Author: Chuck
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Scharffen Berger Chocolate Factory Tour
One of my favorite activities with out of town guests is to take them on the Scharffen Berger Factory Tour. It’s a great outing, especially if your guests are chocoholics. Last month, I took my chocolate loving parents on the tour. The factory is just a small brick building, which means the tour takes less…
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Vietnamese Banh Cuon
Vietnamese banh cuon are soft rice-flour crepes typically filled with pork and mushrooms. The crepes are traditionally served for breakfast/brunch but we enjoy it any time we can. Hungry Bear and I made banh cuon this past Lunar New Year, and they were a big hit with our friends. If you skip the cha lua…
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Stir Fried Cabbage, Beef and Mushrooms
Several years ago, I was enjoying some Thai larb and it suddenly occurred to me that I wanted to create a dish with similar flavors. But, I wanted to add a vegetable to balance it out and also make it healthier. Naturally, I immediately thought of using cabbage.
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Egg, Pepper Jack & Avocado Breakfast Sandwich
I’m a big fan of breakfast sandwiches. My favorite breakfast sammy only takes five minutes to make. The sandwich consists of whole wheat bread, scrambled eggs, pepper jack cheese and avocado.
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Muguboka Korean BBQ – Inner Richmond
Overall, Muguboka is not as good as our favorite Korean place in the Bay Area, Koryo in Oakland. It’s also a step down from Brother’s, another Korean BBQ restaurant in the Inner Richmond. However, given the close proximity, friendly service (which I found to be rare), reasonable prices and the smoke-free environment, we will definitely…
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Peruvian Roast Chicken with Aji Verde Sauce
The recipe for Peruvian chicken with aji verde can be found in the Food Network Kitchens Cookbook. The chicken is stuffed with garlic and seasoned with salt and pepper. A paste consisting of garlic, cumin, red wine vinegar, soy sauce, sugar and vegetable oil is applied to the chicken before it goes into the rotisserie…
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Serramonte Farmers’ Market
The Serramonte Farmers’ Market in Daly City is one our favorite markets in the Bay Area. We like the Serramonte market because it’s relatively small but has a good selection of vendors and plenty of parking. The market can get busy, but it’s never a mob scene like other markets in the area.
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Braised Pork, Tofu and Mushrooms
Braised pork, tofu and mushrooms is my favorite dish prepared by Hungry Bear. I love this dish because of the ground pork and shiitake mushrooms. We usually eat it with stir fried water spinach/hollow greens and jasmine rice.
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Sunday Nite Dinner 