This quick-cooking TOMATO PRAWN WAFU PASTA is a Japanese-style pasta recipe that marries a simple Italian fresh tomato sauce and elements of distinctly Japanese flavours in the use of soy sauce, dashi powder (optional but easy to use — read recipe note), fresh shiso leaves and shredded nori for garnish. The best of both worlds!
Read moreRosé Tteokbokki
This ROSÉ TTEOKBOKKI features chewy-tender rice cakes smothered in a rosé-coloured gochujang sauce that is the perfect balance of creamy, spicy, sweet and umami. Add bacon bits, melty cheese, soft boiled eggs and scallions. Need I say more?
Read more20 Minute Scallion Noodle Soup 葱油湯面
This 20 MINUTE ONE-POT SCALLION NOODLE SOUP is an easy noodle meal with a tasty pork topping in a rich, peanut butter scallion soup that will have you slurping away in 20 minutes. It is basically an amalgamation of my dad’s scallion soup noodles and Dan Dan Mein. Or, two of my favourite noodle dishes in one!
Read moreJapanese Curry Udon (Kare Udon)
This deeply satisfying JAPANESE CURRY UDON (Kare Udon) features a mild, slightly sweet Japanese-style curry sauce that is dialled perfectly — with a viscosity somewhere between sauce and broth — to enrobe each chewy udon strand for the perfectly tasty bite.
Read more10-Minute Cream Corn Chicken Rice (粟米雞粒飯)
This 10-MINUTE CREAM CORN CHICKEN RICE is my take of a popular homestyle Cantonese dish (粟米雞粒飯) and my version takes only 10 minutes to make! You also won't be needing a knife or chopping board, either. Sound good? GOOD.
Read more20 Minute One-Pot Chinese Noodle Soup
This EASY ONE-POT CHINESE NOODLE SOUP is the answer when you need a nourishing and soul-soothing meal that requires hardly any cooking and is done in 20 minutes. Literally, the only skill needed is the ability to throw everything into a pot and boil them!
Read moreShrimp in Lobster Sauce
Shrimp in Lobster Sauce features succulent shrimp and ground pork coated in a silky and flavourful sauce that is SO perfect for serving on steamed rice! After the shrimp is prepped, the dish comes together in less than 15 minutes, all in one cooking vessel. Yasss.
Read moreEasy Mushroom and Cauliflower Quesadillas
Trust me when I say that you’ll want these EASY MUSHROOM AND CAULIFLOWER QUESADILLAS in your meal rotation. These vegetarian quesadillas are a 5-ingredient-only affair, hearty, filling and always, always hit the spot 🤌
Read moreSpaghetti Napolitan (Japanese Ketchup Pasta)
Ketchup hits so many of our taste senses: sweet, tangy, salty and umami. In Japanese SPAGHETTI NAPOLITAN (aka Japanese Ketchup Pasta), it is cooked with smokey bacon, earthy mushrooms, sweet bell peppers and onions in this unique pasta dish. Unique to the Western palate, I mean. This isn’t the ketchup pasta you might give a picky toddler and it certainly isn’t a pasta you’ll find at an Italian restaurant. I know it sounds sacrilegious but I’m telling you, don’t knock it til you try it!
Read moreShanghai Stir-Fried Noodles 上海粗炒
This SHANGHAI STIR-FRIED NOODLES recipe features bouncy, thick noodles stir-fried with shrimp, shiitake mushrooms, cabbage, carrots and scallions in a very slurpable, savoury sauce. It’s a 20-minute meal that everyone should have in their weeknight repertoire.
Read moreSimple Kale and Sausage Pasta
This SIMPLE KALE AND SAUSAGE PASTA is a perfect back pocket recipe to make on busy weeknights, involving only 6 ingredients but always super tasty. My biggest tips for this dish is using quality sausages and taking the time to brown the tomato paste to max out its umami.
