Coconut Cream Grapefruit Tarlets with Black Sesame Crust
If you’re racking your brain thinking about something sweet to finish off a dinner party, stop. You’ve found it here: coconut cream grapefruit tartlets with…
Heritage | Main Event | Recipes | Winter
Duck-Fat 葱油拌面 Scallion Oil Noodle
葱油拌面 (Cong You Ban Mian) is a classic, Shanghai comfort food. The signature taste comes from frying scallions until they are unrecognizable brown bits and…
Orange Cream Vertical Shortcake with Caramel Glaze
I’m not great at cake decorating, so I have to rely on things like a rough frosting, glazing to give it an impressive cap, and…
Heritage | Main Event | Recipes | Winter
红烧肉 Mom’s Shanghai Style Red-Braised Pork Belly
UPDATED on 3/17/2021 – I am updating this because the recipe that was here has been updated in my debut cookbook, My Shanghai. I’ll leave most…
Earl Grey Tea Bundt Cake + Lavender Icing
Happy Monday, friends! How was your weekend? I had a lovely one – with the weather “warming up” (and by warming, I mean that the…
南瓜饼 -Sweet Potato Mochi Cakes, two ways
Happy Chinese New Year / Lunar New Year!! Technically, it’s tomorrow (2/19). It’s one of my favorite times of the year, because everywhere I turn,…