Cooking For Family & Friends

Cooking for Loved Ones

Welcome to my daily cooking and eating diaries where I’ll share with you my most cherished recipes I prepare for myself, family and friends!

RECIPES

Realistic, wholesome and filling meals

Weeknights are always tough after you’ve worked a full 9-5. These are meals that are realistic and simple that can be prepared after a long work day.

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Recipes for entertaining guests

I love cooking for friends and family as the title suggests. These are recipes that are great for entertaining larger groups where you can make a bigger quantity. I find that with love and care, these meals can be tastier (and less expensive) than going out to eat!

Recipes, tips, and tricks

What are you in the mood for?

Eating in can be just as delicious as eating out! It just takes a little more time and preparation but once that’s done, the result can be fantastic!

Poached Chicken (Hainanese style)

This is a lazy girl Hainanese inspired chicken dish. I make this on days where I want to make something that will yield leftovers and where there is minimal clean up since this all happens in one pot. Ingredients: -1 6lb whole chicken, rinsed with cold water and giblets taken out -One knob of ginger,…
Surf Clam and Vermicelli

Surf clam and vermicelli is a Cantonese dish I recently discovered from eating at one of the many local Cantonese restaurants where my mother in law lives. Surf clams are essentially large littlenecks (size of your palm) that are inexpensive but can be difficult to open. You can find them at your local Chinese grocer…
Duck Noodle Soup

Thai duck noodle soup is a huge favorite amongst my friends. I was trying to think about why it was so popular and I think it’s because the soup is on the lighter side and the duck pairs so well with the flavorings. If some folks don’t enjoy duck because they consider it gamey, in…
Mussels Thai Style

This is a mussels dish made Thai style with coconut milk and Thai aromatics. This is a very simple dish that doesn’t take long to make. Steamed mussels with white wine, butter and shallots are delicious but in this recipe, cooking mussels with coconut milk and aromatics add a tasty juxtaposition of tartness, zest, and…
Gang Jeud (Egg Tofu Soup)

This egg tofu soup is one of my favorite ways to eat egg tofu. What is egg tofu? It’s a soft, slightly custardy tofu that’s mixed with eggs. It’s more yellow than it’s pure soft tofu counterpart. You can find egg tofu in the tofu section of your local Asian grocer; it’s usually wrapped in…
Tom Kha Gai (Thai Chicken Coconut Soup)

Tom Kha Gai is a Thai soup that’s coconut-milk based with chicken. “Gai” means chicken in Thai. “Tom” means soup. The soup is comprised of various Thai aromatics such as galangal, kaffir lime leaves, lime, lemongrass, and red Thai chilies. It’s a lovely soup to eat when the weather is colder and depending on how…