This beautiful scallion milk bread is a hybrid of traditional Chinese scallion pancakes and fluffy Hokkaido milk bread. Fresh green scallions and white sesame seeds create a delicious savory combination in every slice. Scallion bread buns are the underrated Asian bakery bun. Everyone always goes for the red bean buns or sweet custard buns first. …
These soft, buttery dinner rolls are made with pumpkin puree and flavored with fragrant rosemary and cardamom. Brown butter adds extra richness for the perfect savory bread roll! As far as I’m concerned, pumpkin season doesn’t end until Thanksgiving (and Christmas doesn’t really start ’til after). I’m going to be enjoying all things pumpkin until …
These honey oat sourdough bread rolls have crusty, chewy outsides and soft, fluffy insides. Cooked oatmeal and cinnamon make these rolls fragrant and warming, and honey adds a deep, rich sweetness. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I’ve got bread rolls on my mind. Sure, the star of the show is the turkey – but …
Perfectly fluffy, incredibly juicy, and bursting with flavor, these baozi will transport you straight to the bustling streets of China. This baozi recipe uses pork belly and napa cabbage for a delicious filling. Soft, fresh pork baozi will always take me back to summer mornings in Shanghai. I would wake up before 6, right when …
A rich, spicy broth simmered with green onions, garlic, and ginger provides a warming and filling base for clamshell mushrooms, bok choy, and noodles. It’s topped off with grilled sweet and sour tofu to pack in a healthy dose of protein. These vegetarian soup noodles normally wouldn’t be my go-to recipe – I’m an enthusiastic …
It seems almost silly to have a whole post dedicated to grilling bread. How hard can it be? You grab some bread… and you grill it. But how do you get that perfect, crunchy exterior striped with aesthetic grill lines? It needs to crackle as you bite down, be buttery but not greasy, and act …
Juicy, sweetened tomatoes blend seamlessly with fluffy scrambled eggs to create a colorful and flavorful Chinese tomato and egg stir fry. This healthy and satisfying dish brings out the tang of fresh tomatoes with just a dash of sugar. Working a full day and cooking for yourself is hard work, but working a full day …
When I’m deciding what to eat for dinner there’s a couple thoughts floating around my head: I want something tasty But I also want to feel good / healthy after I eat it Will it be ready to eat in the next 30 min? I’m hungry now!! Also it can’t be too expensive… It can …
It’s been so rainy and gloomy in San Francisco lately, and my body just wants carbs and cheese, preferably with some bacon mixed in. California might bring to mind perpetual summer and sun-kissed palm trees, but I’ve quickly learned that it actually rains for a good chunk of Bay Area winters. Still, I get a quiet …