Every time I eat canh, I think back on some of the best childhood food memories I have of mom cooking my favorite family-style meals for dinner. The traditional family-style meals we ate always included at least one savory braised protein dish, a bowl of hearty green canh, and a pot of freshly cooked steamed … Continue reading Canh Rau Den (Vietnamese Amaranth Soup)
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I'm a traditionalist when it comes to cooking food. I enjoy taking my time and following precise techniques and steps to properly cook food to 1) allow the flavors to mingle and develop, no matter how long it takes, from start to finish and 2) achieve consistent outcome each time. However, my two young girls … Continue reading Instant Pot Beef Pho
In my house, I always stress the importance of eating veggies. I do this all the time to the girls, without trying to be annoying of course. Why? Because it is healthy for you and it helps you POOP! The girls have bought into this belief and blame lack of veggies for any bad poops … Continue reading Chrysanthemum Soup (Canh Tan O)
When you think of popular Vietnamese noodle soups, what's the first thing that pops up in your head? Pho, right? Well, in Phu Quoc, my parents' hometown in Vietnam, Banh Canh, a.k.a. Vietnamese Udon Noodle Soup is king. This is what I remember seeing most people eat on a … Continue reading Vietnamese Pork and Shrimp Udon Noodle Soup (Banh Canh)
I never knew researching bitter melon could be so interesting and informative. Besides being just a bitter vegetable, I learned that there are health benefits eating bitter melon which includes helping improve diabetic and toxemia conditions. It is also known for being good for your skin and is packed with tons of nutrients and minerals. … Continue reading Vietnamese Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup (Canh Kho Qua)
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 Rotisserie Chicken Tortilla Soup
I remember trying Pozolé for the first in college after a night of binge drinking. My buddy Ben told me that Pozolé and Menudo were perfect soups to cure hangovers -- kind of like Pho. We went to the Taqueria by our apartment and had a nice big bowl of Pozolé and... a Corona. It … Continue reading Pozolé
