tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:32:09 +0000Sandwiches and BurgersItalianSeries: VietnamBreakfast or BrunchGuamanianOrange CountyWeekend WokkingDining: By City - Monterey ParkCosta RicanInsectsDips Dressing Sauces and SpreadablesGiftsDining: Picture IndexesHorseSeries: Washington DC Maryland and VirginiaUkrainianSwedishPeruvianPersianSeries: A Month of Mostly PhotosDining: Best of...Series: Four Corners SouthwestFreebiesDining: NorCalNepaleseBlog My BlogDining: By Cuisine - ChinesePickles and Other Pickled FoodsCanadianDesserts and SweetsSingaporeanMexicanFinnishRecipes: VietnameseBuffaloCoupons and DiscountsBritishDining: Behind the ScenesDining: OregonPicnicsCraftingYakBurmese15 Seconds of FameGiveawaysIndianLaotianAppetizers and Side DishesFrozen Yogurt Gelato Ice Cream and Shaved IceNoodles and PastaThaiTibetanPolishSwissArmenianIrishRandom Musings About Family (and Sometimes Me)MalaysianAlbanianAustralianArgentinianGuides and How TosBisonSaladsAbout and FAQsKenyanFilipinoCambodian/KhmerFrenchDim sumBakeriesPeek in My KitchenSeries: How to Start a Food BlogGoatNorwegianMongolianJewishRice and Rice DishesAustrianCubanDrinks and ShakesDiningDining: Outside SoCalTaiwaneseSeries: NorCalHungarianVegetarianDining: By City - WestminsterVenisonRecipesReaders Cook Wandering Chopsticks' RecipesMediterranean Middle EasternFondue Hot Pot and Shabu ShabuBarbecue Grill and RotisserieBolivianSeries: EuropeBrazilianTravels: AbroadDining: By City - Los AngelesPortugueseBeefAsk Wandering ChopsticksRandom MusingsChineseExplore SoCalRecipes: Picture IndexesEstonianUzbekVideosGardensPakistaniWedding BanquetSan Diego CountyAmericanGreekSan Bernardino CountyGermanIndexesEthiopianBelgianSpanishSoups Stews and CurriesDumplingsJapanesePorkKoreanIndonesianSnacksTurkishDining: By City - San GabrielLambBakingDining: By City - AlhambraSooo SoCalJamaicanCzechPizzaSalvadoreanBasqueDining: By Cuisine - VietnameseAfternoon TeaTravels: Outside SoCalCorners of My HomeMoroccanRussianNicaraguanLil' SisDining: By City - Garden GroveIcelandicDining: AbroadSeries: CambodiaPoultryFun FoodHong KongeseSeafoodDining: By Cuisine - KoreanDining: FamilyRabbitFusionDanishMacaneseLebaneseVietnameseSeries: OregonFilm and Miscellaneous ArtsSeries: Project 365Recipes: Best of ...DutchLA CountyBooks...hesitating over food before deciding what to eat. Vietnamese recipes with pictures, restaurants, travels, gardens, crafts, and snippets of life in general.http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)Blogger1547125feedburner/Hvmhhttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-3976671454416008548Wed, 01 May 2013 06:44:00 +00002013-06-15T17:06:43.237-07:00Travels: AbroadIcelandicSeries: EuropeDining: AbroadDining More than five hours after we left Reykjavik (and after a much-needed sleep in the van), we finally made it to Jökulsárlón (Glacier Lagoon), which has been featured in "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" and "Die Another Day." The minute I saw powder blue icebergs in the brochure the day before, I scrapped all plans for wandering around Reykjavik and knew that I'd regret not visiting the Glacier Lagoonhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/Y0Gsum77OBE/jokulsarlon-glacier-lagoon-iceland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=Y0Gsum77OBE:b-yHSiynIa0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=Y0Gsum77OBE:b-yHSiynIa0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=Y0Gsum77OBE:b-yHSiynIa0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=Y0Gsum77OBE:b-yHSiynIa0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=Y0Gsum77OBE:b-yHSiynIa0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=Y0Gsum77OBE:b-yHSiynIa0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=Y0Gsum77OBE:b-yHSiynIa0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=Y0Gsum77OBE:b-yHSiynIa0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/Y0Gsum77OBE" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2012/09/jokulsarlon-glacier-lagoon-iceland.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-9114275264243318657Wed, 01 May 2013 05:50:00 +00002013-06-13T17:31:26.818-07:00Travels: AbroadIcelandicSeries: EuropeDining: Abroad After only a few scant hours of sleep, I was up early again for another tour. This one was nearly six hours away on the other side of the island, so my jetlag came in handy as I slept pretty much the whole time. We stopped off at one point at a gas station where I bought this container of Kea Skyr Drykkur Mango Astaraldin for 170 Icelandic krona (about $1.41 USD). I didn't realize drykkur = http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/V93SvT5up8A/icelandic-kea-skyr-drykkur-mango.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=V93SvT5up8A:1T0_h9jY-Cs:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=V93SvT5up8A:1T0_h9jY-Cs:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=V93SvT5up8A:1T0_h9jY-Cs:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=V93SvT5up8A:1T0_h9jY-Cs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=V93SvT5up8A:1T0_h9jY-Cs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=V93SvT5up8A:1T0_h9jY-Cs:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=V93SvT5up8A:1T0_h9jY-Cs:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=V93SvT5up8A:1T0_h9jY-Cs:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/V93SvT5up8A" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2012/09/icelandic-kea-skyr-drykkur-mango.