I really like this new Challenge Theme. In fact, I'm doing the similar project this year. From JAN. to now I have finished 11 art works about "SPECIAL FOOD FOR ME". i combine the style of food receipt but not real receipt to express my food stories.
The " Braised pork " is very important for me, it's a very traditional Chinese home cooking. Every family has their own recipe, but the same thing is the taste means home . When we back home from far away, our parents always cook the braised pork for us, my father is also. My father is a chef, since he passed away, I never have a same one like his. It's a memory for me. This is my story of " Braised pork ".
I shared the Chinese zongzi for Dragon Boat Festival and Lotus pastry. All of these are my hometown taste.
" Fave Memory"

dumpling wrappers + ground pork + kimchi + green onions

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.