Video on making the perfect scrambled eggs

Video on making the perfect scrambled eggs

I think readers are going to puke eggs because I have been talking about making the prefect scrambled eggs for the third time today. Well, what to do….I do not normally prepare scrambled eggs because I hate it. I prefer my traditional fried eggs which is like sunny side-up, runny and yet, crispy on the [...]

Bacon Fried Rice

Bacon Fried Rice

Ingredients: * 2 cups uncooked calrose rice * 6 slices bacon, chopped * 2 large eggs, beaten * 5 green onions, sliced * 2 carrots, grated * 1/4-1/2 head cabbage, thinly sliced * soy sauce, to taste * salt and pepper, to taste Directions: 1. Steam or cook rice according to package directions. Cool. 2. [...]

Goi Tom Vietnamese Shrimp Salad Recipe

Goi Tom Vietnamese Shrimp Salad Recipe

Goi is a generic term for "salad" in Vietnamese. But typically it does not include lettuce like most traditional western salads. And just like the term "banh," there are numerous different types of goi using different veggies, for example, goi ngo sen (lotus root), goi bap cai (cabbage), goi buoi (pomelo), goi du du (papaya), [...]

Vietnamese Chili Garlic Sauce (Tuong Ot Toi)

Vietnamese Chili Garlic Sauce (Tuong Ot Toi)

Hungry Bear and I were snowboarding in Whistler the last five days. We had a great time on the slopes and relaxed in a very posh hotel with a ski concierge service… talk about being pampered! But after five days of eating ski resort food, Hungry Bear had a major craving for rice and I [...]

Vietnamese Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Cham) Recipe

Vietnamese Dipping Sauce (Nuoc Cham) Recipe

I have a lot of friends who love Vietnamese dipping sauce (nuoc cham). When they ask me for the recipe, I tell them it's a closely guarded family secret. However, I have finally received permission from my parents to disclose the formula. It took a lot of groveling on my part and even a few [...]

Vietnamese Spring Rolls Recipe

Vietnamese Spring Rolls Recipe

SND Note: Pork and shrimp cha gio can be made by using 1 pound ground pork and 1/2 pound shrimp. 1-1 1/2 ounces of thin cellophane noodles, chopped into 1/2" pieces and soaked in water until soft, is a common ingredient and can also be added to the mixture. Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic, minced 2 [...]