Month: November 2017

Cá Kho Tộ (Caramelized Catfish in Clay Pot) is one of those popular, authentic Vietnamese braised dishes that is cooked in clay pots. Lots of ginger, shallot and garlic along…

I am so excited to launch a new, fresh look of my blog. As you may have guessed, the 3 girls represent my two darlings and me. A closer look…

Recently, Target has been my favorite store to buy meat. If you happen to be at Target, be sure to check their meat department and look at the expiration date…

Once in a while, I crave for Cá Nục (Mackerel) Kho (Braised) Măng (Bamboo Shoot) Tươi (Fresh). I remembered as a little girl, I used to eat plain porridge with…

Wow…I am finally sitting in front of the laptop and blogging starts creeping back into my life after a long hiatus. As most of you know I have just settled…

It seems that I have not been able to part from my laptop since I resumed blogging. There are so many delicious dishes that I want to share with everyone.…

One of my favorite food bloggers is Andrea Nguyen. She is a writer, a cooking teacher and the author of Into the Vietnamese Kitchen and her recent cookbook Asian Dumplings…

Chả Tôm Huế is a popular dish from the central region of Hue, the imperial capital. it’s a popular versatile item that can be used in different recipes. It can…

The other day I craved for banh canh cha ca (Vietnamese fish patty udon soup). I decided to make my own fish paste instead of buying it from the store.…

The other day, my older brother asked me to make dinner and have his family over; I decided to make Grilled Catfish and brought it over to his house for…

After having two kids, I began to feel old, at least in the back of my mind. My skin seems to wrinkle around my eyes and those fine lines suddenly…

“Muốn ăn bánh ít lá gai lấy chồng Bình Định cho dài đường đi”. As a popular Binh Dinh saying goes “If you wish to eat banh it la gai,…

It was Father’s Day and I wanted to do something special for my wonderful husband who is always a super daddy to my two girls. My husband is a seafood…

My brother-in-law is a great cook. I have tastsed many of his wonderful dishes. My children love his Roasted Pork. Once a while, my oldest girl would crave for it.…

Espresso Caramel Flan My family used to run a coffee house when we were still in Vietnam. One of the specialty desserts we served was Flan which is a delicious…

I often make Sương Sáo Hột É và Đười Ươi in the summer. Everyone in my family loves to drink this fresh, cold, sweetened drink, especially in sweltering summer days.…

A few years back, my husband and I traveled back to Viet Nam. We hunted for good food from Saigon in the south to Ha Noi in the north. Bánh…

Sweet mango is one of my kids’ favorite fruits. I usually buy it in a big box. Sometimes we couldn’t finish them on time and they would spoil. A few…

It’s hard to resist the aroma of nem nuong during the marinating process . . . the aroma of fresh garlic, the roasted rice powder, the smelly but tasty must-have…

I’ve been experimenting with the dipping sauce for nem nướng, which means everyone in the family has to eat nem nướng every other day. After a few attempts of making…