Saturday Project

A few weekends ago, my grandma asked me to help her in making Ga-na-chai (กาน่าฉ่าย). For those who don’t familiar with Chinese food, “Ga-na” is a Chinese word for an Olive-like fruit (but not the same as Olive in western dishes) and “Chai” means vegetable. And owing to Ga-na fruit’s unique flavor and aroma, Chinese [...]

I came across this recipe in Smitten Kitchen weblog and saw the nice and delicious photos of Lemon Bar. It made me think of a dessert I had tried since I was studying in undergrad school. There was a food market held every Friday in the university area where many merchants set up food stalls [...]

I came across a food blog called “The Crepes of Wrath” and saw a posted recipe for Mongolian Beef and it seems simple plus delicious. Also, I remembered that Ae mentioned about this dish a few times. It was one of his favorite dishes when he ordered Chinese food in the U.S. So I decided to try [...]

Here comes another simple and well-know recipe, Brownies! I had read about its origins once and thought it was quite interesting. According to one story, the brownie was invented by a Chicago chef. He was requested to make a small piece of dessert for ladies attending the fair. Another story said brownies were accidentally invented [...]