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-5293586506645673187Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:02:00 +00002013-04-27T17:15:19.654-07:00Appetizers and Side DishesVegetarianRecipesAmericanSnacks After eating Fried Onion Strings at Gus's BBQ - South Pasadena, I was reminded that I never blogged my recipe. Just one of those basic recipes that slipped through the cracks because it wasn't anything particularly special. Then again, the last time I made this, my cousin's cousin's kids were over and they gobbled up all of the fried onion strings. They make a great snack, dipped in http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/8KhbOhUFzC0/fried-onion-strings.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=8KhbOhUFzC0:ZKi6c0FPgq0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=8KhbOhUFzC0:ZKi6c0FPgq0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=8KhbOhUFzC0:ZKi6c0FPgq0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=8KhbOhUFzC0:ZKi6c0FPgq0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=8KhbOhUFzC0:ZKi6c0FPgq0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=8KhbOhUFzC0:ZKi6c0FPgq0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=8KhbOhUFzC0:ZKi6c0FPgq0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=8KhbOhUFzC0:ZKi6c0FPgq0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/8KhbOhUFzC0" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/01/fried-onion-strings.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-3758646706731938897Thu, 11 Apr 2013 06:08:00 +00002013-04-27T17:18:17.274-07:00PoultryPorkLA CountyFreebiesAmericanDiningBeefBarbecue Grill and Rotisserie I've eaten at Gus's Barbecue in South Pasadena four times over the past few years so I figured it was about time to finally blog it. The first visit was back in July 2010. Actually, it was on Independence Day. No one around me was throwing a barbecue that year, and you can't have a Fourth of July without barbecue! So my brother asked if I wanted to check out Gus's with him and his wife. The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/X_-aDMlUBU8/guss-barbecue-south-pasadena.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=X_-aDMlUBU8:m2Iwchq6wr4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=X_-aDMlUBU8:m2Iwchq6wr4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=X_-aDMlUBU8:m2Iwchq6wr4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=X_-aDMlUBU8:m2Iwchq6wr4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=X_-aDMlUBU8:m2Iwchq6wr4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=X_-aDMlUBU8:m2Iwchq6wr4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=X_-aDMlUBU8:m2Iwchq6wr4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=X_-aDMlUBU8:m2Iwchq6wr4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/X_-aDMlUBU8" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/01/guss-barbecue-south-pasadena.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-6698869777707152945Sun, 07 Apr 2013 06:01:00 +00002013-05-09T16:16:05.780-07:00Recipes: VietnameseAppetizers and Side DishesPorkBreakfast or BrunchRecipesVietnameseSnacksBaking I'm not sure why I haven't posted a recipe for Banh Pa Te So (Vietnamese Pate Chaud (French Hot Pastry Pie)) before. Perhaps I was overthinking it and wanted to wait until I tried my hand at making puff pastry. Or maybe I veered the other direction and thought it was so basic that it didn't need a recipe. I admit, I don't often make a filling specifically for banh pa te so. Rather, if I'm http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/mqQwJ0sHcB0/banh-pa-te-so-vietnamese-pate-chaud.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=mqQwJ0sHcB0:09NwUDZyuhw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=mqQwJ0sHcB0:09NwUDZyuhw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=mqQwJ0sHcB0:09NwUDZyuhw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=mqQwJ0sHcB0:09NwUDZyuhw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=mqQwJ0sHcB0:09NwUDZyuhw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=mqQwJ0sHcB0:09NwUDZyuhw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=mqQwJ0sHcB0:09NwUDZyuhw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=mqQwJ0sHcB0:09NwUDZyuhw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/mqQwJ0sHcB0" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/04/banh-pa-te-so-vietnamese-pate-chaud.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-3484818917377256968Sat, 06 Apr 2013 06:50:00 +00002013-04-25T15:40:08.472-07:00Lil' SisRecipesFrenchNoodles and PastaBeef A few days after my Easter barbecue, I wanted to try using my Saber Grill on my own since my brother and cousin had done all the grilling that day. I knew just the recipe I wanted to experiment with for my first time. Tony of SinoSoul dropped off some lettuce, cilantro, and lavender from his garden. I vaguely remembered coming across a recipe long, long ago for lavender-grilled steak. I don'thttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/crl5_Pjyo80/lavender-grilled-steak-fettucine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=crl5_Pjyo80:LECLf243kHA:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=crl5_Pjyo80:LECLf243kHA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=crl5_Pjyo80:LECLf243kHA:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=crl5_Pjyo80:LECLf243kHA:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=crl5_Pjyo80:LECLf243kHA:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=crl5_Pjyo80:LECLf243kHA:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=crl5_Pjyo80:LECLf243kHA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=crl5_Pjyo80:LECLf243kHA:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/crl5_Pjyo80" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/04/lavender-grilled-steak-fettucine.