Recipes

Amiel

Oct 23, 20202 min read

Banana Pudding

If you know and love the Magnolia Bakery as much as I do, you must have tried its famous banana pudding. This recipe is my take on the...

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Amiel

Oct 16, 20203 min read

Pork Dumplings & Shrimp Dumplings

Dumpling is good all year round. I remembered my mom making them for Chinese New Year. I remembered eating dumplings at my elementary...

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Amiel

Oct 9, 20204 min read

Lamb Biryani

When I was in the Middle East, biryani was my favorite. Every time when I had to leave for a couple days, I just could not wait to go...

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Homemade Chicken Meatballs & Soy Milk Hotpot 豆乳鍋

Amiel

Oct 2, 20202 min read

Homemade Chicken Meatballs & Soy Milk Hotpot 豆乳鍋

Hotpot is a very diverse dish. It is wildly consumed in Asia and each country has its own twists and flares to make a pot of food, with...

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Amiel

Sep 25, 20203 min read

Osso Buco with creamy Polenta

Osso Buco is a Milanese classic, it mean "hole in the bone" and the best thing about bones is bone marrow. It's basically meat butter....

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Amiel

Sep 18, 20201 min read

Cashew Chicken

Ingredient ½ cup Cashew 2 pieces Chicken Thigh, diced about ½ inch ½ Zucchini, diced about ½ inch ¼ large Onion, diced about ½ inch 2...

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Amiel

Sep 11, 20203 min read

Sichuan Beef and Wonton Soup

Wontons and dumplings are my freezer stables. They are easy to make and you can make ahead of time, stick them in the freezer, take them...

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Amiel

Sep 4, 20202 min read

Lamb Vindaloo

I went through a vindaloo phase a few years back. For almost 2 months, I would cook a pot of vindaloo every weekend and eat for a week...

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Amiel

Aug 28, 20204 min read

JP Braised Pork vs. TW Braised Pork

角煮 (Kakuni) and 滷肉飯 (LuRouFan) both are braised pork when you say it in English. That sounds quite boring considering they are different...

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Amiel

Aug 21, 20201 min read

Pistachio Chicken Curry

This has to be the most unique curry I have ever made, in terms of colour. Surprisingly simple to make, delicious, and unique to look at....

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Hyderabadi-style Chicken & Potatoes with Vegan Naan

Amiel

Aug 14, 20203 min read

Hyderabadi-style Chicken & Potatoes with Vegan Naan

Vegan Naan Ingredient 2 cups AP flour + extra for kneading 1 tsp Activiate Yeast 1 tsp Cane Sugar 1 tsp Salt ¾ cup Warm Water ¾ tsp...

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Turkish Lamb Shish Kebab with Garlic Mint Yogurt Sauce

Amiel

Aug 7, 20202 min read

Turkish Lamb Shish Kebab with Garlic Mint Yogurt Sauce

One of the things I used to eat a lot in the Middle East was shish kebab. Well, they did not come with vegetables nor bamboo skewers, but...

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Amiel

Jul 31, 20202 min read

Simple Crispy Thai Chicken

I had my mind set on making Cilantro Lime Chicken but my hands made something else. Something better, in fact. This simple Thai chicken...

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Summer Spaghetti with Ricotta & Mint [v]

Amiel

Jul 24, 20202 min read

Summer Spaghetti with Ricotta & Mint [v]

I wasn't going to share this recipe because it's not the kind of pasta dish I usually go for, but the colors are just so pretty so I made...

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Amiel

Jul 17, 20204 min read

Summer Desserts for Breakfast

Summer is here and it's almost 100°F everyday. I admit the heat really got me and I only want some Summer dessert or dessert that I can...

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Amiel

Jul 10, 20202 min read

Schweinshaxe, German Pork Knuckle

Yes, it's 3 months till Oktoberfest, I am nowhere near Europe, and the festival that happens every September in Munich has been cancelled...

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Amiel

Jul 1, 20202 min read

Palak (Spinach) Chicken

This Indian chicken dish is very simple to make and full of flavors. For vegetarian version, just substitute chicken with mushrooms or...

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Amiel

May 14, 20203 min read

Mushroom Kadai with Naan Bread [v]

Naan Bread Ingredients 3 ¼ cups All Purpose Flour + more for kneading 2 tsp Sugar 1 tsp Salt 1 tsp Baking Powder 2 Tsp Neutral Oil 1 Egg...

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Amiel

May 13, 20202 min read

Korean Bulgogi Lettuce Wrap

Bulgogi is a Korean cuisine classic! It means "Fire Meat" and it is delicious! There are many different pre-packaged sauces in...

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Amiel

May 11, 20202 min read

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Spaghetti alla Carbonara. Oh Carbonara. One of the first pasta dishes that I learnt and made for my family. Also my favorite non-red...

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The Strings by InterContinental, Shinagawa

The Strings is only 3-min walk away from the Shinawaga Station, but it took us a while to get to because the station is big. Huge, in...

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UBUYA Hot Springs うぶや温泉旅館

The ryokan we stayed at was UBUYA. Find out how to book Ryokan in Japan here. From Kawaguchiko station to Ubuya is about 15min taxi ride....

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