Star anise or aniseed, adds an unmistakable flavor to this popular Chinese pork dish One rainy Seattle morning, I had the pleasure of meeting up with not one, but two, grandmas! My friend Byron Au Yong arranged for me to meet his grandma, Ty Hee Tak, and his aunt...
My husband, hungry_hobbit for those who need reminding, never tried *gasp* fresh asparagus until he was all growns up, or in my mind, till he met me. His mom fed him canned asparagus (I am told she still prefers canned to fresh to this very day.) He'd probably...
I've been eating this dish for as long as I can remember. My mum made it, my aunts made it and now I make it--it's so simple I can churn it out in 10 minutes. I definitely consider it a comfort food. More often than not,...
Aunty Pearlie is not related to me by blood; she is, in fact, my friend Ivy's mother. In Asian culture, we call our friends' parents "aunty" and "uncle" as a form of respect. This was a concept my husband, let's call him hungry_ hobbit (yes, he...
