One time, I found myself wide awake at 5:00 in the morning. I tried going back to sleep, but I just kept tossing and turning in bed. I finally gave up trying, went to the kitchen to get a drink, and out of nowhere, this random thought came to me: “Why don’t I make some carrot …
Pad Thai
It’s been two years since my last recipe blog post! Two years! While chopping up ingredients in the kitchen one day, I told Mike, “You know, maybe I should blog about my recipes. Whenever I post pictures of food that I make, people keep asking me how I made them.” Being the ever so supportive …
Chinese Lemon Chicken
They say that “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” I say, “when life gives you lemons, make lemon chicken!” I order this dish a lot whenever I eat at Chinese restaurants. The night I made this, my mom and sister were eating at a Chinese restaurant called P.F. Changs, and since I couldn’t be …
Yang Chow Brown Rice in Tomato Cups
Sometimes, I cook way too much rice and I don’t have the heart to throw the unconsumed rice away because I am always reminded of the popular Filipino guilt-trip warning: “Ang dami daming nagugutom sa mundo.” (“There are so many people in the world who are starving”). It’s not like they’ll suddenly and magically get …