More Than Bread

Three simple ingredients--egg, cream and sugar--make this an incredible popular and yummy dessert. The addition of vanilla bean or extrac...

The new year is a time for reflection and planning for the days ahead. As I looked back the past 5 years of doing cooking programs in...

Out of the many cooking classes I took in Hong Kong, I think this is the most simple and yet very delicious one. The flavors of the crab...

Long time no post! I think this must be my longest stretch without a post. Am I quitting? No, I am not giving up this blog....yet : ) I...

This is my first time baking without granulated sugar and the result is surprisingly good. Maple syrup gives the cake a fine and moist cr...

One of the benefits of living in Southern California is the abundance of sunshine. Many people have backyards with different types of fr...

What should be the quality of a good rice roll? Silky smooth, thin, soft and warm. And don't forget the dipping sauce. Some like p...

The texture of a dish is as important as its taste. It will be a big disappointment if a food that is supposed to be crunchy turns out to...

"Sugar is not rejection" is the translation from Google for this Chinese dessert! Obviously something is lost from translating ...

This is my third update of some of the older recipes/posts (the other two are:  Pineapple Cake/Pastry ,  Turnip Cake ). The old Ma Lai Ga...