Sinh Tố Mít Jackfruit Milkshake
This post is sponsored by got milk? in partnership with local California organizations that educate kids about the importance of proper nutrition and healthy lifestyle. We’re always looking for ways...
View ArticleOur Vietnam
It was time. Since starting this Vietnamese inspired food blog as a couple three years ago, it was our dream to visit our quê hương, motherland, together. And we finally made that journey. We just...
View ArticleCanh Chua Vietnamese Sour Tamarind Soup and Life in the Mekong Delta
From Tebetian highlands to the lowlands of southwest Vietnam, the Mekong river and it’s thousands of tributaries meanders it’s way across 39,000 square km in Vietnam known as the Mekong Delta or miền...
View ArticleBanh Trung Thu Moon Cakes
We previously wrote about the meaning of Tet trung thu festival and the ubiquitous and delicious mooncakes but never thought of making them ourselves. We thought it was too complicated to make at...
View ArticleBeautiful and Delicious Đà Lạt
There’s a wonderful place nestled in the central highlands immune to the hot and humid tropical climate of Vietnam, called Đà Lạt, the city of eternal spring. Here the temperate climate is a marked...
View ArticleEating in Đà Lạt
While the aroma of street foods at the Đà Lạt night market may entice you to spend your entire evening there, don’t. Save your appetite as we’ve got some must visit restaurants to try in Đà Lạt. We...
View ArticleAsian Food Lovers Gift Guide
Fruitcakes aside, some of the best gifts are edible ones. This year, we’re making macarons and packaging them nicely for family and friends. But not everyone has the time make home made gifts so we...
View ArticleCha Hue – Hue Style Vietnamese Ham
Vietnamese hams, or chả is ubiquitous part of Vietnamese cuisine. But like many Vietnamese dishes, the people of each region add special touches to a dish and call it their own. And it’s no different...
View ArticleFish Sauce Wings Pok Pok Wings Recipe
During our recent trip to Vietnam, we had fish sauce wings or cánh gà chiên nước mắm at roadside eateries in Vietnam and love the sticky, shellac like layer of fish sauce studded with garlic on a...
View ArticleLemon Ice Box Pie
We’re fortunate to enjoy a winter harvest with the mild southern California weather. Our garden is full of winter vegetables such as bok choy and edible chrysanthemum, but the harvest we look forward...
View ArticleEating in Nha Trang
From the fertile mountainous hillsides of Da Lat to the beautiful city by the bay, Nha Trang, Kim’s uncle Anh Dung would boast that there’s no country in Asia that has such a diverse geography like...
View ArticleMiến Gà Vietnamese Chicken Glass noodle soup and a Family Story
This is a special guest post told by my dad, Tung. He’s been hanging out with us for the past month helping around the garden and loves to tell stories and repeats them almost endlessly. We asked if...
View ArticleTomato Galette
Summer, or tomato season as we like to call it is in full bloom. Its one of our favorite rites of summer, picking fist sized heirlooms and grape like clusters of cherry tomatoes in our garden....
View Article48 hours in New Orleans
How can you experience as much as you can about a city over a weekend trip? This was our challenge as we embarked on our first journey to New Orleans, arguably by all accounts we’ve heard, is one of...
View ArticleBò Nhúng Dấm
Looking to impress guests and host the easiest Vietnamese dinner party ever? We’ve got just the meal for you, called bò nhúng dấm. It’s basically a Vietnamese shabu-shabu and the best part is your...
View ArticleSous Vide Lamb Chops with Basil Chimichurri
Fresh herbs are quintessential to Vietnamese cooking. During the summer months, we try to grow basil, mint, perilla (tia to) coriander (rau ram), and our favorite rice paddy herb (ngo om) in our...
View ArticleHainan Chicken Rice Com Ga Hai Nam
For a simple dish, com ga or chicken rice is a beloved dish in our family. Although it originated from a small island of Hainan or Hai Nam in the South China Sea between Vietnam and China, it’s...
View ArticleSnow Affogato
Are you ready to prepare a dessert that’s a showstopper and will knock the socks off of everyone? It’s the snow affogato. Click the video above and see. The first time we heard of this dessert from...
View ArticleCha Que Vietnamese Cinnamon Pork Pate
My parents visited recently over the holidays (This post took a lot longer then we expected, but never late then never! ) and did some baking. But to mom, baking is much more savory endeavor. She...
View ArticleTerranea: Babymoon Staycation
While many of our readers on Facebook and Instagram already know news, we want to share that we are going to welcome a little sous chef to the family! It still hasn’t hit us yet as we’ve yet to set...
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