Tasha Greenleaf

Reviews (37)

• Sweet and Tangy Tomato Beef Rice Bowl with Silky Scrambled Eggs酸甜浓郁～超开胃🔥番茄滑蛋牛肉饭

  Loved the push-and-fold technique on the eggs — they stayed so creamy. The ketchup in the tomato sauce felt very diner-diner but honestly it worked. Has anyone tried swapping the ketchup for roasted tomato paste for a deeper flavor?

  Oct 24, 2026

• Scallion-Braised Chicken葱烧鸡

  Swapped in king oyster mushrooms for half the chicken and used vegetarian oyster sauce, and nobody at my table clocked it as a 'vegan version' — they just ate it. The scallion oil technique carries so much flavor that the swap felt seamless. Sauce over rice with the crispy browned scallions on top is now a weekly thing.

  Oct 24, 2026

• Braised Chicken with Potatoes (Huang Men Ji)土豆焖鸡/黄焖鸡

  Okay, I know, a vegan baking lady making braised chicken is a plot twist — but I made this for my meat-loving dad's birthday and had to taste-test the sauce. I did a portobello-and-oyster mushroom version with king oyster 'chicken' chunks, used mirin plus a splash of extra Shaoxing-style seasoning in place of the yellow wine, and swapped the chicken render step for a hot pan with a little mushroom soaking water deglaze. That yellow soybean paste and rock sugar combo is seriously magic — my dad went back for thirds and asked for the recipe. Even the potatoes alone would be worth it, they soak up that glossy sauce like little sponges.

  Oct 24, 2026

• Cola Chicken Wings可乐鸡翅

  I couldn't believe how shiny that glaze got with literally just cola, soy, and oyster sauce — no honey, no cornstarch slurry, nothing. Has anyone tried this with a good splash of ginger beer instead, or would it throw off the balance?

  Oct 23, 2026

• Sesame Crunch Bites自制过年小零食，香香脆脆的芝麻一口酥

  These came out crisp and nutty with a lovely toasty sesame shell. Practical tip: weigh the 10g portions on a kitchen scale so they bake evenly, and pull them right at 25 minutes since sesame can go from golden to bitter fast. Vegans, aquafaba (3 tbsp per egg) swaps in beautifully here and the dough still holds together for rolling in seeds.

  Oct 23, 2026

• Braised Whole Fish / Braised Fish Chunks红烧全鱼 红烧鱼块

  Made this for my book club as the centerpiece, spooned over steamed rice with the scallions and chilies piled on top, and it got dead silence for the first five minutes which is the highest compliment. Two of my most skeptical friends went back for thirds and one asked for the recipe before her coat was even off. The pork belly converts people, every time.

  Oct 23, 2026

• Half-Hot-Water Dough Scallion Pork Flatbread (No Fermentation, Freezer Meal Prep, Thermomix Version)🥞半烫面葱香肉饼（不发酵｜可生胚冷冻备餐·小美版）

  Even as someone who cooks plant-based 95% of the time, I appreciated how clean this dough technique is — and the scallion-white pepper combo is doing serious work here. Has anyone tried a chopped mushroom and cabbage filling in place of the pork, and if so, did you still add the ice water step?

  Oct 23, 2026

• Delicious Chinese Yam and Pork Rib Soup鲜香味美！巨好喝的山药排骨汤！！

  That cold-water blanch with the scallion, ginger, and cooking wine made the broth so clean and sweet-tasting — no scum, no funk, just clear golden goodness. And searing the blanched ribs in oil with the aromatics before simmering gave the whole pot a depth I didn't expect from six ingredients.

  Oct 22, 2026