Author: Chenzi

  • Illustrate with me 001

    I recently discovered that my Procreate has all of these progress videos saved. It’s fun to watch them again and see how far I’ve come. I decided to record some voiceovers and show you how I illustrated these pages. More to come.

  • A childhood favourite – savoury steamed egg custard

    A childhood favourite – savoury steamed egg custard

    We got a new family member – a shiba inu puppy named Hanzo. Needless to say, this little guy has taken up a lot of our time and as a result, I haven’t been cooking as much, or at least not as adventurously.

  • Panang curry

    Panang curry

    The first week following returning from our trip to Thailand, I cooked Thai dishes at 3,4 AM for 7 days straight.

  • Baking my own wedding cake

    Baking my own wedding cake

    I’m not normally a huge baker, but if there’s one cake I’m going to make, it would be my wedding cake. After one practice run for a friends’ miniature birthday cake. I rolled up my sleeves 48 hours before my wedding, and took out the beaten up hand mixer. Yes, that’s right, I also don’t…

  • King’s Landing – Croatia

    King’s Landing – Croatia

    In May of 2017 – 5 hardworking friends packed up their bags and headed to the Dalmatia coast for some much needed bounding time and R&R.

  • Matcha shortbread cookies dipped in dark chocolate

    Matcha shortbread cookies dipped in dark chocolate

    We have been pulling 11 hour days at work for the past few weeks. I figured I’d whip up a sweet treat in the kitchen to help boost team morale! After reviewing numerous recipes for shortbread cookies on the internet, the simplest one i saw turned out perfect.

  • Bamboo shoot salad

    Bamboo shoot salad

    Temperature in the city has sky changed from rainy stormy to hot and humid seemingly overnight. While doing our obligate weekly Chinatown grocery run, we picked up some bamboo shoot, a perfect base a for a refreshing summer salad.

  • Pico de gallo

    Pico de gallo

    Coming back from Inca Trails – 4 days no shower, gastro, and creating a bacterial bath that used to be a clothes. What can I say, I’m a bona fide city person and the artisanal toilets gets intolerable even with my spending my childhood in china with squat toilets. Anyways, the delicious pico de gallo…

  • Pickled brussel sprouts

    Pickled brussel sprouts

    Thought i would try something different with these beautiful winter brussel sprouts. Pickling is easy, quick and the result is delicious.

  • Lotus root salad

    Lotus root salad

    The weather was unusually warm this long weekend in Toronto. So instead of the routine roasted winter veggies I make in large batches, I thought I’d make something refreshing for a change.