Cook — JACKIE'S LIFE

Chinese Braised Pork Belly 3

As we still had a lot of pork belly in the freezer, I decided to make Chinese braised pork belly again with a few additions recommended by my dad.

chinese, cookingJackie WongApril 6, 2020pork belly, braised, hongshaorouComment

Crispy Baked Chickpeas

As most people’s pantry are filled with many non perishable items, I had a lot of chickpeas lying around therefore was looking for another way to cook or eat them.

cookingJackie WongApril 2, 2020chickpea, bakedComment

Lentil Soboro Rice

As I was making miso soup I had to come up with a main course to match and as we had been eating quite a lot of meat lately I wanted to make something vegetarian.

cooking, japanese, vegetarianJackie WongMarch 28, 2020lentil, soboro, riceComment

Miso Soup

A super easy thing to cook given that you have all the ingredients but all can be found in an asian supermarket.

cooking, japanese, soupJackie WongMarch 25, 2020miso, miso soupComment

Korean Fried Chicken

One good thing about this quarantine-lockdown situation, is more cooking and eating all sorts of different things. During these times we seem to gravitate towards comfort food.

cooking, chicken, koreanJackie WongMarch 22, 2020fried chicken, gochujangComment

Mini Cashew Crusted Cauliflower Steaks

As we have all been staying at home more, looking for new and interesting recipes to try.

cooking, gluten free, lactose free, vegan, vegetarianJackie WongMarch 19, 2020cauliflower, cashewComment

Five Spice Roasted Chicken

As it was a crazy early January and chinese new year being a bit earlier this year, I didn’t have time to plan a proper chinese new year dinner. So I just made a simple dinner for 2 at home and wanted to make a roast chicken but with asian flavors.

chicken, cooking, chineseJackie WongFebruary 27, 2020five spice, roasted chickenComment

Oven Baked Spicy Korean Cauliflower

I know everyone is on the bandwagon for everything cauliflower but sometimes it may be the only alternative vegetable that is easily manipulated. but maybe next time I do a combination of vegetables to include carrots or even brussel sprouts.

cooking, dinner, korean, vegetarianJackie WongFebruary 24, 2020cauliflower, spicy, bakedComment

Vegetarian Enchiladas

I seem to crave and miss Mexican food more and more, which is good for my tortilla press as I am making good use of it.

cooking, gluten free, mexican, vegetarianJackie WongFebruary 19, 2020enchiladas, black beanComment

Thai Yellow Cauliflower Chickpea Curry

Another vegetarian durry for these cold nights.

cooking, vegetarianJackie WongNovember 15, 2019curry, cauliflower, chickpea, thai curry Comment

Butternut Squash Risotto

Fall season means pumpkins, squash and gords. And as I haven’t cooked risotto in a long time, I thought to make some with butternut squash.

cookingJackie WongNovember 12, 2019risotto, butternut squash, mushroomComment

Vegetarian Chili

Nights are getting colder, which means more stews and chilis to be made.

cooking, vegan, vegetarianJackie WongNovember 7, 2019chili, black beanComment

Salmon Cooked in Parchment Paper (en papillote)

I had recently seen a video on instragram about how to cook in parchment paper and I have always wanted to try. So I thought I would give it a shot, plus the clean up is super easy.

cookingJackie WongOctober 31, 2019salmon, parchment paper