Home Garden

I think everyone will agree that every great dish starts with fresh ingredients. What better way than to grow your own veggies and pick them as you need them!! I started my veggie garden 2 years ago and every year my garden has grown to include more veggies. Last year I had over 10 different types of veggies growing in my garden. And that's not including my fruit trees! Everything from mixed salad greens, wax string beans, eggplants, cherry tomatoes, honey dew, carrots, zucchinis, yellow squash and even pineapple. The beginning of summer is when harvesting and feasting begins. It is almost that time of year again so I better start thinking about what I should grow this year.

Live Shrimps

Had a great dish tonite for dinner: steamed shrimps! The shrimp was still alive when I bought them so they were extra tasy. I just steamed them with a little rice wine, ginger, scallions and garlic and served it with a warm soy dipping sauce with fresh green sereno chili and shredded scallions. DELICIOUS!!!!!

Chinese New Year

 Chinese new year is just around the corner. The official date this year is Feb. 3rd and is the year of the rabbit from the chinese zodiac. Chinese new year reminds me of all the delicious food my  mom makes such as sweet dumpling soup which represents the family is all together. There is also steamed fish with ginger and green onions, shrimps and crabs! Check out this link for a description of some traditional chinese new year dishes: http://education2.uvic.ca/Faculty/mroth/438/CHINA/traditional_foods.html 
As with every culture, the tradition may vary slightly from village to village. I will be thinking and salivating until the holiday is finally here!

Lan

How did mom make that?

Hello,

You ever crave a certain dish that only mom or grandma can make? A dish that you loved as a kid and would do anything to eat that dish again? I certainly have a few! Well, okay, a lot actually! I live in California and my mom lives in Delaware so its very difficult to find food like the one my mom makes. No one makes it like mom makes it! I created this site so people can share their stories, recipe and their love for food. Especially the homemade traditional dishes that only mom can make. More and more, traditional recipes are being lost as fusion food becomes more popular. I like fusion food but sometimes you just want something simple and traditional and all the memories that they bring back. I will try to collect some homemade recipes and post them soon. Talk to you later!

Lan