Read moreTaco Salad
This easy and hearty TACO SALAD will be a hit with the whole family! If there’s one meal that will get the children and adults in your life (and yourself lol) to gobble down a huge pile of salad, THIS IS IT. Crispy lettuce, crunchy tortilla chips, hearty beef and beans and creamy ranch dressing…these flavours and textures play so well together in this addictive TACO SALAD.
Read moreSpeedy Chicken Katsu Dinner
This SPEEDY CHICKEN KATSU DINNER features juicy chicken cutlets served with freshly steamed rice, crunchy shredded cabbage dressed in a 5-minute sesame dressing, and sweet-tangy tonkatsu sauce. This is a meal I can throw together in 30 minutes!
Read morePasta with Broccoli, Garlic and Lemon
If you seek wholesome and delicious recipes you can whip up quickly for the whole family, this PASTA WITH BROCCOLI, GARLIC AND LEMON checks all the boxes. Add it to your weeknight arsenal immediately! This recipe is the latest in my Instagram recipe series, You Got This in 30 Minutes, wherein every recipe is family-friendly and can be made in 30 minutes (or less). I’ve been excited about every single recipe I’ve shared in the series so far and this one is no exception.
Read moreShanghai Vegetable Rice ( 上海菜飯 )
This SHANGHAI “VEGETABLE RICE” is a simple comfort food of my childhood. It is the kind of humble home cooking that I love nd crave. The name of this recipe is a direct translation of its name in Chinese, 上海菜飯. Actually, the character 菜 (pronounced cài in Mandarin or choy in Cantonese) in this context refers specifically to leafy vegetables versus the broader definition of vegetables. Growing up, we simply called this “choy faan” or leafy vegetable rice.
Read more15 Minute Roasted Red Pepper Pasta
This is one of the easiest pastas you’ll ever make. In basically the same amount of time to cook the pasta, you can make the sauce. Then toss the sauce with the cooked pasta plus handfuls of baby spinach to wilt, and finish it with grated Pecorino Romano and dried chili pepper flakes. That is it. DINNER is served.
Read moreMushroom and Egg "Gyudon" Japanese Rice Bowl
This MUSHROOM AND EGG “GYUDON” JAPANESE RICE BOWL is an easy, healthy 30-minute meal perfect for weeknights. King mushrooms are an amazing swap-in for meat because of its inherent “meaty” texture and ability to soak in loads of flavour. My favourite way to prepare king mushrooms is hand-shredding into strips and sautéing them with a little bit of oil in a searing hot pan until they’re nice and brown on the edges. This technique brings out their flavour and make them satisfyingly “meaty”. If you haven’t tried this, you MUST. I highly recommend it 🤌
Read moreEasy Chinese Tomato Egg Noodles (番茄鸡蛋面)
This EASY CHINESE TOMATO EGG NOODLES is a dish you should most definitely have in your weeknight arsenal. It’s so quick and easy to prepare, and satisfying to eat. Summer tomatoes are glorious in this tomato-forward dish. But honestly I make this all year round because it is such a no-fuss meal I can throw together in 15 minutes. We all need more of those, am I right?
Read moreTuna and Kimchi Onigirazu aka Japanese Rice Sandwich { gluten-free, dairy-free }
Here’s an easy, healthy, minimal-cook meal idea for weeknight dinner, not-a-sad-desk-lunch or kid school lunch. This recipe for TUNA AND KIMCHI ONIGIRAZU is a must try…they are simple to make and so, sooo delicious.
Read moreGinger Apricot Chicken
Do you like the sound of juicy chicken with crispy skin, slathered in a zippy sauce? If so, I have this fantastic 6-ingredient, 30 minutes recipe for you. This easy and flavor-packed GINGER APRICOT CHICKEN recipe came about when I craved a tasty dish to appease my bored taste buds shortly after starting my first Whole30 so this recipe provides options for regular preparation or soy-free / gluten-free versions. This recipe has since become one of our family weeknight favourites!
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