I was inspired by my husband's grandmother, an excellent pastry chef who always goes into the woods on her electric bicycle, picking red fruits and preparing all kinds of desserts. Twice a year she sends me strawberry jams prepared by her and every visit to her house is full of delicious and traditional desserts. This strawberry season is delicious with her desserts!

One of the first recipes I learned to cook from scratch when I was a child. My sons ask for them weekly.

Growing up in Virginia Beach, VA, every summer my mom would take my siblings and I to Pungo to go pick strawberries. We would make jar after jar of strawberry jam. This recipe is a quicker version, which can be kept in the freezer till use. Remember to only fill the jar to it’s “shoulder”, or the far could explode in the freezer as the jam expands.

Picking cherries. The smell of fresh berries! This is the work of my love for the garden and cherry trees. my grandmother always made jam or cake from ripe berries. Try it yourself!

Bringing home a big, beautiful bucket of fresh-picked berries can feel as exciting as bringing home a new family member. Well— maybe not quite that exciting, but close!

An array of various berries inspired by my family’s recent berry picking trip

Here's my favourite chocolate chip cookies recipe - hope you try it and enjoy it too!

Kimchi is a traditional Korean dish consisting of pickled vegetables, which is mainly served as a side dish with every meal, but also can be served as a main dish. Kimchi is mainly recognized as a spicy fermented cabbage dish globally. (this is not a traditional version of kimchi as usually there is fish sauce this recipe is vegan). For this recipe you will need a few small bowls for holding the ingredients at different stages, a few clean air tight jars (make sure your jars are properly cleaned and dry otherwise your kimchi may spoil), a sharp knife, a blender, weighing scales.

Being Chinese American, it's a salad from my childhood that never disappoints and always refreshing for the sunny summer funs. Here are the ingredients. Have fun splashing and experimenting around (hint - the size of each ingredient represented is proportional to their needed ratios.) Enjoy~