The Best Burger Loaded with Umami
Our ugly, but incredibly savory, delicious and popular umami loaded burger recipe (umami hamburger) now has an update. This time, it became the ultimate umami loaded cheeseburger, which is updated in...
View ArticleCrispy Vietnamese Pork Stuffed Zucchini Flowers
When it comes to food, what makes Summer produce so significant isn’t always about heirloom tomatoes and stone fruits. Sure, we all love the classic seasonal produce (even obsess over them at times),...
View ArticleDiane’s Vietnamese Fish Dipping Sauce (Nước Mắm Chấm)
I’m excited to share my personal recipe for Vietnamese fish sauce dip that my even Mom approves of! I may be Vietnamese, but I’m no expert in Vietnamese food, nor have I ever met a true Vietnamese...
View ArticleFresh Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Shrimp and/or Pork
Easy and Fresh Vietnamese Spring Rolls Recipe We’re back, cooking in our home kitchen again eating Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls and it feels nice to be making food that isn’t for a shoot. We’ve had a...
View ArticleTraditional Vietnamese Iced Coffee with Espresso
Chances are if you walk into our house or work with us in our studio, you’ll end up sipping on some of our favorite coffee drinks: Vietnamese Iced Coffee. For the morning, a manual pressed espresso or...
View ArticleThe Magic of Fish Sauce
One of the most asked questions we get about cooking is what is the best fish sauce brand? And another most often asked questions is quite the opposite. More like: how do you use fish sauce and how to...
View ArticleHow to Make Fresh Vietnamese Spring Rolls – Photo Tutorial & Recipes
How to Make Spring Rolls Since writing my first Fresh Spring Rolls recipe (Summer Rolls) tutorial back in 2008, I’ve received many more questions about how to roll and store fresh rice paper rolls or...
View ArticleSriracha Recipe – Homemade Chili Hot Sauce
This Sriracha Recipe is customizable to your taste buds, whether it be more tangy, spicy, salty and savory, this homemade sriracha recipe is super easy to make. How to Make Homemade Sriracha Hot Sauce...
View ArticleDiane’s Vietnamese Fried Chicken
Easy Vietnamese Fried Chicken Recipe When my 5 younger siblings and I were growing up, we were addicted to American food in the craziest of ways. Mom and Dad always had their garden fresh soups,...
View ArticleTodd and Diane’s Hot Chicken – Spicy GOOD
Todd & Diane’s Original Spicy Hot Chicken Recipe If you love hot chicken that’s crispy fried and loaded with flavorful spice, then you’re going to love our recipe. We’ve made so many different...
View ArticleGrilled Vietnamese Chicken Banh Mi Sandwich
Vietnamese Chicken Banh Mi Recipe It’s been a while since we’ve talked about Vietnamese Banh Mi. Not sure why we don’t share more of our banh mi recipes. It’s definite one of our go-to sandwiches...
View ArticleGrilled Pork Steaks: Vietnamese Style
Grilled Pork Steaks Recipe Ok, you have to trust us on this. What makes our go-to family friendly Vietnamese-style? It’s the fish sauce, of course. If you’re ever wondering what type of meat we’re...
View ArticleCrispy Vietnamese Pork Stuffed Zucchini Flowers
Vietnamese Pork Stuffed Zucchini Flowers If you’re overloaded with zucchini flowers, try making our Pork Stuffed Zucchini Flowers. Sumer always focuses on heirloom tomatoes and stone fruits. Sure, we...
View ArticleVietnamese Caramel Braised Pork Belly Banh Mi – Nail Shop Eats #4
This Vietnamese pork banh mi recipe and story was originally published in 2010. It was re-shared in 2021 with new photos and a Vietnamese caramel pork video. My mother has retired from her the nail...
View ArticleGarlic Chicken Spring Rolls
These chicken spring rolls are light, flavorful and fantastic. Loaded with fresh vegetables and a light rice paper wrapper, these chicken summer rolls or salad rolls are a great healthy meal. Update:...
View ArticleVietnamese Caramel Pork & Eggs – Thịt kho trứng. Flashbacks from Mom’s kitchen
Vietnamese caramel pork is very special to me. If I could name one of the many comfort foods in Vietnamese cuisine that brings back warm, delicious memories to all my Viet friends and family, it would...
View ArticleHow to Make Fresh Vietnamese Spring Rolls – Photo Tutorial & Recipes
Since writing my first How to make Fresh Spring Rolls recipe (Summer Rolls) tutorial back in 2008, I’ve received many more questions about how to roll and store fresh rice paper rolls or fresh spring...
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