When my parents went on vacation to Vietnam, I requested a couple bottles of pure 100% authentic fish sauce from Phu Quoc. My parents are from Phu Quoc, and Phu Quoc is known for fish sauce and in the eyes of many, it is the best in the world. If you go to the local... Continue Reading →
I went to the flea market last weekend and bought myself a Mexican cookbook for only $3. I was very excited because the book provided me with a little history lesson on Mexican food, described various ingredients used in Mexican cooking and had tons of authentic recipes.I had some left over rotisserie chicken from... Continue Reading →
On Saturday, 10/23, there were some exciting events on TV. I invited some of my buddies over to watch UFC 121 and watch Game 6 of the Giants and Phillies NLCS series. I'm not a big Giants fan, but was happy to see them going to the World Series again after losing a heart-breaker to... Continue Reading →
I'm loving the rain! I've been waiting for rain to come and soften up the dirt in my backyard so I can finally do some much-needed yard work. The weeds are almost taller than the 6-ft fence in the backyard. It's pretty bad. A couple months ago, I tried to pull some of the weeds,... Continue Reading →
I've been looking around for a good Spicy Thai Fried recipe, but each site I looked at prepared it differently. I was trying to find a recipe that tasted like the Spicy Thai Fried Rice I loved at Thai Bistro Restaurant in Davis and I think I found it at http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/thai-spicy-basil-chicken-fried-rice/Detail.aspx . So I... Continue Reading →
Instead of frying chicken wings today, I wanted to try baking some chicken wings to be "healthier." Maybe it really isn't that much healthier, but at least it wouldn't be deep fried. I looked around various blogs and stumbled across a Cola Glazed Wings recipe from http://www.steamykitchen.com. WOW! Chicken wings marinated in a Coca-Cola glaze... Continue Reading →
I had a three weeks off from work and the day before I went back to work, I decided to make Pho Ga (Chicken Pho Noodle Soup) as my grand finale recipe. There are so many different variations of making this recipe, but my goal was to make it as authentic and "restaurant" quality as... Continue Reading →
Since Foster Farms whole chickens were only $.79 /lb at Safeway, I decided to pick up a few chickens and brainstorm a few ways to prepare it. With my first chicken, I decided to roast it. Roasting is one of the quickest and easiest method of cooking chicken. I normally just use whatever seasoning available... Continue Reading →
