Hi, I’m Connie!
Welcome to Umami Days, a blog that advocates innovative home cooking for pleasurable everyday dining. No trendy diets, no food fads and definitely no ludicrous recipe names like crustless quiche, noodleless pho or chocolate lasagna.
Chinese sausage and egg rice bowl
Slice Chinese sausages and cook over low heat to render fat. Add beaten eggs and cook, stirring, just until set. Scoop out and serve over rice for a fast, easy and tasty all-day breakfast one bowl meal.
Crowne Plaza Hong Kong style congee
Served with chopped mushrooms, Chinese sausage and century eggs, Hong Kong Crowne Plaza Hotel’s congee transformed this congee non-fan into an aficionado.
Cheesy potato and sausage breakfast frittata
If big brunch is your thing, this frittata will meet your requirements. Served as a casserole, this mozzarella-topped baked omelette is best enjoyed with buttered toast.
How annatto (achiote) is used in cooking
Annatto or achiote is Bixa orellana — a natural red food coloring. It is sold as dried seeds, paste or powder for cooking and …
Food bowls: Asian versus non-Asian
Food bowls are traditionally Asian. Bibimbap, donburi, gaifan, bun cha — all of which are about harmony of ingredients. …
Guide to ramen broth: shio, shoyu, miso and tonkotsu
Shio broth has salt, shoyu broth has soy sauce and miso paste is added to make miso broth. Tonkotsu (not tonkatsu) is made …