Asian Noodle Soup (Instant Pot) A couple months ago, I finally bought one of those Instant Pots that everyone is raving about. When we were doing our kitchen renovations, I was a little overzealous in purging kitchen items, and I ended up accidentally getting rid of the lid of my slow-cooker. It wasn’t a great…
Category: Asian
Shortcut Bibimbap
As I was photographing this Shortcut Bibimbap recipe, the kids came up to me to ask what I was making. “Bibibap — Bibimpap, ” I stuttered. “I mean Bibimbap!” They just stared at me with puzzled looks on their faces, and walked away. It’s a hard word to say (for me anyway), but trust me, it’s easy to make. My…
Crockpot Mongolian Beef
Sometimes after a busy day when we just want to relax, our family likes to watch a movie together and eat Chinese food. It’s the one time we let the kids eat in the living room instead of at the dining room table. We have a big round coffee table in the middle of our living room where I set…
Asian Chicken Drumsticks
I’m a frugal grocery shopper, so when I see chicken drumsticks on sale, I grab a lot of them. They’re much cheaper than most other parts of the chicken, but can be just as tasty. I usually just sprinkle a little seasoning salt on them and bake them, but that gets pretty boring after a while. When I saw a…
Fried Rice with Baked Tofu
I don’t know what it is about my mom’s cooking, but my kids always prefer her food over mine. She made dinner for us every night for the first couple weeks after Ayla was born (I’m spoiled, I know) and every time my boys would gobble up Grandma’s culinary creations. I have to admit I’m…
Easy Coconut-Curry Noodle Soup
This is one of those recipes that was based on what was in my cupboard and fridge at the time. Tony had taken Cole out to help my brother look for a car, and he called to say they were going to be late. Bennett and I were hungry, so I decided to make up something…
Wonton Soup
I love pretty much all types of dumplings. Whether they’re wontons, gyozas, empanadas, samosas or perogies, I love biting into carblicious dough to uncover the yummy fillings hiding inside them. Not only are they fun to eat, they’re also fun to make. The kids loved helping me make these wontons for our wonton soup. It was surprisingly easy to…
Baked Vegetable Egg Rolls
Eggrolls are one of those things I’ve been meaning to try making for a long time but just never seem to get around to it. Then I was in the grocery store and noticed egg roll wrappers, so I grabbed some on a whim and decided to make eggrolls at last. I kept them simple…
Tofu and Vegetable Stir Fry
Whenever I make stir fry I wonder why I don’t make it more often. It comes together quickly, it’s good for you, and best of all, my kids will generally eat it. I find if I throw noodles into the stir fry they’re more apt to enjoy it, so that’s why you’ll find most of my…
Ham and Pineapple Asian Noodles (Redux)
Revisiting one of my favourite recipes, Ham and Pineapple Asian Noodles. This version is healthier but still delicious and so easy to make. 6 oz whole wheat spaghetti (about 1/3 of a box of spaghetti) 2 cups broccoli crowns 1 cup diced ham 1 clove garlic, crushed 1 can pineapple tidbits (juice reserved) 1 tbsp soy sauce…
Food and Whine 