Sometimes when it comes to cooking the recipes for the food from dramas or books, it’s all experimental. This recipe is when I realize I need to pay closer attention to the food. As well as the cooking process. In Meteor Garden (2018), sweet and sour ribs were a specialty that Shancai’s mom made and … [Read more…]
In the book The Hate U Give, Starr, the main character, was at her uncle Carlos’s home when she decided to eat this snack: Peanut Butter on graham cracker. It’s quick and easy to make. But I was hesitant in making this because I’ve never tried the two ingredients together. But it turns out that … [Read more…]
In the book The Hate U Give, Starr eats a freeze cup. She then explains that a freeze cup is when you make koolaid, pour it into a cup and then eat it frozen. It’s like a popsicle. It’s amusing because I used to eat them but I had never named it. I’m not even … [Read more…]
In the Thai drama You’re My Destiny (2017), bua loy is the food that Nid craves during her pregnancy. Being a good husband, Pawut takes her to her hometown just so they can eat the bua loy that they made. Despite it being a confusing looking process with many ingredients, I decided to make some … [Read more…]
In the drama You’re My Destiny (2017), Ampha, Wanida’s sister, goes over to her mom’s house. She sees that they’re eating green beef curry, her current craving, and so she sits down and joins the mom and sister. Once I saw this scene I instantly knew instantly that I will be making it since I … [Read more…]
In the drama You’re My Destiny (2017), Ampha, Wanida’s sister, goes over to her mom’s house. She sees that they’re eating green beef curry, her current craving, and so she sits down and joins the mom and sister. Once I saw this scene I instantly knew instantly that I will be making it since I … [Read more…]
In the drama, I Am Not a Robot, the female lead, Jo Ji Ah, makes rice balls for her little niece. The rice balls looked very simple to make and delicious as well. So I decided to make them as well. It started off with an online search of how to make rice balls in … [Read more…]
I have written so much this year. I am really proud of myself. It’s a difficult taks to keep up with a blog, take care of a family, and work full-time. This 2017 year in review post is about the most viewed blog posts of 2017. I want to thank everyone who takes the time … [Read more…]
The hambagu aka the hamburger steak is Japanese equivalent of the hamburger (although to me it is more like meatloaf in the form of patties or a salisbury steak). It’s a more western food, but loved in Japanese (or just in Japanese dramas). I first saw the hambagu in the Netflix show called Terrance House: … [Read more…]
In the books or manga I sometimes discover foods that I have never eaten before. In Good Morning Call, I had created a long list of these foods. The one that I really wanted to try was pasta with amatriciana. My family is a strange American family that doesn’t eat very much pasta. We now … [Read more…]