Playing with My Food

 To everyone who showed up at my demo, THANKS FOR COMING. I apologize for not having enough copies of the recipes to handout... The recipes ...

Tết is lurking just around the corner which means there are things to check out left and right.  If you're looking for something to do.....

With Tết just around the corner, it's time to fire up the stove and start pumping out sweet munchies!  Bánh Tổ is a must have for Tết. ...

Hello all!  The calendar says Christmas will be here in couple of days...then comes 2011 and then the year of the Cat (I'm Vietnamese.....

Sương Sáo aka Grass Jelly is a dessert/drink popular throughout Southeast Asia.  According to Chinese medicine it has "cooling" p...

A Vietnamese favorite with Chinese origins, Mì Vịt Tiềm is composed of fresh egg noodles, shiitake mushrooms, watercress, and a braised duck...

What's an orchid cake?  If you've ever tasted Sponge Cake or Génoise you've tasted Orchid Cake .  Bánh Bông Lan/Orchid Cakes a...

Hoa Thủy Tiên literally translates to "Water Angel/Fairy Flower". It's, or shall I say "her" botanical name is narc...

Vietnamese 101.... Bánh = pastry Gai = thorn Đuông = a type of worm, found in the heart of coconut and palm trees Thus gives us the ...

Malaysia, July 2007: I was walking around the night market in Chow Kit when I was lured by a brightly pink colored drink.  What is it?  I ...