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Crispy Korean BBQ Chicken Wings

Crispy Korean BBQ Chicken Wings


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I had a whole list of yummy things to make in the holidays, but I was obviously living my best life and didn’t get to this one. I have an old recipe from 2017 of Korean BBQ chicken wings here but have been meaning to 

Bibimbap

Bibimbap

One of the many reasons I love Asian food is how ingredients are treated with utmost respect. Most of the flavour comes from the ingredients themselves and they haven’t been “messed” with too much. It’s almost like the least cooking of the raw ingredients the 

The Best Ever Asian Slaw

The Best Ever Asian Slaw

I am obsessed with this salad! Warmer days mean eating salad 24/7. I prefer making salad to cooking veggies, not sure if it’s a texture thing but I love love love a fresh, crunchy salad. This is as fresh and crunchy as they come. What’s 

Pineapple Curry Fried Rice

Pineapple Curry Fried Rice

I saw this on an episode on Binging with Babish on Youtube, it sounded delicious but too much work, hence my simplified version. Hubby said it was delicious THREE times while we were eating so I must have done something right. Ingredients: 1 cup Jasmine 

Chicken Satay Noodle Bowl with Peanut Dressing

Chicken Satay Noodle Bowl with Peanut Dressing

This dish was made with bits and bobs from my fridge. I had one wheel of rice noodles left, which isn’t enough for two people on its own, but other ingredients bulked it up for the salad. The chicken satay is adapted from a recipe 

Thai Basil Chicken

Thai Basil Chicken

This delicious Thai Basil Chicken from The Woks of Life takes only 10 minutes to prepare. Make sure you have your mise en place ready because once you start cooking it goes pretty quickly! I used 2 garlic cloves instead of 5, added cashews and 

Pad Thai

Pad Thai

I swear I don’t just eat noodles all the time. Although if I had a choice I would, I love them ALL muahahaha. Here is how I turned my leftover Vietnamese salad into Pad Thai. I took out the mint leaves and chucked the rest 

Cold Vietnamese Noodle Salad

Cold Vietnamese Noodle Salad

It was so hot in Cape Town that I didn’t feel like eating food or meat. I wanted something light that was still tasty and had all those umami flavors. This is Vietnamese inspired, as I wanted to make a more traditional dressing but did 

Chicken Chow Mein

Chicken Chow Mein

I made these noodles two weeks ago. To be honest, I didn’t know what it was going to be when I started cooking. We had gone out and got home quite late and I ended up cooking in a rush which resulted in me taking 

Korean BBQ Chicken Wings

Korean BBQ Chicken Wings

Asian food is one of my favorite cuisines (besides Italian and Indian). The simple combination of sesame oil, soya sauce, rice vinegar and chili hits all the right spots. I didn’t have “Gochujang”, a common Korean ingredient of red pepper paste (chili paste would be