A Vietnamese Moment

Ingredients: - Green onion - Garlic - 10 lbs BBQ meet - 1 bottle of Korean BBQ sauce (red bottle) - 1 bottle of BBQ - 1 small spoon (white to-go) Salt - 1 small spoon (white to-go) Pepper - 1 small spoon (white to-go) Sesame oil - 1 small spoon (white to-go) Oyster sauce - 1/2 large soup ladle of sugar - 2 small oranges (juiced) 1. Mince together a handful of garlic cloves and one bunch of green onions (with stems cut off). 2. In a large bowl, add garlic/green onion and mix together above ingredients. 3. Add above mixture to 10 lbs of BBQ meat and let sit overnight. 4. Grill!

This simple baked salmon is smothered with a 4 ingredient garlic honey ginger glaze and is ready in under 35 minutes! Ingredients: 4 salmon filets, skin removed (about 2 lbs total) 1/2 cup honey 1/3 cup reduced sodium soy sauce (or regular) 2 teaspoons minced or chopped garlic 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger optional for garnish:  chopped scallion, sesame seeds, sprinkle of parsley for color Directions: Place the salmon filets in a large zipped-top bag. Whisk the honey, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger together in a medium bowl (I added a sprinkle of dried parsley for color-- try chopped scallion!). Pour half of this sauce over the salmon filets, coating them thoroughly. Refrigerate for 15 minutes or up to 4 hours. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil or a silicone baking mat. Set aside. Line the marinated salmon filets on the baking sheet. You can hold onto this used marinade-- see step 5. Bake for 15-20 minutes depen

Ingredients: - 1 lb salmon - sesame seeds for garnish (optional) - oil Teriyaki sauce: - 1/2 cup mirin - 2 tablespoons sugar (a little too much) - 3 tablespoons of soy sauce - can add green onions or garlic (optional) 1. Add all ingredients in teriyaki sauce and reduce it on low heat. 2. As soon as teriyaki sauce thickens, remove from heat and let cool. 3. Heat up skillet over low-medium heat. Add oil and pan-sear salmon (skin side down) until bottom part becomes super crispy. Cover pay with skillet to make sure salmon is cooked through. 4. Flip salmon once. 5. Remove salmon from heat and drizzle teriyaki sauce. Garnish with sesame seeds.

Chicken Seasoning:  4 – 6 chicken thighs – I used five! Skin on, bone in! 2 tbsp lemon juice 2 cloves of garlic minced 1 sprig of rosemary 2 tbsp olive oil 1. Mix together marinade ingredients. Place chicken in shallow dish or sealable bag. Pour in marinade and leave in the fridge for 2-4 hours. Bake 2 lemons thinly sliced Juice of half a lemon 1/2 tbsp raw honey 2 tbsp olive oil 5-6 cloves of garlic – skin on 4 sprigs of rosemary 6 sprigs of thyme 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp black pepper Instructions 1.  Preheat oven to 200C (400F). 2. Pan sear chicken thighs in a non stick pan over a medium to high heat, skin side down for 2 minutes. Turn over and cook for 2 minutes more. 3. Lay half of the lemon slices in the bottom of a large oven safe dish along with garlic cloves. 4. Place chicken thighs skin side up on top. Add remaining lemon slices, rosemary and thyme to the dish. 5. Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper, rubbing in to the skin. 6. W

Shrimp puffing My mom made this at my graduation party and they were the biggest hit! She made an even BETTER (and healthier) version for my grandmother's memorial. SUPER easy to make and look like fancy appetizers :) 1. Season shrimp with pepper, salt, sugar, garlic powder (1:1:1:1 --- maybe a little more sugar). 2. Mayo mix: 4 pho spoons of mayo, 1 pho spoon honey, 1 pho spoon condensed milk 3. Place shrimp in puff pastries. Bake at 400F for 15-20 minutes, then broil for ~2-4 minutes. And enjoy!

My mama tica made this simple fish for me in Costa Rica and I LOVED it! I asked her to show me how to make it. I was surprised to learn it's super easy and fast with minimal ingredients! - white fish (tilapia works well) - pepper - butter or margarine - parsley - salt (optional) *** if buying fresh white fish, it usually isn't salted so you have to add salt. if buying pre-packaged frozen tilapias, those are sometimes salted so no salt (or less) is necessary. 1. Over medium heat, melt butter and cook garlic + parsley 2. Place fish on skillet and add pepper 3. Cook both sides - should take ~10 minutes and that's it!  

My mother made this at my graduation party and it was a HUGE hit! Everyone loved how tender and moist it was. This recipe can be recreated with any white fish but chilean sea bass is the best because it's so buttery and flaky. Ingredients: - chilean sea bass - red onion - enoki mushrooms - spinach - butter - garlic - lemon Dry rub: Mix the following together in a 1:1:1:1 ratio. Lightly dry rub chilean sea bass with mixture. - salt - pepper - sugar - garlic powder Garlic Butter: 1. In a skillet, lightly brown together minced garlic and butter. You may want to cook the garlic in vegetable oil first and then dump out the vegetable oil. Add the butter (may want to separate this step b/c butter burns quickly). 1. Thinly slice 1 red onion and lemon. 2. In a foil sheet, place 1-2 slices of red onion, 1 slice of lemon, and some enoki mushroom. 3. Place chilean sea bass on top of the vegetable medley. 4. Place a small spoon (1 teaspoon?) of garlic butter onto chile

This is a delightfully refreshing salad I learned from my cousin. This recipe is incredibly simple and the sauce can be made before hand and stored for many months! So easy to make with minimal ingredients.  Ingredients:  - green mango (1-2 mangos) - salt - sugar - fish sauce - shrimp - thai chilis  - lemon  FISH SAUCE DRESSING:  1. Mix together a 1:1 ratio of sugar and fish sauce (may add more sugar to your tasting) 2. Heat on medium heat until just before boil (watch the pot carefully so the sugar doesn't burn!) SALAD:  1. With a special slicer knife, cut small strips of green mango.  SHRIMP:  1. Lightly salt shrimp and submerge in boiling water until cooked.  2. Slice shrimp in half.  Combine mango and shrimp in a bowl. Add 2-3 spoons of the fish sauce dressing, some thai chilis, and squeeze some lemon into the mix. You can also had some minced garlic for an extra kick. Mix thoroughly! Enjoy!