{Friday Night Dinner} David Chang inspired

I came home late from work (exhausted and starving) to incredible smells wafting through our apartment building hallways. I burst in the door to find Luke in the midst of preparing an amazing Asian dinner for 2. 

He truly never ceases to amaze me! 

{Appetizer}

Homemade Momofuku Soy Sauce Eggs

Hard at work

{Vegetable}

Chilled Asparagus tossed in Japanese 7-spice with Wasabi dipping sauce

My favorite Beth Mueller serving dish
from here

{Protein}

Slow-cooked Sweet Chili Pork Chops over Jasmine Rice

{Drinks}

Liquid joy :)

Kirin Ichiban chasers

{Dessert}

Homemade Sweet Berry Cheesecake

 Playing hide-n-seek with Popples

This is how useless I was during the process.

I say it all the time, but I am one lucky gal.

Thanks a million Luke ♥



{Friday Night Dinner} Dumpling How-To

Filmed, edited, and cooked by Luke  

The very first night I ever hung out with Luke, he made orange chicken with rice and pan-fried dumplings. It was truly love at first bite and I was super impressed. (little did I know that the dumplings had been frozen and were from Costco) A year or so later, I introduced him to steamed dumplings, or dim-sum, at Bo-Lings in Kansas City. He was hooked! Have you ever attempted to make steamed dumplings at home? They are so delicious and satisfying (nom nom nom) Here's Luke's adapted recipe in video form. DO IT!

If you live in NYC and want a quick dumpling fix, go here. You'll thank me later!