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Brussels Sprout make-over: Asian Brusselsl Sprout and mushroom side dish
Brussel Sprout can be a very imitating vegetable. It should not be that way. If you like cabbage, brussel sprout, if not boiled to death, can be a very delicious side dish. Here is a very simple recipe...
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Simple Cake Mix Pumpkin Bar
I was planning to post the English biscuit cake recipe this week, however I have a few recipe requests for the pumpkin bar pic I posted on Facebook. It is a very simple recipe. You will need a box of...
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A great alternative to potates - Roasted sunchokes and cauliflower with...
I love potatoes, especially roasted potatoes. As I get older, I am finding it hard to deal with my potatoes addiction. Apparently I am alone with this issue! Here is a very simple alternative that is...
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Rustic Pumpkin and Red Lentil Curry with Coconut Milk
I watched a little cartoon about factory farm last week and now I have a problem with meat, especially with pork. I am going back to only eat fish and vegetable for awhile. My sister and family went...
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A treat from my teen years : English Biscuit Cake
I found it interesting how old fashion recipe becomes an all time rave! The simple biscuit cake is now called the Prince William's groom cake. I used to love biscuit cake when I was growing up. It was...
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Just a quick note to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.It's time for friends and family to gather and share. Mine will be simple this year. For a change in pace, we are making "reservation"!! No...
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Pumpkin Gingerbread - 2 in 1 Holiday treat
Pumpkin bread and Gingerbread are 2 of our holiday favorites. However I made pumpkin bread a few too many times than usual this year, so we are a bit tired of it. Here it is at Christmas time I am...
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Carrot Tea cake with cream cheese frosting
Christmas time was busy baking time for me. For years, I would make quick bread and cakes instead of purchasing something in the store. With the years gone by, I would actually have a request list! As...
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Classic English Trifle for the holidays
Much of my holidays traditions at my home are heavily influenced by my colonial English upbringing in Hong Kong and also my Aunt Kathy. I went to a English missionary school from age 3. Since my father...
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Palusami, mainland edition
I love my big braddah (brother) Sandy. He is a great guy with a big heart. Amazing Musician and "braddah of all trade", he can fix anything!!!He would do anything for all his "little sis" (as he would...
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Beef and Lettuce fried rice.
I am in a very nostalgic mood lately. I have been on the mainland most of my adult life. I may be what the ohana and my family overseas would caller "haole-fied", however I do try to keep some of my...
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Vegan Farro Blueberry Hot Breakfast in a hurry
Winter in Minnesota can be hard, especially in the morning. The chill just gets into your bone! I love having a little hot breakfast before work, but it is not easy to pull something together...
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Classic Chinese chicken rice with Lap Cheong (Chinese cured sausage)
We had a gentle visit by an Alberta Clipper, it was 3*F past weekend. After all these years here in the upper mid-west, I learned how to deal with it. I don't complain about the cold much any more. I...
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Moni's Vegan Sweet potato pie experiment
My dear Chaminde Alum sister Moni is allergic to eggs and dairy. She got a share of sweet potatoes and tried converting my sweet potato pie recipe into dairy and egg free, it didn't turn out quite...
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Korean Banchan style Kale with soy and sesame oil
I love Korean food, my favorite part is not the meat, but the Banchan - side dishes. One of my favorite has always been the simple spinach or watercress. I ran into some baby Kale at Costco for all...
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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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