Pigs in a Blanket

Pigs in a Blanket

Meat wrapped in bread – does it get any better? Loving the split batch these days. Here are a couple of ideas for how to make Pigs in a Blanket, totally homecooked and doughs from scratch! As I was looking for some inspiration, so I 

Easy Sunomono Cucumber Salad

Easy Sunomono Cucumber Salad

Recipe for quick-pickle Sunomono cucumber salad Sunomono salad for the win! This easy quick-pickle cucumber salad is easy, delicious, and basically impossible to mess up! The key to creating a #homecookedfeast is: many dishes! So, the easiest way to turn your meal into a feast 

Easy Fresh Caesar Salad

Easy Fresh Caesar Salad

Delicious fresh homemade Caesar Salad and it’s basically free Sitting at home, craving something kinda healthy, I opened the fridge to find nothing but a few breakfast items (egg, bacon, potatoes…), lemons/juice, and a fresh, unused romaine lettuce. Hmm, I thought… I also have whiskey! 

Cinnamon Cilantro Black Bean Rice

Cinnamon Cilantro Black Bean Rice

If you’re tired of red Mexican Rice, try this. During a gloomy, rainy day, I was inspired to smoke some meat. I didn’t really have a plan, but it has been a couple of months since I did chicken quarters, so that was a must. 

Lemongrass Pork Meatballs

Lemongrass Pork Meatballs

Put those pork balls in my mouth When the night has come, and the land is dark… use the “other white meat” to light up your dinner! Rooting through the fridge and freezer, I found some ground pork. I deliberated long and hard over doing 

No Knead Dutch Oven Bread

No Knead Dutch Oven Bread

No need to stress over no-knead bread I originally learned of this type of bread recipe from my chef brother and his also chef buddy. We drank beer at the ocean in Vancouver and then ate bread with butter and cheese. I then learned that 

All about Sashimi

All about Sashimi

Things I once didn’t know that you now will Over the years, I’ve met many folks who have told me (unfortunately) countless times that they don’t eat sushi because they don’t like raw fish. Well, first off, while sushi does often incorporate fish (often raw), 

Easy Delicious Sushi Pizza

Easy Delicious Sushi Pizza

You don’t need to eat all you can to eat this tasty snack Never seen at traditional sushi shacks, rarely seen at most others; bring this traditionally all-you-can-eat menu item right to your kitchen! Panko-crusted, crispy, sushi rice cake, topped with sriracha aioli, fresh avocado, 

Japchae Recipe (for white people)

Japchae Recipe (for white people)

Nearly the best replica ever Ever gone to that food court and wonder how to make that Korean glass noodle? Yup, that one that you get as a side but never really tried making even though it seems super easy? Try this really easy Japchae 

How to cook dumplings

How to cook dumplings

If it’s wrapped in dough, cook it like this. I will eventually post a recipe on how to MAKE dumplings (I’ve done all the way from scratch, including wrappers; I’ve done with store-bought wrappers; sometimes I see dumplings in the freezer at the store and