Hello, my name is Grace
Glad you landed on my blog! No, I'm not a restaurant chef, but I am a home chef extraordinaire trained in a private-owned Asian restaurant. I'm here to tell you what I've learned and invite you in my kitchen. Read a short bio about me here!
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It’s my birthday. Next to Christmas, my birthday is always one of the happiest and busiest times of the year because those are the [more]

Lemon meringue pie

Where I live, people seem to have a tendency to talk about the weather. It’s not something we dwell on, however, since natives to [more]

Homemade pierogies recipe from scratch

Happy Lunar New Year! In line with my New Year’s resolution to blog more, I’m making it a point to post at least [more]

Eight treasure stuffed duck recipe 八寶鴨

Let’s discuss the schedule of events for next month.  February is replete with key events, perhaps the most well-known of which are Leap Day [more]

Fried Silver Needle Noodles (銀針粉)

Over the Christmas holidays, my sister-in-law bought something for us to share as we were opening our gifts together on Christmas morning.  It was wrapped [more]

Taro Macarons with Vanilla Buttercream
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Lemon meringue pie

It’s my birthday. Next to Christmas, my birthday is always one of the happiest and busiest times of the [more]

Homemade pierogies recipe from scratch

Where I live, people seem to have a tendency to talk about the weather. It’s not something we dwell [more]

Eight treasure stuffed duck recipe 八寶鴨

Happy Lunar New Year! In line with my New Year’s resolution to blog more, I’m making it a [more]

Fried Silver Needle Noodles (銀針粉)

Let’s discuss the schedule of events for next month.  February is replete with key events, perhaps the most well-known [more]

Taro Macarons with Vanilla Buttercream

Over the Christmas holidays, my sister-in-law bought something for us to share as we were opening our gifts together on [more]

Peanut-free peanut butter cups

I hope you had a delightful Christmas and enjoyed your holidays so far.  For those of you who have gone [more]

Thanksgiving turkey dinner lasagna

I don’t like to post different versions of the same dish within a short period of time. It’s [more]

Super Moist Devil’s Food Cake

One year ago, I launched Graceful Cuisine, and posted my very first recipe:  Balsamic steak with radicchio.  As I reflect [more]

Classic herb butter on juniper brined turkey

Today marks the first anniversary of my food blog Graceful Cuisine!  And just like all of my firsts in life, [more]

Grilled Peach Blueberry Cobbler

For those of you with busy schedules but still want to host dinner guests with at least a 3 course homemade [more]

Blueberry cobbler with cinnamon cornbread

It feels great to be back.  As some of you may know, I have taken a hiatus from my food [more]

Blueberry turnovers

This summer we have been blessed with fresh local berries despite the rather mild summer we have been experiencing.  It [more]

Bacon cheeseburger soufflé

Earlier this year, I entered a cook off challenge with D’Italiano.  The requirement was that we submit an original [more]

Honey glazed chicken wings with a hint of curry

I think I just created the best chicken wings in the history of Graceful Cuisine and beyond!  And it happened [more]

Nanaimo Bar Recipe

I want to start my post by apologizing for my absence this past month.  I checked back on my previous [more]