Vietnamese pork chops

Everyone should thank my mom for showing me how to make this awesome caramel-y pork chops. Not to boast about my mom or anything, but seriously, dude, they are my favorite pork chops in the world!

Butternut Squash Soup

I love squashes! Yes, I do. My favorite was the Vietnamese squash soup when I was little. For some reasons, there hasn't been anymore squash soups lately. So I'm off to try and make some sort of squash soup for myself. Butternut squash was on sale and cheap, so what am I do to?

Banana Pancakes

MMMM! BANANAS! So this is what I usually make for a weekend breakfast. They're super easy and delicious! You're probably (not) thinking why I don't just get pancake mix from a box, and that's because I ran out, and I have been far too lazy and forgetful to go to the store and get another box... for the last two years.

Chili Paneer

Once again, Nur has decided to grace us with her awesome cooking skills. Enjoy!

I love Indian food, so I always I tell myself that one of these days I should try making Indian dishes from scratch. I ended up making chili paneer because I once watched my counterpart's mom make it last year. It's a stir fry with of paneer, chili, and bell peppers. She made this delicious recipe look so easy to make!

I don't have a copy of her recipe, but I was able to make up a recipe based on my online research. (Just as a warning, I didn't use exact recipe measurements because I'm so horribly lazy at measuring.) Now onward we go!

Foil Packet Tilapia

Steamed fish has got to be the easiest thing to make. Want to make it with minimal cleanup? Put it in a foil packet!

Tandoori Chicken

I have a problem. Whenever someone talks about a certain food with passion, I immediately have a craving for that food. Whenever I read a recipe, I also have a craving to eat the product right away.

The other day, I was reading David Lebovitz's Tandoori Chicken post on his blog and I said: Gosh darn it! I'm going to make me some Tandoori chicken.

Honey Walnut Prawns

I was talking to The Chopping Block the other day, and somehow she challenged me to make Honey Walnut Prawns. So I am seeing her challenge! ... But note that I also tagged this as a "misadventure."

Szechuan-Style Tofu

Although it seems like we only make savory dishes with meat in them, we're actually very vegetarian dish friendly! To prove that to you, I made a tofu dish. To be honest, the only time I've ever eaten Szechuan-Style Tofu was in the college dining halls, and um... I loved it. Of course, one of my roommates thought I was insane because dining hall food is notoriously bad... with the exception of their Szechuan Tofu? :)

Chicken Marsala

I think the only chicken marsala I've had was at Gypsy's, the old cheap Italian "fast" restaurant for college students near UC Berkeley. Gypsy's food is pretty good. Once in a while, I would come back just to get pesto chicken or their Bronx spaghetti and meatballs.

I never knew that chicken marsala would be easy. Forgive me for being a n00b but I used to confuse marsala (the wine) with masala (the spice mixture). Lame, right? Feel free to point at me and laugh. Those days are over, I have cooked with marsala wine and even took a swig of it (don't try it).

Nur's Roasted Young Potatoes

One of my Civil Engineering friend (also Helen's friend, they belong in this H-team thing where they rule the universe or something) is also a food enthusiast...and a Martha Stewart wannabe just like me made some pretty awesome roasted young potatoes. Now, who doesn't love roasted potatoes, especially when they're super cute? Please welcome Nur and her tasty potatoes!