BlogHide Resteemsliwen12345 (48)in food • 6 years agoDine Out Vancouver - Sushi Garden (Lougheed Highway)Sushi Garden... always known for the "great value for the price and quick service" type of restaurant. You could almost always expect to get a big slab of sashimi (although not the best cutting) for…liwen12345 (48)in food • 6 years agoRandom Fried Rice - 是但炒饭My son Elliot is currently at the "terrible two" age, where he gets really picky about food. Making dinner for him becomes a huge headache for me, after multiple tests and trials, I realized he…liwen12345 (48)in food • 6 years agoDine Out Penticton - Salty's Beach House RestaurantOur last dinner in Penticton, the Salty's is very close to the hotel we stayed and always seemed crowded, so we decided to give it a try. We ordered a steak and their most popular seafood curry…liwen12345 (48)in food • 6 years agoDine Out Penticton - Hokuto Japanese CuisineHaving been spoiled by Vancouver Japanese restaurants, I must admit I felt a little skeptical when entering this unremarkable sushi house for lunch. I ordered the beef donburi special with miso…liwen12345 (48)in food • 6 years agoDine Out Penticton - Wild ScallionOur first dine-out experience in Penticton is a very pleasant surprise. Such flavorful vegetarian place hidden in a small town like Penticton - healthy, delicious, unusual choice of food that made…liwen12345 (48)in food • 6 years agoDine Out Kelowna - RaudzWe checked Yelp and chose the most highly rated restaurant in Kelowna - Raudz for dinner. We got lucky that we didn't have to line up, but still spent a long time waiting for the food to arrive in…liwen12345 (48)in food • 6 years agoDine Out Kelowna - Parlour Ice CreamWhile in Kelowna, we decided to have a walk near the city center at the Okanagan lakeside park. The weather is perfect, and we passed by this ice cream place packed with a long line up. How can we…liwen12345 (48)in food • 6 years agoDine Out Kelowna - Mad Mango CafeHeaded out to Penticton for a conference last weekend and passed by Kelowna, we decided to stop and hunt for food. The closest restaurant with good yelp rating is the Mad Mango Cafe so we gave it a…liwen12345 (48)in food • 6 years agoOnion Pancake 葱油饼Bought packaged onion pancake from stores for a few times and was really disappointed with the quality - for some reason the suppliers always add as little onions as they could, so I decided to make…liwen12345 (48)in food • 6 years agoDine Out Vancouver - Sushi Modo (Burnaby)Sushi Modo is a newish restaurant that’s popped up in the former Shokudo Restaurant location (this place closed down before we had a chance to try it) on Edmonds Street in Burnaby. The interior…liwen12345 (48)in food • 6 years agoKorean Black Bean Noodle 韩国炸酱面Bought this semi-instant Korean black bean noodle from T&T out of curiosity. The finished product is quite similar to the Korean black bean noodle you can find in restaurants (with less pork maybe?)…liwen12345 (48)in food • 6 years agoDine Out Vancouver - Bucket Ice CreamAnother new ice cream spot in town specializing in the liquid nitrogen/freshly made hype. Despite the difference in methodologies, I didn't find liquid nitrogen ice cream all that different from…liwen12345 (48)in food • 6 years agoLotus root spare ribs soup - 莲藕排骨汤I made lotus root spare ribs soup today - a classic Cantonese soup. Just put all ingredients into the Instapot pressure cooker and pressure cook for 40 minutes, the yummy soup is ready. Perfect for…liwen12345 (48)in food • 6 years agoDine Out Vancouver - Nam Nam Noodle 一大碗面Tried this newly open Northern China style noodle place on Main Street. Their signature dish - lamb + hand pulled noodle seems like a really good deal on the menu ($8 per bowl). However, when the…liwen12345 (48)in food • 7 years agoHome Made HotpotGot really lazy again and made a bunch of home made hotpots for dinner. My family love home made hotpot, very convenient, quick to make, you got to choose the soup base and ingredients. : )…liwen12345 (48)in food • 7 years agoDine Out Vancouver - Bubble TeasAs a big Asian pub in western Canada, Taiwanese style bubble tea is undoubtedly one of the most popular drink in town. Although not a huge fan of bubble teas myself(or any overly sugary drink in…liwen12345 (48)in food • 7 years agoChinese Savior Crepe 煎饼果子Ordered the expensive Chinese crepe ($8) from this modern French crepe stall out of curiosity.... the crepe ingredients were pretty simple: egg, crackers, Chinese black bean sauce, decorative…liwen12345 (48)in food • 7 years agoDine Out Vancouver - Sun Sui Wah Seafood Restaurant (Main Street)Sun Sui Wai is my go-to dim sum/Cantonese spot and remains my favorite Canton restaurant in Vancouver (impressive given so many competitors). Everything here is pretty solid, nice ambiance…liwen12345 (48)in food • 7 years agoLee Kum Kee Chicken WingIntroducing another recipe from Wen the lazy mom - Lee Kum Kee Chicken: Step 1: marinate chicken wings with the sauce the night before Step 2: grill marinated chicken wings on low heat on the…liwen12345 (48)in food • 7 years agoDine Out Vancouver - Yugo Restaurant (Main Street)Newly opened Japanese fusion restaurant on Main street, which has a modern interior and semi open kitchen. On the first glance, it's hard to figure out what type of culinary influences are there…