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Beef Gau Gee. Hawaiian Style fried meat dumplings
Hawaiian is the ultimate melting pot, our foods and cultures are a fusion of different ethnic groups. Gau Gee is a very popular appetizer on the Islands, especially on Superbowl Sunday!! My dear...
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Cauliflower, carrot & potato curry soup for a very cold winter day
I live in Minnesota. Winter is a bit of a challenge here and at times I do wonder why I live here. We hit one of those crazy winter temperature last week. We hit -12 F air temperature. I didn't leave...
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Brussel Sprouts with Chinese Lap Cheong (dried sausage) - Another brussel...
Here is another way to enjoy the very misunderstood vegetable brussel sprout. Living in the frozen tundra, taught me how to make the best of our different vegetable. These poor brussel sprouts were...
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Chinese New Year time for some Braised Vegetarian Yi Mein (Chinese Longevity...
Happy Chinese New Year!There are many traditions for Chinese New Year and each family has their own version. Mine is a mixture of a few cultures. My mother is a very traditional Singapore Chinese,...
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Hawaiian Prune Mui to celebrate 100th recipe
Prune Mui is an unique Hawaiian dried fruit local snack. It is basically marinaded dried fruit. This is one of those local favorite with Chinese root. Mui in Chinese refers to preserved fruit. The...
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"Wet Lemon Peel" Simple Preserved Lemon
This is a very simple recipe for preserved lemon that I adapted from a Greek recipe. The classic Hawaiian/Chinese method is a bit more work and with our winter here, I need to make it simple with no...
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Good and Simple Roasted Sweet Potato variety
Roasted yam or sweet potatoes is a very popular street food in Asian during the winter. You will find those Yaki Imo is one of the favorite in Japan. Korea, Taipei has a similar version. I still...
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Not quite grandma's Vegan Banana Cream Pie
Many of you asked me what I did with the food I made. If it is a meat dish, it usually ended up at Mr Wonderful. If it is vegetarian, I would share it with my vegetarian friends. Mr Wonderful once told...
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Vegan Hawaiian Portuguese Bean Soup
I know this may sound a little odd, how can Portuguese bean soup be vegan. Well, with a little creativity and a little trail and error, we can get have the comfort, the taste and and texture of the...
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Hawaiian Portuguese Bean soup - Mainland edition
Here is the almost real Portuguese bean soup. Why almost? It's missing the Portuguese sausage. Actually I deliberately do this, even I can pick up the sausage from United Noodles. This was the way I...
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Cooking in small space I- Simple Asian style panfried red snapper in ginger,...
It has been awhile since I posted that. My life is currently in transition. I was offered an opportunity in CA that I cannot refused. I am very excited with this career move, however this position also...
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Cooking in small space II - Farmers Market Fried Rice
It has been awhile since I posted. Work has been very busy. I am still living in an extended stay hotel. The good news is, I will be moving into a place in 2 weeks! I will have a petite full kitchen...
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Simple Stove Top Ratatouille
My move to CA is complete. My beloved house in Minneapolis is sold. It's bittersweet. I am grateful for the opportunity, however I also miss the home that I had for over 10 years. I know I will miss...
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Roasting Cauliflower and Brussel Sprout with pancetta in a wok.
In the last 25 years of my life, September is the time to bake and make soup. It's a bit different here in Southern California. I learned that September is one of the warmer month. It was close to 80's...
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Chicken with Preserved lemon, olives and artichoke stew
I made "wet lemon peel" - preserved lemon a few weeks ago. I am amazed how fast and simple it is when the weather is warm and sunny. The preservation process just went so much faster. A batch of lemon...
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Simple homemade Yogurt and Yogurt Cheese
My very dear Chaminade University sister, Karen came for a quick weekend visit last week. We had so much fun - doing nothing!! Since we both lived in Hawaiʻi, we got to have our Hawaiian food fix. I am...
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Hawaiian Portuguese sausage and Minnesotan wild rice Soup
For 25 years, end of Oct meant it was time to get ready for a long winter. Soups and stews were very comforting especially after a day of racking leaves. It is so different from sunny Southern...
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Simple potato salad with Just Mayo
As you may know by now, I like to bake. It is a form of relaxation to me. I usually bring all the baked goods to work or I give it away!A few of my vegan friends asked me to bake for them. I have a...
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Leftover makeover! Chicken Green Bean potato salad.
Thanksgiving is in a few weeks, I found a few very Thanksgiving like leftover in my fridge.There is the potato salad that I just made, some leftover blanched green beans, a rotisseries chicken breast...
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Making Guava butter
Good guava was hard to come by in the upper Midwest and most people donʻt even know what it was!! Itʻs guava season here in South Cal. There are so many varieties in the farmers market!!I am enjoying...
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Testing Chocolate Mayonnaise cake with Just Mayo
I usually donʻt post a test recipe. This is an exception. I am loving Just Mayo from Hampton Creek Foods. I wanted to see how far I can take this product.I was asked a few times when I would start...
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Miso braised daikon with beef short ribs.
It is daikon season here in Southern California. I have never see daikon this fresh and beautiful. The only issue I have with these guys - they are a bit on the oversizes. I love daikon in soup,...
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Simple Homemade Muesli
Muesli is one of my favorite breakfast even since I was a little kid. I remembered when I was a teenage, my father and I used to go to a Germany Sunday brunch in Hong Kong once a month. My father loved...
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Flourless Chocolate cake
My very dear merchandiser was turning 30. She is the ultimate chocolate lover. I wanted to do something special for her. It was a weekday. I need to keep it simple. This is a recipe originally from...
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5 Spice Braised Brisket
Living in sunny So Cal brings visitor. I am house guest this weekend. I wanted to have something ready for dinner when we get home from a day of sight seeing.This brisket recipe actually is quite...
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