Reina pepiada is a Venezuelan chicken and avocado filling for arepas! Arepa reina pepiada is my favorite because it’s so fresh yet satisfying! I fell in love with it when my Colombian friend introduced it to me years ago as her favorite arepa filling. I’ve been making it often since then, and I’ve been continuing […]
Spicy Szechuan Chicken Summer Rolls
These summer rolls are easy, refreshing, yet so hearty and filling! They’re full of cucumbers, lettuce, and chicken breast, and then served with a spicy and flavorful homemade dipping sauce. One of my favorite pre-made dishes at Japanese grocery stores is yodare-dori, or saliva chicken. Don’t worry, there’s no saliva in the ingredients. Slices of […]
Slow Cooker Carnitas Recipe
Slow cooker carnitas are so easy to make yet so tender, crispy, and full of flavor! Cinco de Mayo or not, you have got to make this crock pot carnitas. They’re juicy and moist, yet crispy on the edges, with lots of flavor from the spices, garlic, and orange! What is carnitas? Carnitas is the […]
Steamed Pork Buns
I generally bake something sweet for my mom on Mother’s Day each year, but this year she’d requested I don’t. “I’m trying to be good”. One of my fondest memories as a child is my mom sending me out in the morning to go buy steamed pork buns for breakfast. There was a tiny bread shop right […]
Salisbury Steak with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
Tristan and I have been dating for over 2 years now. He happily eats everything and anything I make, but that wasn’t always the case. When we first started dating he despised eggplant, zucchini, and all mushrooms. If I ever suggested a dish with any of those ingredients, I was given a disapproving look. I remember […]