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DIY Gyoza Wrappers + My New Apartment

03/25/2014 |

Isn’t it amazing what you can do with a little flour and water? I wanted to make pot-stickers, but I’m…

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Tofu & Soba Salad with Peanut Sauce

02/06/2014 |

I moved. I divested. I am about a ton lighter in possessions and I feel great. Lean and mean. Moving…

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Spring Rolls with 8 Dipping Sauces

08/13/2013 |

When I returned from my son’s wedding in May, after having my new daughter-in-law show me how to make spring…

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Spicy Grilled Shrimp with Green Yuzu Kosho Pesto

07/29/2013 |

I have really been enjoying cooking with this new-to-me ingredient, yuzu kosho. So far I have made Grilled Scallops with…

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Grilled Tomatoes with Red Yuzu Kosho and Sansho

07/11/2013 |

Ok, so you were intrigued with my Grilled Scallops with Red Yuzu Kosho Vinaigrette, had to make them, acquired both…

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Grilled Scallops with Red Yuzu Kosho Vinaigrette

07/07/2013 |

In the last couple of years I have run across recipes that included Japanese yuzu kosho, but I didn’t know…

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My Oldest Son’s Wedding and I Learn to Make Vietnamese Spring Rolls

06/30/2013 |

On Saturday May 18, 2013, after a 10 year courtship and engagement, FINALLY, my son and his fiance got married!…

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Vietnamese Happy Pancakes with a Killer Dipping Sauce

06/17/2013 |

The March 2013 issue of Food and Wine Magazine had a great article called 20 Best-Ever Recipes. The Best Vietnamese…

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Shrimp Mango Curry with Tamarind & Mint

04/09/2013 |

I have really been crazy for Asian curry soups lately. Recently I posted about a Thai Curry Chicken Noodle Soup,…

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A bowl of soup with cheese and cilantro.

Thai Curry Chicken Noodle Soup

03/13/2013 |

I was looking through the March 2013 Bon Appetit magazine and came to this photo of a soup showing noodles,…

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