast Smoothie!
recipe: zongzi (chinese rice dumplings)
Happy Dragon Boat Festival! As the occasion calls for, today we celebrate with zongzi! Zongzi (also called Chinese sticky rice dumplings) are a traditional Chinese dish, consisting of various fillings wrapped in glutinous rice and cooked in bamboo leaves. As a native Texan, here’s my best analogy: think tamales, except the Chinese version.
recipe: the perfect overnight oats
Overnight oats are an awesome and easy make-ahead breakfast that takes only about five minutes to make. Moreover, it’s packed with fiber and protein to give you not only a tasty meal but also a nutritious breakfast! While this is our favorite recipe, don’t feel pressured to copy it exactly! There are tons of variations…
recipe: deep-fried stuffed eggplants
In Chinese, 盒子 (hézi) literally translates into box — an edible box, of course. A typical “box” that you’ll see sold as a quick street food item consists of chopped chives and eggs (or some other variation of that) stuffed into a dough “box,” although that box is shaped more like a crescent moon. I…
recipe: shrimp pad see ew
Pad see ew translates into “fried with soy sauce,” and that’s basically the foundation for this popular Thai dish. It’s made with a combination of light and dark soy sauce (one for the color, one for the flavor), and is topped with eggs, protein, and Chinese broccoli. As for the star of the show: flat,…
recipe: Brazilian cheese balls
Crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside: meet these amazing Brazilian cheese balls.
recipe: turnip cakes
Turnip cakes are a classic at dim-sum restaurants, and have always been my favorite item (I save room for an entire serving for it each time…) While the more appropriate name is radish cake, they are an incredibly savory dish featuring veggies, sausages and rice flour. They’re a bit of a time commitment, but nothing…
recipe: fluffy chiffon cakes
Chiffon cakes are extremely light and fluffy, combining the texture of angel food cake and the richness of butter cakes. Meringue is folded into the batter to give it that unique texture, and a dash of lemon for the right amount of zest. They make for fun cakes to eat during afternoon tea, so without…
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