Meng – Page 16 – Crafts to Crumbs

Home Adventures of a Lao American

Yum Salat

This salad features a salty-sweet-tart dressing and is inspired by the salads my mother used to make. My mother often

Soft, pillow-y pumpkin chiffon cake with just a hint of pumpkin spice. I made this pumpkin chiffon cake for my

Warm. Earthy. Home. That’s what I think of when I think of pumpkin spice. But pumpkin spice, has certainly become

Mok pa – fish steamed with herbs steamed in banana leaves. You get hints of umami with the fish sauce,

Chocolate pots de crème is chocolate French custard or pudding. It is richer and more indulgent than an regular pudding.

Khao thom pad (khao tom) is a classic Lao dessert consisting of a coconut sweet rice with banana wrapped in

Kanom jok foo or kanom thuay foo (Puffed Cupcake) is literally a cup cake that has puffed. This recipe is

This recipe is a sweet mung bean custard with a slight savory hint of shallot. Recently, I mentioned the difficulties

Mee kati is a coconut curry noodle soup dish that delivers an array of flavors from tart to sweet with

This is a savory version of sticky rice parcels. The fatty pork belly seeps into the mung bean and into