My Japanese husband loves this dish so much, which his mom makes really well that I was a little intimidated to try making it myself. But one day we had some leftover cabbage and carrots that had to be used, and some ground pork in the freezer. I decided

Dong Po Rou is a traditional Chinese dish. Served with rice and vegetables.

Dumpling is a traditional Chinese New Year food. By the time of Chinese New Year, I did a recipe for dumpling.

My grandmother, who I lovingly called Mimi, was a passionate cook! All of her meals were made from scratch, and boy was she one heck of a cook! I wanted to use one of her classic recipes as inspiration for my illustration, and to share her wonderful recipe with everyone!

Zongzi (粽子) is a traditional Chinese rice dish made of glutinous rice stuffed with different fillings and wrapped in bamboo leaves, generally of the species Indocalamus tessellatus, sometimes, with reed leaves, or other large flat leaves. They are cooked by steaming or boiling. In the Western world, they are also known as rice dumplings or sticky rice dumplings.

One of the dishes that reminds me of home is Lumpia Shanghai. It's a Chinese-Filipino fried spring roll that is often served at get-togethers. Ever since I was little, my mom and I would sit around the kitchen table and wrap them together.

This illustration was created for Rebecca Bradley's Illustrating the Edible class at MICA.

These are great for appetizers or as a main course.

A popular Vietnamese dish in my family's culture. Great for cookouts!

A popular cuisine founded in Northern China. The sibling duo are back!

Cantonese cuisine served in Southern China. Big brother is back!

The Vietnamese zodiac of this year is the year of the pig. Celebrate the Vietnamese Lunar New Year with traditional Vietnamese food and culture.

Three recipes in one! First make the Mexican adobo, then the roasted tomatillo salsa. Combine with some pork to make delicious Pork Chile Verde. This recipe was inspired by the many versions of this incredible dish that we had during a winter trip to beautiful Colorado.

These noodles are tossed in savory, sweet minced pork and mushroom, Chinese cabbage, beansprouts, beef balls, topped with fried shallots and spring onion. Personally love to add chilli mixture, don't put so much if you cannot stand the heat. Oh, so yummy!

Japanese Gyoza is easier to make compare to Chinese version. Perfect for a weekend treat!