It's been a wild week for us in Northern California. We experienced a week-long heatwave that triggered power outages and internet outages all over town, a random lightning storm that sparked wildfires all over the Bay Area causing evacuations, and the first full week of kid's school online. With all the craziness going on around … Continue reading Pan-Seared Shrimp with Garlic Noodles
On restaurant menus, I've seen Korean Spicy Pork identified with various names like Jeyuk Bokkeum, Dweji Bulgogi, and even just Spicy Pork Bulgogi. I would love to know the actual name of the dish if anybody knows! Whatever the name of this amazing dish is, Korean spicy pork is probably my favorite Korean dish of … Continue reading Korean Spicy Pork (Jeyuk Bokkeum)
As long as you have the right technique to cook chicken wings, there ain't no limit on how you can dress and sauce your wings..or eat it naked and plain. Last week, I shared a technique I learned, called the Bullseye technique, which involved putting lit coals in char-baskets in the middle of the Weber … Continue reading Korean BBQ Chicken Wings
We love eating all the different kinds of yummy curries from different cuisines at our house....Thai Curry, Vietnamese Curry, Indian Curry, and even Steph and Ayesha Curry! My youngest daughter Taylor recently declared that Japanese Curry is her favorite curry to eat. She explained that she loves it more than other curries because 1) it's … Continue reading Chicken Japanese Curry
I couldn’t decide on the protein braised dish I wanted to pair with the Stir-fried Water Spinach with Garlic last night, so I decided to add shrimp to my braised pork ribs and quail eggs recipe for some epic surf and turf action with all the protein hanging out in the pool of braising liquid … Continue reading Braised Pork Ribs and Shrimp with Quail Eggs (Suon Tom Ram Man)
Man, I'm super excited to show you all this new indirect cooking technique on the Weber that I have been using for chicken wings to get the skin extra crispy without frying! It also looks super dope and is very visually appealing as well. When I normally do indirect cooking on the Weber, I usually … Continue reading High Heat Indirect BBQ Lemon Pepper Chicken Wings
The kids and I love Chicken Katsu! It's like an oversized excellent quality crispy chicken nugget. Crunchy, addicting, and ammmmazzzzing! When seasoned and cooked properly, the panko bread crumbs produce a delicate crispy breaded crust and keep the chicken meat juicy and moist. The katsu sauce is also super flavorful and gives the chicken katsu … Continue reading Chicken Katsu
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 Spicy Thai Peanut Salad
I miss having visitors! Especially, during the summer when family and/or friends would come over on the weekend and just eat, drink, and hang out in the backyard for hours while the kids play. I'm praying that we get this pandemic situation taken care of sooner rather than later, so we can go back to … Continue reading Tomahawk Steak
There are so many amazing ways to season or marinate tri-tip. One of my family's favorite ways to prepare tri-tip is in a Maggi seasoning base. If you don't know about Maggi seasoning, please go find out and get some ASAP! Or, I can just describe it a bit to you here. Maggi seasoning is … Continue reading Maggi Seasoning Tri-tip
