ZhaJiang Buckwheat Noodles

ZhaJiang Buckwheat Noodles ???: © kaishin | dash of food 2009. Via Flickr: ZhaJiang = Fried Paste/Sauce Consists of fermented soy beans with soy sauce and chili oil. It comes in a resealable can, and scoop to use as needed. Makes for a great fast meal or snack. I purchased mine from T&T and one [...]

poached atlantic salmon with garlic, lemon, butter and spices

poached atlantic salmon with garlic, lemon, butter and spices: © .kaishin. 2009.

Kale Chips & Chicken Veggie Soup – Quick & Easy

  A little while back while on vacation, I had the opportunity to try Kale chips that my cousin made, and loved it. So today I decided that I would try to recreate  it from my own interpretation as an accompaniment to my rice cooker soup, since it would take approx the same amount of [...]

Lemon Turkey Soup with Veggies

Last night I made a Lemon Turkey Soup with veggies and bean thread noodles. Lemon? you might ask.  The smokey lemon flavouring was inspired by the Japanese dobin-mushi. Light with smokey flavours and a nice lemony twinge that freshens up the soup, making it refreshing. In my version of an Italian-esque soup, I used turkey [...]

Quinoa Salad

Quinoa Salad: © .kaishin. 2009. Quinoa cooked in a basic Rice Cooker – perfect everytime :) still with a bit of crunch and slightly loose grains. Many folks make the mistake and over cook it or with too much water, and you end up loosing all the wonderful nutty/earthy flavour and texture of it. For [...]

Nürnberger Brats & Mustard Aoili Potato Salad

mustard goodness: © .kaishin. 2009. Having new friends from an international community has brought my attention to many new found food loves. One of them highlighted here is Mustard, and on the side, many new German sausages. J and I were introduced to mustard in a tube, a German thing, and that there were mild, [...]

Basil Pistachio Pesto

Photograph by kaishin chu © 2009. The Bonus – Basil Pistachio Pesto Well, after lamenting over the loss of production from my basil plants, I had a colander full of uninfested basil leaves that were rescued one by one from the culled stalks. J washed and cleaned these one by one to make sure there [...]

Roasted Warm & Rich

Photography: kaishin chu © 2009. One thing both J and I love to smell during the winter months esp. is the smell of garlic roasitng in the house. It is intoxicating. We figured out the settings needed for our toaster oven to do a proper job, and we are so happy for it. (it’s been [...]

Balsamic Pancakes

Photos posted by Kaishin Chu © 2009. I created this recipe a few years back while we vacationed in Tofino in a log cabin. I had hoped to make buttermilk pancakes (a recipe originally developed in my college days), but we couldn’t find any buttermilk to purchase at the local little market on our way [...]

Teriyaki Chicken Sushi Rolls

. Photos posted by Kaishin Chu © 2008. This was my first attempt at making sushi rolls in Zhuhai, had to be a little bit creative with ingredients. Since then, I’ve managed to find all the ingredients needed :) Ingredients: Chicken Breast – cut into strips and sautée, then add a bit of water to [...]