Recipes

葡國雞 When I mentioned to my husband that we haven’t cooked Macanese food for a while, he suggested we make the Macanese Portuguese Chicken. I am surprised we haven’t made it for the challenge yet – (and even more amazed that he is keeping close tab), but this is the most popular Macanese dish, one that you can find in Hong Kong style cafes all over the world, even if my husband insists that they are not authentic.Till I met my husband, I always presume, like most people, that a dish named Portuguese Chicken comes from Portugal. We are disappointed...

If you saw my last dumpling post – you learned that I spent time in China and love everything about it. During my time in QingDao, the host family I stayed with was incredible. They were so kind and loving and made me feel at home. The grandma would come over every morning after the parents left for work and make me breakfast – the first week I was there she made me eggs and bacon to make me feel at home – it was the sweetest gesture! Another time, we went to their friend’s house and along with traditional...

椒鹽蒜香骨 Salt & Pepper is such an aromatic, addictive, delicious seasoning mix… it’s like dope. The mix is available at Asian markets in little jars or packets, but you can also make your own easily. Recipe is enclosed. Salt & Pepper Spicy MixIngredients* 3 Tbsp salt* 2 Tbsp five spice powder* 1 Tbsp white pepper powderDirectionsIn a pan, add salt and heat without oil, stirring regularly, to dry the salt. Turn off heat, add in white pepper powder and five spice powder. Adjust to taste by changing the ratio of ingredients if needed. You want it not too salty, with...

XO sauce is probably Hong Kong’s best favorite sauce, just like apple is Hong Kong’s favorite fruit. This addictively delicious sauce is a recent invention created in the 80s. “XO” in the name refers to fine XO (extra-old) cognac, not as an ingredient, but rather as a connotation of the luxurious and exquisity of the sauce, which uses dried scallop, dried shrimp, cured ham, which can be rather pricey. All the dried ingredients result in a mega umami bomb. As the sauce is so flavorful, a spoonful of it on top of rice or noodles can magically transform the dish. In...

There are all sorts of reasons to build your own keyboard, and we would argue that the more custom the layout, the easier it is to justify the time and expense. At least, that’s what we’re going with for this post about [GoldenSights]’ big, beautiful custom ortholinear called Nearer, as in nearer to perfect. Just look at this battleship! [GoldenSights] has long wanted a mechanical keeb, but has never been into any of the commercial offerings. That goes double since none of them seem to have a vertical Home/End cluster, which [GoldenSights] has become quite attached to thanks to a...