Month: November 2017

One of my fondest childhood memories was having a delicious steamy bowl of bánh canh for breakfast sold by a lady who always sat at the same spot nearby my…

Thanksgiving is approaching fast and I couldn’t wait to prepare fresh homemade meals for my family. I told my husband that throughout this week, I will serve him Thanksgiving dishes…

Vietnamese cuisine often use annatto oil to enhance a dish with its taste and the vibrant color. Annatto seeds release a beautiful orange color when added to hot oil, but…

I hope everyone had a food-filling wonderful Thanksgiving. My family’s Thanksgiving was stuffed with lots of laughter and love from our family and friends. If you have been following my…

Món ngon đón năm mới… Thịt Trứng Kho Tàu (Vietnamese Braised Pork and Boiled Eggs) is a classic dish in Vietnamese’s daily meal but it’s also a must-have dish to…

It’s been a while since my last post. I’ve been swamped by the holidays and lots of cooking and has not had enough time to take detail pictures and jot…

It’s only one more week to Tết (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) and I am just barely starting to prepare food for the new year. Last year I had made Mứt…

There is something special about Tết that every year around this time, I tend to work a lot harder just to maintain the house and keep it nice, fresh, and…

It’s almost the end of The Year of the Rabbit and I have been making ông Táo (the God of the kitchen) work so hard before he gets sent back…

I apologize for the lack of posting lately. After the Vietnamese new year, my camera which I used to take food pictures played hide and seek with me; we were…