I cook, save where I can, and try to live life to the fullest. Along the way, I hope to share some information that I hope others find helpful or at least, entertaining.
Pho is pretty much all about the beef broth. Master the beef broth and you got yourself a smashing dish. To master the broth, you need to give yourself a couple of hours. Slowly simmering the beef bones is key. After that, everything else is pretty easy.
The Broth
6 quarts of water
20 small shallots [...]
I was browsing through the refrigerated section of Costco and found that they carry an assorted selection of pre-cut fruit. Initially, the thought of pre-cut fruit couldn’t be better. I’m always looking for ways to save time and having someone else cut up my fruit, well…there must be a God. Then I looked at [...]
Want a simple and quick meal that also delicious? My go-to meal is Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo. What makes it quick is that I use store-bought sauce instead of making my own, and the rest is easy to throw together.
Store-bought sauce:
Classico creamy alfredo
I usually stock up on this sauce at Costco when it appears in [...]
Chicken feet. Can you imagine every eating such a thing? I used to be appalled at people eating and sucking on chicken feet served in Chinese restaurants. However, after some pressure from my husband during our dating days, I managed to finally give dim sum chicken feet a try…with my eyes closed of course. And [...]
It goes without saying I love Starbuck drinks, particularly the mocha frap on a sunny afternoon. Offer me a Starbuck drink and I’ll be your friend for life. Back in simpler times when my paychecks were used solely to indulge myself in material things and dining, I would very often hit up my local Starbuck [...]
I often make stir-fry at home because it’s not only simple, but it’s also a healthy way to get a colorful mix of vegetables into my diet. Stir-fry is easy. You pretty much just cut up a bunch of vegetables and toss it altogether in a wok. The only challenging thing is making the stir-fry [...]
Sushi is delicious, but it can get expensive eating out all the time, especially for the fresh and mouth-watering kind of sushi that makes my tummy very happy. I occasionally eat at the Sushi House in Alameda and often get the Lion King roll (baked salmon roll). Every bite is savored as each morsel of [...]