Cheng’s Kitchen, Everett; Boston, MA; home cooking; weekly Instagram: @cheng.s.kitchen
Weekly Cooking Blog
52 weeks, 52 dishes I’ve never cooked before.
Quarter 1 — Handmade Fresh Pasta (Sep, 2025)
A study of pasta craft: shape, sauce, filling, and plating.
Quarter 2 — Sea (Dec, 2025)
Technique-driven seafood dishes inspired by winter and spring seasonality.
Quarter 3 — Land (Mar, 2026)
Land-based proteins explored through depth, balance, pairing, and execution.
Quarter 4 — Earth (June, 2026)
Devoted to the garden, vegetables at their peak, expressed through ingredient-first cooking.
Week 13: Squid Ink Cappelletti with Corn & Potato
Handmade squid ink cappelletti in corn–potato purée, finished with charred corn and a touch of chili.
Week 12: Squash–Chanterelle Caramelle
Handmade striped caramelle filled with roasted squash and chanterelles, served with a miso beurre blanc and sautéed chanterelles.
Week 11: Beetroot Agnolotti
Homemade agnolotti filled with a lemon–honey mascarpone cream, served in a white-wine reduction infused with chili pepper and finished with a touch of poppy seeds.
Week 10: Lemon-Anchovy Ravioli
Homemade ravioli filled with a lemon-anchovy ricotta cream, finished with dill oil and toasted breadcrumbs.
Week 9: Sausage & Broccoli Rabe Cavatelli
Hand-rolled cavatelli tossed with linguica sausage, garlic, and broccoli rabe, finished with a touch of lemon and Parmigiano.
Week 8: Pear-Gorgonzola Spaghetti
Homemade spaghetti tossed in a pear–Gorgonzola cream, folded with garlic breadcrumbs, served over green leaf puree.
Week 7: Chestnut-Moose Sausage Spaghetti
Homemade spaghetti tossed in chestnut and butternut purée, mixed with caramelized moose sausage and finished with a touch of chili.
Week 6: Short Rib Ragu Lasagna
Slow-braised short rib ragù layered between fresh pasta sheets, béchamel, and ricotta.
Week 5: Garlic-Parsley Mussel Fettuccine
Homemade fettuccine kissed with caramelized garlic and chili, folded with wine-steamed mussels and fresh parsley.
Week 4: Butternut Squash Tortellini
Butternut & honeynut squash filling, finished with red wine honey reduction, topped with hazelnut crunch.
Week 3: Pistachio-Pesto Tortellini
Striped tortellini filled with pistachio–basil pesto and a lemon–cream filling, served over caramelized onion purée with butter-toasted breadcrumbs.
Week 2: Kimchi Shrimp Tagliatelle
Homemade pasta with a kimchi & gochujang–tomato sauce, infused with shrimp shells, mixed with sweetfish roe, topped with seared shrimp.
Week 1: Duck Ragu Tagliatelle
Homemade pasta + slow-cooked duck leg ragu, finished with a hint of orange zest
Here are some dishes I’ve cooked before: