Hansheng Lee

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The Art of Everyday Cooking

Welcome to the Kitchen
This is more than a recipe blog—it’s a living archive of flavor, memory, and cultural roots.

Here, you’ll find everything from everyday meals to deep dives into the ingredients and dishes that carry meaning.

 

Expect thoughtfully written recipes, food-focused stories, seasonal tips, and guides to ingredients worth knowing. Some entries are simple and nostalgic; others explore history, technique, or the why behind what we eat.

 

Whether you're here to cook, learn, reminisce, or just get hungry—there’s always something simmering.

Not every meal has to be a masterpiece—but it can still be meaningful. This space honors the full spectrum of eating, from fast weekday meals thrown together between tasks to artfully composed dishes meant to slow you down and savor. Whether you’re cooking with five ingredients or twenty, there’s joy in the act of feeding yourself and others. Here, you’ll find recipes and ideas that fit into your life—whatever time, energy, or intention you bring to the table.

Food is more than sustenance—it's memory, identity, and a vessel of culture passed hand to hand, generation to generation. Every dish carries a story, whether whispered from ancestors or reinvented in your own kitchen. Here, we explore those threads—how flavors connect us to where we come from, who we are, and the people we love. Through recipes and reflections, this space invites you to taste the stories that shape our shared human experience.

What we eat begins long before it hits the plate. In this space, we'll explore how to choose ingredients with care—whether from the local market or your own backyard. From seasonal picks to garden-grown vegetables and herbs, this is a space to reconnect with the roots of nourishment. Knowing where your food comes from and tending to it with your own hands is one of the deepest forms of self-care and respect for the earth.

Red Wine Chicken
Red Wine Chicken: Recipe Serves 4-8 Approximate Cooking Tim...
Thai Curry Sauce and Broiled Cod
Ah yes, the notorious Thai Curry. It can be spicy as hell or...
Lion's Head (Napa Cabbage w. Pork Meatballs)
紅燒獅子頭:Lions Head Serves 4-6   Another dish my mom would ma...
Raspberry Balsamic Chicken
I've been trying random flavor combinations since I started ...