Recipes

If you have old rice in the fridge and shrimp in the freezer, garlic shrimp fried rice is a great and easy option for dinner! It’s so fragrant due to all the aromatics like garlic, …

Air-fried sesame chicken is so crispy that people will believe it’s deep-fried! It’s sweet, savory, and crispy! If you can find skin-on boneless chicken thighs, that’s even better! I used skinless chicken thighs, which is …

Pork Vermicelli Bowl (bun thit nuong) is a vibrant dish that consists of rice noodles, fresh vegetables, and sweet and savory pork. The freshness of the vegetables gives a nice contrast to the sweet and …

Pickled Veggies – Do Chua are typically served with bun thit nuong (vermicelli bowls) and banh mi (Vietnamese baguette sandwiches). They can also be eaten with crispy egg rolls. Vietnamese restaurants will typically serve crispy …

Shrimp balls are one of the most popular dishes at a Vietnamese wedding! When we see the servers come out with these or the cheesy lobster, our eyes light up, and we migrate from the …

Drunken Noodles (Pad Kee Mao) is one of my favorite Thai dishes. I love the textures and the balance of sweet, savory, and spicy. The slippery noodles are covered in a savory, sweet, and spicy …

Crispy shrimp balls are one of the most popular dishes at a Vietnamese wedding! When we see the servers come out with these or the cheesy lobster, our eyes light up, and we migrate from …

Grilled Korean Short Ribs are packed with umami! They’re sweet, savory, fatty, and nutty! It goes really well with rice and kimchi. If you don’t have kimchi, you can eat it with other pickled veggies …

Celebrate the new lunar year with Thit Kho Trung! Thit = meat, Kho = braised, Trung = egg Thit Kho (Vietnamese braised pork) can be cooked on the stovetop for 1.5-2 hours or in a …