Beef Siu Mai

| March 14, 2011

*This is the 4th of a 4-part recipe series featuring lean cuts of beef.  The first recipe is a Filipino dish – Boiled Chuck Shoulder Roast (Nilagang Baka) – which can be found HERE.  The second recipe is a Japanese dish – Beef Bowl (Gyudon) – which can be found HERE.  The third recipe is a Korean [...]

Siopao (Steamed Pork Buns)

| October 27, 2010

I recently made siopao (steamed pork buns), my 2nd time to make them from scratch.  I didn’t even realize it’s been well over a year since the first time I tried my hand at siopao making.  So how did my 2nd attempt go?  I’d say better than the first but still not the perfect siopao [...]

Homemade Barbecued Pork Siopao (Steamed Barbecued Pork Buns)

| July 6, 2009

A little over a week ago, I undertook a culinary (wow!) project to add to the list of dim sum treats I’ve done so far…Homemade Barbecued Pork Siopao (Steamed Barbecued Pork Buns).  I remember a Germany-based family friend of ours who told me one time that she used to make siopao for her family.  But [...]

Crab Rangoon

| April 29, 2009

Crab Rangoon is one of our favorite appetizers, my daughter’s specially.  It’s food that is sure to keep my daughter on her seat and she could devour several pieces very quickly.  At the noodle house we frequent, these are called Crab Puffs.  It may also sometimes be referred to as Crab and Cream Cheese Fried [...]

Turkey Siomai (Siu Mai)

| April 21, 2009

I’ve been making Turkey Siomai quite a lot these days.  Come to think of it, I’ve been making so much dimsum lately, not to mention posting about them,  that this site could very well be mistaken for a dimsum and dumplings blog!  Hee hee!  Anyway, the very first siomai I made ever was Shrimp and [...]