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Asian-Themed Thanksgiving Recipes
Whew … I can’t believe that next week is already Thanksgiving! Can you? In the last few weeks, I’ve noticed that my sticky rice stuffing post has been getting lots of hits. That’s another hint that...
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Lemongrass and Pandan Christmas Sugar Cookies: An Experiment in...
Growing up, my family didn’t have a tradition of baking Christmas cookies. My mom would place several orders of Bûche de Noël (Christmas log cake) for our family dinner on Christmas eve and to give...
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New Beginnings Part I: A New Blog and Tea-Cured Salmon
Chinese New Year is a celebration of new beginnings and many Chinese take the saying “out with the old, in with the new” very seriously. This year, the Year of the Dragon, is drumming up a little more...
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New Beginnings Part II: A Chinese New Year Dish Called Yu Sheng (鱼生)
As I mentioned in New Beginnings Part I, I’m investing all my New Year mojo in yu sheng (Mandarin for “raw fish”), only my version uses tea-cured salmon which is technically still raw. Also called yee...
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A Multi-Culti Christmas and New Year To You!
When I was growing up, fragrant yellow coconut rice was right at home sitting next to the roast beef and/or honey-baked ham during Christmas dinner. Every year, my mum would make nasi tumpeng, yellow...
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Egg Rolls and Gold Bars
The Lunar New Year celebration lasts 15 days so there’s still plenty of time to eat your fill of lucky and auspicious foods for a prosperous year ahead. Egg rolls (also called fried spring rolls) are a...
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Lemongrass and Pandan Christmas Sugar Cookies
Growing up, my family didn’t have a tradition of baking Christmas cookies. My mom would place several orders of Bûche de Noël (Christmas log cake) for our family dinner on Christmas eve and to give...
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Celebrating Lunar New Year with Foods From Different Cultures
Every year, Lunar New Year is celebrated around the globe with great fanfare: lion dances, red packets stuffed with money, and of course, 10-course banquets comprising dishes made with exquisite...
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Celebrating Lao New Year with Green Papaya Salad
We all know about Lunar New Year, celebrated most notably by Chinese and Vietnamese in January or February every year. However, under-the-radar new year festivities take place at the start of spring....
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Korean Stir-Fried Glass Noodles (Japchae)
I heart noodles. Ramen. Chow mein. Pancit. And especially my mom’s mie goreng (Indonesian fried noodles). But today, I’d like to give a shout-out to a lesser known noodle dish—japchae. A classic Korean...
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Asian-Themed Thanksgiving Recipes
Whew … I can’t believe that next week is already Thanksgiving! Can you? In the last few weeks, I’ve noticed that my sticky rice stuffing post has been getting lots of hits. That’s another hint that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Lemongrass and Pandan Christmas Sugar Cookies: An Experiment in...
Growing up, my family didn’t have a tradition of baking Christmas cookies. My mom would place several orders of Bûche de Noël (Christmas log cake) for our family dinner on Christmas eve and to give...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New Beginnings Part I: A New Blog and Tea-Cured Salmon
Chinese New Year is a celebration of new beginnings and many Chinese take the saying “out with the old, in with the new” very seriously. This year, the Year of the Dragon, is drumming up a little more...
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New Beginnings Part II: A Chinese New Year Dish Called Yu Sheng (鱼生)
As I mentioned in New Beginnings Part I, I’m investing all my New Year mojo in yu sheng (Mandarin for “raw fish”), only my version uses tea-cured salmon which is technically still raw. Also called yee...
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A Multi-Culti Christmas and New Year To You!
When I was growing up, fragrant yellow coconut rice was right at home sitting next to the roast beef and/or honey-baked ham during Christmas dinner. Every year, my mum would make nasi tumpeng, yellow...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Egg Rolls and Gold Bars
The Lunar New Year celebration lasts 15 days so there’s still plenty of time to eat your fill of lucky and auspicious foods for a prosperous year ahead. Egg rolls (also called fried spring rolls) are a...
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