Hello and welcome to my food blog. I’ve got so many recipes to share with you! This is my eclectic collection of recipes that I have gathered and created over the years. I find inspiration in food wherever I go and I make it a personal goal to try and recreate anything that I find delicious. You’ll find a focus on Taiwanese and Czech cuisines here to highlight mine and Toby’s heritage, but since we are both big travellers and make it our mission to always find the best local food, you will find recipes here from all over the world. This is my happy place and I hope you enjoy these recipes as much as I do. – Abby
Latest Recipes
Hearty Mushroom & Pumpkin Curry – the Perfect Winter Meal
This is the ultimate winter comfort dish. It’s savoury, hearty, filling, and packed with flavour! This curry is fully vegetarian & vegan, but for my carnivorous readers, you could easily add in some shredded roasted chicken at the end to amp up the protein, but this robust curry stands well on its own and is…
Babička’s Makovec (Czech Poppy Seed Roll)
Makovec (pronounced: Mah-ko-vets) is a traditional Czech poppy seed roll pastry. It’s made of a light and fluffy bread-like pastry that’s rolled around a sweet filling made of freshly ground poppy seeds. Come check out babi’s version and see how she puts a spin on this traditional Czech dessert!
Char Siu: An Authentic Chinese BBQ Pork Recipe
Char Siu is a staple dish at Chinese BBQ restaurants and still remains one of our favourite Chinese BBQ dishes when visiting these joints. Although it seems daunting, making Char Siu is actually quite simple: mix up the marinade, marinate the pork overnight, then bake! This is a great dish to serve when catering for…
Quick and Easy Shrimp & Egg Tofu Bites
This shrimp and egg tofu bites dish is a super easy Asian appetizer/snack that cooks up quickly and looks impressive. If you’re in a pinch for a dinner party or just feeling snacky, this is the recipe for you! It’s made of homemade shrimp paste and soft egg tofu, finished off with a simple savoury…
Green Curry Mussels
This is my take on green curry mussels. This recipe uses the bold and rich flavours of a traditional Thai Green Curry paste, cooked together in coconut milk, then tossed together with fresh mussels to give an aromatic and creamy mussel dish. I hope you enjoy!
Miso Fish Chowder
This Miso Fish Chowder tastes just like a clam chowder, but is thinner, more brothy, made with fish instead of clams and not as heavy. It’s made with white miso for an umami punch and packs in a ton of flavour!
Copycat KFC Coleslaw
This is a copycat recipe of the famous KFC Coleslaw. It’s quick, easy, flavourful, and delicious!
Insanely Easy Instant Pot Pulled Pork
Get ready for the most ridiculously easy pulled pork recipe that’s ready in 75 minutes! You will need an Instant Pot or any pressure cooker for this along with your favourite BBQ sauce.
Golden Diner Honey Butter Pancakes
The Honey Butter Pancakes from Golden Diner in Manhattan are the latest viral sensation! This recipe shows you how to recreate these fluffy pancakes with the unique umami honey butter sauce and a berry compote. Be warned – these heavy but luxurious pancakes may send you into a food coma!
Beef Bulgogi
Beef Bulgogi is a Korean dish that consists of thinly sliced meat marinated in soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, garlic and ginger. Once marinated, this dish is so quick to cook that it only takes a few minutes on the grill, perfect for a busy quick weeknight dinner. Serve it over rice, lettuce wraps, or…
Soondubu Jjigae (Korean Soft Tofu Soup)
A Soondubu jjigae is a healthy and easy to make Korean soup made with bonito soup stock (fish based) and kimchi (fermented Korean cabbage) as the main flavours of the dish which results in a savoury but slightly acidic soup. The ingredients of the soup can vary from place to place but commonly you’ll find…
Dubai Chocolate Bars
This is a recipe for the viral Dubai Chocolate Bars. It’s a lot easier to make than you’d think and you only need a handful of ingredients to put it together.
Creamy Pistachio Spread
Pistachio spread is a broad term that can be used interchangeably with any spreadable pistachio product. In my recipe I use whole pistachios, condensed milk, and milk powder to achieve a pistachio spread with a milky flavour, perfect to use in a Dubai Chocolate Bar.
Asian Chicken Rice
If you’ve ever had Hainanese Chicken Rice, you’ll know that it’s a poached chicken dish served with a flavourful savoury chicken flavoured rice. This recipe is for that rice, which is so damn good that I decided that it needs a separate recipe post for itself and unlike the Hainanese Chicken Rice recipe, you don’t…
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