When I was 6 years old, my mother and I made the long journey from our home in Chengdu, China to what would be our new home in the U.S. We were making a permanent move to the US to join my father. He had immigrated one year earlier to begin to build the foundations of a new life… Read More

My absolute favorite part of food are the memories that they call up. Whether it is the situation that you first tasted a dish and/the people that you eat it with, it is always so much more fun and meaningful when there are stories to tell. This recipe is the dish that I associate with my wonderful father.  When I… Read More

I spend my days photographing food, looking at food, writing about food, cooking food, and reading about food. So when it comes to dinnertime, I either want to just heat up leftovers or make something with minimum fuss. Does quick and easy mean boring? Absolutely not. I will absolutely never compromise on flavor. In fact, I see meals like this… Read More

Have you ever had a persimmon before? They always show up in markets late autumn and I must admit that I always say I will buy some but never get around to it before they disappear again. I have very vague memories of having them when I was very little in China, they are after all an Asian fruit, but… Read More

Happy holidays! I am currently in Vermont with my family. The snow here is so pure white and when it is set among the deep forest greens of the pines, it is an absolutely winter heaven. While I have lived up North now for over 10 years, it has been a very long time since I have actually enjoyed snow…. Read More

My Ginger Viennese Whirl Cookies with Matcha Mascarpone Cream and Passionfruit Curd were inspired by my recent binge watching sessions of my favorite cooking show, The Great British Bake Off. If you haven’t seen this, go do it! It is the kind of show that every cooking competition show should only hope to aspire to. No personal drama at all… Read More