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-8684425324389585092Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:36:00 +00002013-04-23T14:58:20.629-07:00Appetizers and Side DishesRecipesJapaneseBarbecue Grill and Rotisserie The last recipe from my Easter barbecue is really more of an update. Or rather, more of an update in technique. I've blogged Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus before, but grabbing bacon-wrapped anything can be a bit greasy. Obviously, with chicken and ribs on the menu, hands were already going to get greasy, but I wanted to wrap the bacon around each asparagus spear and then skewer them like I've seen http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/mlOqjoz3JGA/grilled-bacon-wrapped-asparagus-skewers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=mlOqjoz3JGA:xAOu6MKGGhk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=mlOqjoz3JGA:xAOu6MKGGhk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=mlOqjoz3JGA:xAOu6MKGGhk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=mlOqjoz3JGA:xAOu6MKGGhk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=mlOqjoz3JGA:xAOu6MKGGhk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=mlOqjoz3JGA:xAOu6MKGGhk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=mlOqjoz3JGA:xAOu6MKGGhk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=mlOqjoz3JGA:xAOu6MKGGhk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/mlOqjoz3JGA" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/04/grilled-bacon-wrapped-asparagus-skewers.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-6062609541269532540Thu, 04 Apr 2013 06:23:00 +00002013-04-23T07:23:19.997-07:00PorkRecipesAmericanBarbecue Grill and Rotisserie No barbecue is complete without ribs. I was planning on making Pork Ribs with Coca Cola and Strawberry Jam, but didn't have any strawberry jam in my refrigerator. No problem, the Coke was the more important part of the recipe anyway. A little digging around my condiment shelf and a jar of fig jam seemed like the most likely substitute. I made a few modifications to the other recipe, adding inhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/p7FXr6p_hQY/grilled-coca-cola-fig-jam-ribs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=p7FXr6p_hQY:rP8OEvZv0cU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=p7FXr6p_hQY:rP8OEvZv0cU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=p7FXr6p_hQY:rP8OEvZv0cU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=p7FXr6p_hQY:rP8OEvZv0cU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=p7FXr6p_hQY:rP8OEvZv0cU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=p7FXr6p_hQY:rP8OEvZv0cU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=p7FXr6p_hQY:rP8OEvZv0cU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=p7FXr6p_hQY:rP8OEvZv0cU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/p7FXr6p_hQY" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/04/grilled-coca-cola-fig-jam-ribs.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-5557385774941778081Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:11:00 +00002013-04-23T07:23:36.924-07:00Recipes: VietnamesePoultryRecipesVietnameseBarbecue Grill and Rotisserie I was planning on making Ga Nuong Xa (Vietnamese Grilled Lemongrass Chicken) for my Easter barbecue. But earlier that week, I had stopped off at cousin Q's older brother's house after grabbing some 99-cent fish tacos to-go from Tacos Baja - East Los Angeles. By the time I left, my cousin sent me off with a bag of semolina flour and a small jar of tamarind paste. I haven't figured out what to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/vHLdf88br8Q/ga-nuong-me-cam-vietnamese-grilled.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=vHLdf88br8Q:W7jRCPacUeE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=vHLdf88br8Q:W7jRCPacUeE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=vHLdf88br8Q:W7jRCPacUeE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=vHLdf88br8Q:W7jRCPacUeE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=vHLdf88br8Q:W7jRCPacUeE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=vHLdf88br8Q:W7jRCPacUeE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=vHLdf88br8Q:W7jRCPacUeE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=vHLdf88br8Q:W7jRCPacUeE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/vHLdf88br8Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/04/ga-nuong-me-cam-vietnamese-grilled.