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 Turmeric Dill Fish (Cha Ca La Vong)
In 2019, Thai chicken and rice shops started popping up in the Bay Area. Thai Chicken and Rice is the Thai version of the popular Hainanese chicken rice. There's even a popular Vietnamese version called Com Ga Hai Nam. The Vietnamese version is generally served with a gingery prepared fish sauce and fresh herbs like … Continue reading Thai Chicken and Rice (Khao Mun Gai)
For as long as I can remember, Korean beef short ribs have been a crowd pleaser and favorite party food at birthday parties and/or other special occasions! Whenever my parents threw us a party when I was a kid, they made sure our guests were fell fed and bought the best food to treat our … Continue reading Grilled Lemongrass Korean Short Ribs
I love cooking whole chickens. Everybody in the family, even my dog Kobe, gets to enjoy their favorite part of the chicken and there is usually a lot of leftovers for salads, soups, sandwiches, or other creative meals for the next several days. If you been following No Limit Cooking, you will see tons of … Continue reading Lemon Pepper BBQ Spatchcock Chicken
One of my favorite things to do with leftover proteins is to make fried rice. It is super easy to make and one of the best ways to get rid of all the leftovers in the fridge. Not to mention, 99% of the time, it is kid-approved. That's super important in my house. With the … Continue reading Chinese BBQ Pork and Shrimp Fried Rice
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 Beer-Battered Fish Tacos
T-Bone steak, or as I call it... the best of both world's steak, looks great and is unique because it contains two different parts of beef: the meatier and beefier strip loin, and the more tender delicate tenderloin, separated by a "T"-shaped lumbar vertebra. YAY, for two-for-one. It was a fun cut of steak to … Continue reading Grilled T-Bone Steak
In 2019, as a personal challenge, I gave up drinking alcohol for the entire year. I got used to being sober and didn't really crave hard liquor or beer, but occasionally, I did crave for an iced-cold sour, salty, and refreshing Michelada. At the beginning of 2020, the San Francisco 49ers made a great run … Continue reading Michelada
Late last summer, my friends and I took a friend's trip to North Lake Tahoe for a weekend getaway. People were assigned cooking duties for each meal and on the last night, the friends hosted a seafood boil for our 30 friends and kids. They cooked a cooler full of fresh head-on shrimp, tons of … Continue reading Asian Cajun Seafood Boil
Back in 2015, I learned how to make Chicken Adobo and it's been a dish we make pretty regularly at home. The salty, sweet, and tart flavors of the dish is super addicting. Flavor bomb in every bite! On a hot summer night, the girls requested Chicken Adobo for dinner the following night. I had … Continue reading BBQ Chicken Adobo
