After eating horribly during the holidays, back to eating salads and getting back on track with my fitness. Eating healthy and eating salads don't always have to be boring. You can make a healthy and beautiful looking salad and have it taste good too. Like this Vietnamese Style Roasted Salmon Salad! There's a lot of... Continue Reading →
Spicy Thai Peanut Salad
I work near this incredible Deli/Cafe, Gateway Cafe, near the San Jose Airport, which serves up fresh sandwiches, salads, and yummy daily specials for breakfast and lunch daily. Every Tuesday, they serve this amazing Spicy Thai Chicken Wrap as a lunch special item and it is my absolute favorite lunch item walking distance from work.... Continue Reading →
Vietnamese Chicken Salad (Goi Ga)
When I use a whole chicken to make my Chao Ga, we usually end up with lots of leftover chicken. I started tossing the leftover chicken with fresh shredded cabbage and other crunchy veggies for Goi Ga so it wouldn't go to waste. This recipe is super easy and you can mix and match your... Continue Reading →
Hawaiian Mac Salad
You can't have Hawaiian food without at least a scoop of rice and a scoop of rich and creamy Mac Salad. Below is how I've been making Mac Salad. Ingredients: 1/2 pound elbow macaroni 1 cup Best Food Mayonnaise 1/2 carrot, grated on the large hole 1/2 onion, grated... Continue Reading →
Vietnamese Shakin’ Beef (Bo Luc Lac)
Bo Luc Lac, directly translated to English as Shaking Beef, got its name because of the shaking action involved while cooking it in a Wok. Once you put the beef into the Wok and let it sear for about a minute on one side, you begin shaking it so it can sear and cook on... Continue Reading →