Homemade Tart Frozen Yogurt

Frozen yogurt was an occasional indulgence for me when I was growing up in Singapore. I would always try to get my hands on some but unfortunately, I wasn't always given the opportunity.

Soboro Donburi (Ground Pork w/Scrambled Egg)

Hello once again!  I’ve been away from the blog world for a few days.  Just got busy with other things…life….haha.  To be honest, I haven’t been cooking much lately.  It’s just one of those days when you need a break from the kitchen.  I’m thinking, room service, a massage and not getting up from bed all day….dream on GG.

Jap Chae

Today, we have a guest contributor, a good friend of Veggie Girl and I, Mrs. E.  She made her jap chae so good, that we invited her to share this wonderful dish, and she gladly obliged. -GG-

Chicken Lollipops

“Rainy days and Mondays always get me down.” ---The Carpenters

Not for me.  For one it’s summer.  Secondly, I was busy with household chores today.  For some reason I decided to skip the chores during the weekend and decided to do them today.  For dinner, I decided to make this not so easy dish.

Only in Malibu

I love spur of the moment plans, if you can even call that a plan.  Today was a beautiful Saturday in Southern California.  It was warm but not insanely hot, unlike the past few days, where we reached the high 90's.  Today was beautiful, possibly high 80's, and with that, we just decided to drive out to Malibu and get some ocean breeze.

Spam with Cabbage

Spam is one of my family's guilty pleasures. Because it's a canned, processed meat product, I try not to buy it too often but every once in awhile, we would indulge in a good Spam meal. My kids love Spam and every time they smell the aroma of it frying in the pan, they'll run to the kitchen in total excitement.

Honey Lemon Salmon

Tonight was store bought taco night---Baja Fresh to be precise.  My freezer is running low.  It’s been about a month since I did my last big shopping. 

Braised Tofu

I don’t know what possessed me to cook three different things tonight.  For one, it’s hot in Southern California, it must have been in the low 90’s today, actually it’s been hot for a week, and yet I got inspired to flex my cooking muscles again.  

Lemon Honey Vinaigrette and Independence Day Festivities

Wow, it's July already! Time's been zipping by this year, faster than ever. July means hot summer weather and of course, fireworks. We had plenty of both yesterday when a bunch of us got together in my home to celebrate Independence day. The boys (young and old) excitedly indulged in their fascination with watching things light up on fire and explode while us gals sat back and chilled out on lawn chairs, occasionally twirling a sparkler here and there. Fun times, I tell ya!

Fruit Salsa with Baked Cinnamon Chips + a Korean BBQ feast!

As Gingham Girl mentioned in a previous post, one of our friends, E, hosted a wonderful Korean BBQ dinner at her home last week. I love Korean BBQ and it was so much fun to have had it in the comfort of her home with a bunch of our closest friends. Boy, did we pig out! I know I did. I brought fruit salsa with cinnamon chips for dessert but before we get to the recipe, I wanted to share some pics of our yummy Korean BBQ spread.