Recipes & Cooking : Rice

Gyudon (Japanese Beef Bowl)

Gyudon (Japanese Beef Bowl)

When I was a poor college student, one of my favorite places to eat is Yoshinoya, the Japanese fast-food chain specializing in rice bowls, or donburi. If you have tried Yoshinoya, you will know that gyudon, or simmered beef with onion served on top of a bowl of warm steamed rice is their signature dish. As a starving student, gyudon…

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Oyakodon (Japanese Chicken and Egg Rice)

Oyakodon (Japanese Chicken and Egg Rice)

As I mentioned in the Sukiyaki Donburi post, other than bento, rice bowls are very popular in Japan. Rice bowls are called donburi in Japanese. Donburi is basically a one-meal dish where the rice and the side dish—consisting of either meat, fish, eggs, and/or vegetables—are served together in one big rice bowl as a complete meal. With the right recipe…

Spam Fried Rice

Spam Fried Rice

Spam. Not the spam you get in your email inbox every day, but the “spiced ham” or canned pre-cooked meat that is very popular here in the United States and around the world. Everyone knows that Spam is not healthy food; we feel sorry for our health as we consume it, but let’s just confess that many of us actually…

Deluxe Baby Porridge

Deluxe Baby Porridge

I haven’t posted new baby recipes for a while but a good friend finally motivated me to do so. She has been cooking the sweet potato porridge for her daughter and can’t wait for my new baby recipes. So, here is my deluxe baby porridge recipe that I have been making for Baby G since he was 7 months old….

California Roll

California Roll

California roll was the first sushi I attempted when I got my sushi mat many years ago. Even though California roll is an Americanized-version of sushi, many people love it because of the great taste. When I thought about posting the California roll recipe here, Nami of Just One Cookbook immediately came to my mind as she has previously shared…

Chicken Rice

Chicken Rice

You know that someone is a serious and great cook when she tirelessly perfects her recipes even though it means that the family has to eat the same dish over and over again, Sherie of Maameemoomoo is just that with her Hainanese chicken rice recipe, a popular dish in Malaysia and Singapore. Maameemoomoo food blog is one of the finalists…

Kimchi Fried Rice

Kimchi Fried Rice

My husband has a good Korean friend whose mother-in-law runs a restaurant in LA’s Korean Town. She always makes kimchi from scratch and he would always give us some. Whenever life gives us homemade kimchi, I make kimchi fried rice, which is easily one of the most delicious fried rice recipes ever. Kimchi fried rice takes practically 15 minutes to…

Chicken Biryani

Chicken Biryani

I’ve been stalking Fork Spoon Knife for a while—a gorgeous food blog authored by Asha which is full of beautiful food photography and excellent recipes. Hailed from India and currently resides in New York City, Asha is pampered by two generations of talented cooks in the family. As such, Asha has a discerning palate and love to cook and entertain…

Sushi Rice Recipe

Sushi Rice Recipe

How to make sushi rice? This is probably one of the most fundamental questions when it comes to Japanese cuisine, thanks to the increasing popularity of sushi in the world. Home cooks who are interested in Japanese cuisine will ultimately want to learn how to make perfect sushi rice—the vinegared rice which is the building block of all sorts of…

Bean Sprout Beef Rice Bowl

Bean Sprout Beef Rice Bowl

I am done with my confinement but am a little overwhelmed at the moment. Please enjoy this guest post by Beyond Kimchee, a fabulous Korean food blog that I recently discovered. Authored by Hyegyoung (aka Holly), a native of South Korea, Beyond Kimchee is a chronicle of Holly’s recipes and the food she prepares for her two kids and husband….

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