If you’re a burrito and sushi fan like me, you will love Sushirritos. My Flaming Hot Cheeto-crusted Sushirritos are sushi rolls on steroids. They are ginormous and super customizable. I put all the ingredients I added, but you can put whatever ingredients you want in it. The crushed Flaming Hot Cheetos adds pretty colors and... Continue Reading →
Inari Bombs
Inari bombs have been one of my favorite snack bites over the past. Each bite instantaneously takes me back to Poipu Beach watching huge family of sea turtles swim to the shore and relax while the girls snorkeled and saw so many cool fishies. With the leftover sushi rice and salmon and imitation crab mixture... Continue Reading →
Cá Muối Chiên (Fried Fish Steaks)
Cá Muối Chiên, Fried Fish Steaks, is one of the simplest and most delicious fried fish recipes ever. Eating this always reminds me of my childhood. This was one of my favorite fish to eat as a kid because there were barely any bones and I was not afraid to eat it and choke on... Continue Reading →
Wedding Banquet Style Roasted Chilean Sea Bass
Asian Wedding Banquet-Style Chilean Sea Bass, I know it as Cá Đút Lò, is one of our favorite fish dishes and we look forward to having it at every Vietnamese wedding we go to. The sweet and savory, flaky and buttery, bright-colored Chilean Sea Bass is so good and addicting. We celebrated Me and Mrs.... Continue Reading →
Barbecued Branzino Spring Rolls
I love the flaky, mild, and naturally sweet taste of branzino fish and order it every time I see it at restaurants. I was so excited to see it at Costco recently and picked it up and made spring rolls with it. For all my friends observing Lent, this is the perfect Friday meal for... Continue Reading →
Vietnamese Braised Catfish (Cá Kho Tộ)
One of my favorite family-style meal dishes is Cá Kho Tộ, Vietnamese braised catfish. The braised catfish is savory and sweet from the fish sauce and sugar marinade and simmered to a rich and sticky icky goodness. The fish tastes super flavorful, delicate, and tender and soaks up all the flavors from the marinade. So... Continue Reading →
Vietnamese Sweet and Sour Soup with Catfish (Canh Chua Cá Bông Lau)
Growing up in a Vietnamese household, family dinner time was really important in my family. No matter how busy my parents were from work, (even when they worked multiple jobs), they always found time to cook up delicious Vietnamese home-cooked meals for my siblings and me. One of my favorite family-style meals included Canh Chua... Continue Reading →
Turmeric Dill Fish (Cha Ca La Vong)
Thien Long Restaurant is one of my favorite Vietnamese restaurants in San Jose. Anytime out of towners visit and want Vietnamese food, we always take them here. They have a huge menu full of delicious Vietnamese dishes, but the one dish I love eating and always order when I go there is the specialty, Cha... Continue Reading →
Beer-Battered Fish Tacos
The kids and I used to go to Rubios every Tuesday for their Taco Tuesday specials to get discounts on their famous and delicious signature Baja style fish tacos. We were addicted to it and went every Tuesday for a few months until the kids asked me to recreate it at home. After making it... Continue Reading →
Grilled Fish Tacos
My kids are huge fans of fish tacos. It's fun to place all the fish taco ingredients and garnishes in front of them and watch them customize their own fish taco. Emily got the taco creation process down and is becoming quite the taco making professional.... Continue Reading →