Chinese steamed pork buns (baozi)
If you feel that the steamed pork buns from the neighborhood Chinese place could be better, that the bread is not fluffy enough and there isn’t sufficient meat filling, …
Breads, quickbreads, sandwiches & wraps
We do make bread at home, but we also enjoy making sandwiches and wraps with good quality store bought bread. We like bread with a light crispy crust for making banh mi, we like buns smothered with bread crumbs (nothing beats home baked pandesal), but we're really partial to flatbread and steamed bread especially when stuffed with meat and vegetables.
Also in this section are breakfast muffins which are essentially quickbreads.
Meatball sandwich
It starts with a mini baguette that’s toasted, split in half and stuffed with meatballs coated generously with tomato sauce. A thick slice of mozzarella is arranged on …
Breakfast omelette sandwich
Inspired by a breakfast item at Greggs (a restaurant chain in the UK), this generous sandwich has ham, scallions and pepper omelette stuffed in split toasted ciabatta.
Korean corn dogs
Ever since we were introduced to Korean corn dogs, we never made the American version again. Extra crispy with lots of variations possible, they aren’t hard to make at …
Chicken Empanadas
With chicken picadillo as filling, the dough for the crust of these empanadas was made with lard. Make these chicken empanadas with the flakiest crust by following this …
Korean cream cheese garlic bread
While shopping for ingredients at a Korean grocery in the neighborhood, my husband got intrigued by the bread in the bakery section. He asked if we wanted to try the …
Beef brisket BBQ quesadillas
When we make beef brisket BBQ, we cook a kilogram or more of meat. What we don’t finish in one meal, we keep in the fridge. Instead of simply reheating and serving the …
Chicken BBQ sandwiches
Got extra BBQ sauce? Turn plain shredded chicken breast meat into a moist and tasty filling for these chicken BBQ sandwiches. Pack for a picnic or enjoy as a light summer …