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I am so excited that I joined Instagram recently to promote my passion for all kinds of fun cooking and many other things I hold dear to my heart: gardening, fashion, travel, art and many many more: https://www.instagram.com/sunnyspringtulip/ I strive to post new recipes on a daily basis, before I find time to post to this food blog. Hope everyone enjoys this new adventure!

四川麻辣鲫鱼 (Si Chuan Ma La Ji Yu) Do we all crave fish from time to time? I do. And Sichuan spices always stimulate the appetite big time. This is my first experiment to make Tilapia stew using very spicy Sichuan chili and peppercorn oil. The resulting dish is absolutely mouth watering. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . If you like to see the recipes in other languages, feel free to look at how to use google translate in this blog . Ingredients 1 whole cleaned tilapia ( around 1.5 lb.) 2 tablespoon canola oil 3 tablespoon chili oil 1 tablespoon Sichuan peppercorn oil 1 cup chicken stock A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 5 minutes with overnight marinating Cooking Time: 60 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get a 1.5 lb. tilapia, sprinkle 2% salt onto both sides and inside the body, marinate overnight for best flavor. 2. Rinse off salt from the tilapia, ...

电饭煲巴斯马蒂米饭 (Dian Fan Bao Ba Si Ma Ti Mi Fan) I have experimented many Indian curries recently, steamed basmati rice is an indispensable companion for those spicy curries. I tried to use rice cooker to cook basmati rice, it turned out to be very easy and convenient, the result is fluffy and soft rice. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . If you like to see the recipes in other languages, feel free to look at how to use google translate in this blog . Ingredients 3 cups of basmati rice 3 tablespoon canola oil 1 pinch of salt Preparation Time:  5 minutes Cooking Time: 60 minutes Servings: 6-8 Cooking Steps 1. Measure 3 cups of basmati rice, rinse a few times and drain the water, this washes most of the starch off the rice, thus the resulted rice is very fluffy. 2. Put the rinsed rice into a rice cooker, measure 6 cups of water, add 3 tablespoon canola oil, a pinch of salt, mix evenly. 3. Turn on the rice cooker, this might...

泡椒鸡珍鸡心 (Pao Jiao Ji Zhen Ji Xin) For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 1.25 lb. chicken gizzard and heart 2 tablespoon white vinegar 1 tablespoon white wine     2 teaspoon salt A dozen slices of fresh ginger 1 dozen pickled chili 2 dried red chili 2 Thai chili 1 pinch of Sichuan peppercorn 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 5 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Boil a pot of water (6 cups), add a few slices of ginger and chopped green onion, this may take 10 minutes. 2. While waiting for the water to boil, prepare the pickle sauce: 2 cups of icy water 2 tablespoon white vinegar 1 tablespoon white wine     2 teaspoon salt A few slices of fresh ginger 1 dozen pickled chili (substitute this with other types of chili such as Thai chili if not available) 2 dried red chili 2 chopped Thai chili A pinch of Sichuan pepperc...

红烧辣牛肉 (Hong Shao La Niu Rou) Somehow the taste of the spicy beef stew I ate so often in the cafeteria during my college time came to my mind these days. It was so simple, yet so delicious, the right amount of spiciness always stimulated the appetite. I decided to reproduce the taste. This is a great entree for parties  and awesome choice for work lunch . For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . If you like to see the recipes in other languages, feel free to look at how to use google translate in this blog . Ingredients 2 lb. beef chuck roast 2 dried red chili (or adjust to your taste) 2 tablespoon canola oil 4 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon sugar A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 2 minutes Cooking Time: 75 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Medium heat a wok with 2 tablespoon canola oil. 2. Get 2 lb. beef chuck roast, cut into 1-2 inch size thin sli...

胡椒糖醋肉 (Hu Jiao Tang Cu Rou) Do we all crave sweet and sour flavored dishes from time to time? This is actually a very easy dish to make that will sure satisfy your appetite after a long tiring work day, it does take a little bit time to make, but the result is a mouth watering rewarding experience. This is a perfect kids dish , great for parties  and awesome choice for work lunch . For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . If you like to see the recipes in other languages, feel free to look at how to use google translate in this blog . Ingredients 2 lb. pork butt 4 tablespoon soy sauce 4 tablespoon brown sugar 2 tablespoon Chinese black vinegar A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 2 minutes Cooking Time: 45 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. High heat a wok with no oil. The pork meat has enough fat to generate oil. 2. Get 2 lb. pork butt, which has m...

橄榄油法式吐司 (Gan Lan You Fa Shi Tu Si) This is a super quick and simple  breakfast recipe, pan frying the French bread with olive oil gives it rich flavor and crispy texture. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . If you like to see the recipes in other languages, feel free to look at how to use google translate in this blog . Ingredients 1 tablespoon canola oil 2 slices of French bread Preparation Time: 1  minutes Cooking Time: 2 minutes Servings: 1 Cooking Steps 1. Medium heat a small pan with 1 tablespoon olive oil. 2. Cut 2 slices of French bread with 1 inch thickness. 3. Place the bread slices onto the olive oil, let them soak with olive oil, then flip the bread to soak the other side. 4. Cover the pan to pan fry the bread for 1 minute or until the bottom turns light golden brown. 5. Flip the bread to pan fry the other side for 1 minute. Tip: Bread slices are very quick to cook and easily get burnt if not monitori...