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Char Siu - Chinese Roast Pork

Oh my goodness! I tried making this once many, many years ago and it wasn't memorable. This recipe turned out SO well! Juicy, fatty,...

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Mar 11, 20213 min read

Cookbook Challenge - Day 3

Today I made the Korean-style Curry Rice. I have never had this before so like all the other new-to-me recipes I was really curious about...

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Mar 10, 20212 min read

Cookbook Challenge - Day 2

Another great day of great recipes from my Maangchi cookbook. Today, unlike yesterday I was better prepared. Still took me 3+ hours to...

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Mar 9, 20212 min read

Cookbook Challenge - Day 1

It's in the books now folks! My enthusiasm is always bigger than my reality. I spent the weekend dreaming, thinking and shopping and...

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Mar 8, 20212 min read

Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls

This is NOT an authentic recipe but it is darn tasty and in the spirit of the rolls. It is so fresh with all the crisp veggies and herbs...

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Mar 4, 20213 min read

San Bei Chicken - 3 Cup Chicken

Three cup chicken is a delicious Taiwanese chicken dish with 3 main components making the sauce...sesame oil, soy sauce and Chinese rice...

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Mar 4, 20212 min read

Bleached or Unbleached White Wheat Flour?

I hadn't thought about this topic in a long while but it was recently brought to my attention so I thought I'd write about it. What is...

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Mar 4, 20212 min read

Challenging Myself!

Don't think that just because I started this blog I'm an expert. I'm just a home cook who loves to...well...cook! And of course share the...

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Mar 2, 20212 min read

Eggshells to coffee grinds - Compost!

Composting is SO great for your garden! It adds nutrients to the existing soil, aerates, encourages moisture retention, good bacteria and...

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Mar 1, 20213 min read

Carrot Ginger Dressing

You know that orange colored dressing that you get when you get a salad at a Japanese restaurant? This is it. One of my favorite. It is...

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Feb 28, 20211 min read

Onigiri - Rice Balls

Onigiri is a Japanese lunch box staple and a picnic staple in my family! It is a rice ball, usually triangular or circular in shape,...

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Feb 27, 20212 min read

Soy Braised Potatoes and Carrots

This potato side dish goes nicely in a lunch box or side with dinner. The potatoes are first pan fried then braised in a soy mixture...

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Feb 26, 20212 min read

Japchae - Korean Mixed Noodles

Not all Korean dishes are spicy. Here is one of my favorite non-spicy noodle dishes. It is made from sweet potato starch noodles. They...

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Feb 26, 20212 min read

Gyeran-Mari: Korean Rolled Omelet

You could say an omelet is an omelet. That might be so but I think the Korean and Japanese rolled omelets are special. They are light and...

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Feb 24, 20212 min read

Garlicky Cucumber Pickles

These garlicky cucumber pickles are refreshing and full of flavor. I could just eat a bowl of it by itself on a summer day. They are...

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Feb 23, 20211 min read

Spicy Pan Fried Tofu

This pan fried tofu side dish is one of our favorites. The tofu is pan fried to light golden where the outside is crispy but the inside...

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Feb 23, 20212 min read

Dosirak - Korean Lunch Box

Feel free to laugh all you want but I'm going to tell this story anyway. My family has been watching K-dramas for a while, especially now...

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Feb 23, 20212 min read

Coconut Peanut Snowballs

This is what we used to call these coconut covered, peanut-coconut filled sweet rice balls when we were little. Another white and brown...

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Feb 22, 20213 min read

Coconut Filled Baked Baos (Gai Mei Bao)

This is a Chinese bakery favorite! I hate to say it but I'm pretty sure that translated from Cantonese it means chicken "end" bao. But,...

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Feb 20, 20213 min read

Hot Dog Baked Baos

Don't knock this one until you try it. It really is a thing, I'm not kidding and it's delicious for a quick lunch or snack! The...

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Feb 20, 20213 min read