Nguyen Family Cooks

08/24/2020

Back at it again with that DIY on the 360 griddle. 💪 @ Los Angeles, California

08/16/2020

08/15/2020

at home on the was easy. Wheat flour and tapioca flour with eggs, dashi, and chives form the batter. Add shredded cabbage, marinated shrimp and bacon. Decor with and . 🥢🥬🍤🥓🎌 @ Los Angeles, California

08/15/2020

's favorite toy... This 360 griddle, trying out a with a herbaceous dressing, topped with seasoned sausage, roasted cauliflower, and cherry tomatoes. @ Los Angeles, California

07/11/2020

What's Mẹ Hằng so excited about? Other than the family coming together for a mask-conforming lunch/baby shower for and , she got to debut her new sausage casing stuffer by making Thai and Italian sausages from scratch, with an array of condiments brought by . @ Placentia, California

06/22/2020

just hit out of my long-term memory with this one. He made these fresh cookie-top cream puffs and brought the DIY filling station with mocha and condensed milk cream fillings, reminiscent of a Vietnamese coffee. This was so next level that my diabetic mom ate three. This next A1C's gonna be a toss up, but worth it. @ Placentia, California

06/22/2020

is for Phather's Day. With restaurant restrictions still in place because of and continued spikes in Orange County, we probably haven't set foot in a noodle house in months. Weekend noodles has always been an unspoken tradition in the Nguyễn House, typically for breakfast or lunch. When we'd go out, the restaurants often would put too much shaved onion for my dad's liking...but would he ever trouble them to customize his bowl to have fewer? No, at least not while he could fish them out and give them to . What're kids for anyway? Therefore, it has always been a treat to have mẹ Hằng cook, knowing, humoring, and accommodating his preferences. To remedy this cultural void, mẹ Hằng bought price-inflated beef neck bones for broth, oxtail, brisket, and rare Kobe beef slices for a luxurious Father's Day feast...Also sent me home with some leftovers. 🤣

@ Placentia, California

06/01/2020

Restaurants may be opening up, but it's gonna be a while before we feel ready to see foot in .us. Tried out Chef 's miso glazed at home, marinating the fish in a reduced mix of , , , and for 48 hours before searing skin side down and lightly roasting in a 400F degree oven. Served with rice and a shrimp, mushroom, and bok choy nabe, as well as some takeout dumplings because... Why not?

05/26/2020

My sister, , the critic with the last word said this photo of our dinner would get more likes. Let's see...😅 The full spread: with .

05/26/2020

What truths the lays bare are the essentials of life... , , and their synergistic energy manifested in . Even before , nothing has ever been more unifying for both the nuclear and extended family as... AKA 😅🥩🤦🏻‍♂️🙋🏻‍♂️🥰 @ Placentia, California

05/26/2020

Mẹ Hằng really outdid herself this time turning your usual into these bite size . 🥰😍🌹instead of a normal egg roll skin, you take a wrapper and cut it into a hexagonal shape. Radial and diagonal cuts form the petals that are folded and partially overlapped around the filling. Golden-fried. @ Placentia, California

05/26/2020

Dad making some crispy -flecked, at home. He's developed a very dedicate touch in his retirement. @ Placentia, California