This oven-baked salmon basil pesto is one of the easiest recipes that always come in handy when I am in the middle of busy week. Not only it is delicious and healthy, but also it just needs very few ingredients. For the salmon itself, just needs 4 ingredients – salmon, basil pesto, parmesan cheese and

Kastengel or Kaasstengels is one of my favorite holiday treats in Indonesia. These cheese cookies are most commonly found during festive celebrations such as Christmas, Chinese New Year or Eid Al Fitr. Kastengel is Dutch Indonesian cheese sticks or cookies.  One of its main ingredients is the semi-hard cheese that originated in Netherlands and the

Lately, we had multiple movie nights as the pouring season never seems to end and it’s starting to feel very chill around here. Instead of regular snacks like popcorn or chips, I like to have some better alternatives. Finger food is my go-to snacks and this crispy garlic parmesan chicken wings is one of them.

This recipe of oven-baked salt and pepper pork riblets in inspired from the Chinese style salt and pepper pork chop. I love the flavor of five-spice powder combined with white pepper. Plus, the addition of crispy garlic and some kick from the jalapeno pepper. It is one of the well-known and popular dishes in most

This aromatic crispy tandoori chicken is crispy on the outside yet, it is still very juicy. It is burst with flavor. This tandoori chicken is so flavorful that my kids love it and always ask for second. After eating some authentic Indian food over Thanksgiving break, I had sudden urge of wanting to experiment making

Ham cream cheese deviled egg is one of my go-to-recipe for holiday appetizers or just for any occasions, including for my ‘munchies’ time. This classic dish is easy to make and will instantly be a hit for everyone. Using cream cheese, this ham cream cheese deviled egg has quite a creamy texture yet a bit

This delicious kimchi fried brown rice with Spam do not need a lot of seasonings. In fact, you CAN leave the seasonings behind as the kimchi liquid that we are using for this recipe is already burst with flavor. Plus, Spam itself has already been packed with saltiness – though we are using the low-sodium

Savory, crispy, delicious twice-cooked chicken that is very juicy and tender in the inside yet, crispy on the outside. Plus, it’s low carb! This Indonesian style of crispy chicken is so common and so easy to find in typical Indonesian restaurant. As mentioned, the chicken is cooked twice. Usually it is simmered first with all

These cream cheese stuffed mushroom is one of my favorite snacks that I can munch of anytime of the day. It is very creamy, savory, flavorful, juicy and ‘meaty’. An explosion of flavor in a bite! Plus, it’s low carb! If you are vegetarian, you can omit the ham altogether. It will still be packed

Dumpling is ready… My little girl is always the first one to sit by the dining table as soon as she hears the word Dumpling. I kid you not, this pan-fried pork and shrimp dumpling or guotie (鍋貼)or potsticker or mandu, however you want to call it, is one of her favorite food. She asks