Brown Chicken Stock
Erica Lovelace Erica Lovelace

Brown Chicken Stock

One of the core building blocks of great food. No matter if you’re a home cook or restaurant owner, using homemade stocks will enhance the flavor of any dish.

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Silky Steamed Egg Custard
Erica Lovelace Erica Lovelace

Silky Steamed Egg Custard

A simple, nourishing breakfast of eggs and bone broth that are steamed into a luxurious egg custard. What’s great about these is that you can customize with your favorite toppings including chili oil, sesame oil, and soy sauce!

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Lunar New Year Dumplings
Erica Lovelace Erica Lovelace

Lunar New Year Dumplings

Dumplings are symbolically eaten at the Lunar New Year to bring good fortune. In this post, I provide recipes not only for the dumpling skin but two kinds of popular fillings - pork & cabbage, and broccoli & egg.

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Pho Ga with Soy Sauce Pickled Chilies
Erica Lovelace Erica Lovelace

Pho Ga with Soy Sauce Pickled Chilies

Another Asian super soup, pho ga! This is the lighter version of pho that uses a whole chicken instead of beef and beef bones. It is loaded with beautiful fresh toppings including soy sauce pickled chilies!

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Bitter Melon Soup
Erica Lovelace Erica Lovelace

Bitter Melon Soup

This is a super soup of Asia. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine, drinking warm liquids helps kick-start the digestive system. Warm liquids supposedly aids blood flow. So instead of drinking a protein smoothie first thing in the morning, try this instead!

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