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-5156092021382315498Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:25:00 +00002013-04-23T07:23:53.294-07:00Desserts and SweetsVegetarianRecipesAmericanBaking Robin's nest egg cupcakes for Easter. I was inspired to make these cupcakes after spying robin egg Whoppers at the store. Dyed coconut flakes green for the grass. German chocolate cupcakes since I figured the coconut in the frosting was already a present flavor. That's it! Although, I did vary it a bit by adding Target Market Pantry brand Chickadees crackers to create love bird cupcakes. Sohttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/9XaISMwTeu4/robins-egg-nest-easter-cupcakes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=9XaISMwTeu4:HWU6CyFHjZk:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=9XaISMwTeu4:HWU6CyFHjZk:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=9XaISMwTeu4:HWU6CyFHjZk:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=9XaISMwTeu4:HWU6CyFHjZk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=9XaISMwTeu4:HWU6CyFHjZk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=9XaISMwTeu4:HWU6CyFHjZk:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=9XaISMwTeu4:HWU6CyFHjZk:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=9XaISMwTeu4:HWU6CyFHjZk:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/9XaISMwTeu4" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/04/robins-egg-nest-easter-cupcakes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-7690618676287646745Mon, 01 Apr 2013 06:26:00 +00002013-04-23T07:24:10.004-07:00PoultryPorkFreebiesDining: FamilyBarbecue Grill and RotisserieLike my fancy new grill? It is niiice! Way nicer than anything I could afford on my own. So I leapt at the chance when Monique Moffit, Director of Public Relations at The Sales Factory, asked if I would like to try the Saber Cast 500 grill. I glanced at the website to read about the grill's features: an infrared cooking system for even temperature cooking, no flare-ups, and less gas usage; http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/_9jLR7aOGmQ/easter-barbecue-to-break-in-my-saber.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=_9jLR7aOGmQ:1lGTYLNu_gY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=_9jLR7aOGmQ:1lGTYLNu_gY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=_9jLR7aOGmQ:1lGTYLNu_gY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=_9jLR7aOGmQ:1lGTYLNu_gY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=_9jLR7aOGmQ:1lGTYLNu_gY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=_9jLR7aOGmQ:1lGTYLNu_gY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=_9jLR7aOGmQ:1lGTYLNu_gY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=_9jLR7aOGmQ:1lGTYLNu_gY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/_9jLR7aOGmQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/03/easter-barbecue-to-break-in-my-saber.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-1981667974396944866Mon, 18 Feb 2013 07:30:00 +00002013-05-09T16:14:51.616-07:00Appetizers and Side DishesDumplingsRecipesChinese So let's say you have no skills in folding dumplings, don't worry because these Chinese Chili Wontons are dead simple to make. You're not supposed to fold them prettily because the whole point of these wontons is light on the filling to enjoy the doughy wrappers, which have absorbed all the delicious sauce. I had a craving to make these recently after missing the chili wontons I used to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/MBbeja28RTI/chinese-chili-wontons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=MBbeja28RTI:FyqVYSh_TXE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=MBbeja28RTI:FyqVYSh_TXE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=MBbeja28RTI:FyqVYSh_TXE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=MBbeja28RTI:FyqVYSh_TXE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=MBbeja28RTI:FyqVYSh_TXE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=MBbeja28RTI:FyqVYSh_TXE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=MBbeja28RTI:FyqVYSh_TXE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=MBbeja28RTI:FyqVYSh_TXE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/MBbeja28RTI" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/02/chinese-chili-wontons.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-1942175214002474315Thu, 14 Feb 2013 07:57:00 +00002013-04-29T19:08:17.536-07:00Appetizers and Side DishesPorkDumplingsBreakfast or BrunchDim sumRecipesChinese I brought Siu Mai (Chinese Meatball Dumplings) to my brother's lunar new year dinner. I know, siu mai are usually eaten in the mornings for dim sum, but I needed something quick and easy. And while I'm perfectly happy getting my fix at dim sum restaurants, there's something to be said about making siu mai at home and eating it late at night. I'm not so skilled with the shaping. The dumplingshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/BGH2fZ1TAZQ/shu-siu-mai-chinese-meatball-dumpling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)4<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=BGH2fZ1TAZQ:R5UUL1NpuDY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=BGH2fZ1TAZQ:R5UUL1NpuDY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=BGH2fZ1TAZQ:R5UUL1NpuDY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=BGH2fZ1TAZQ:R5UUL1NpuDY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=BGH2fZ1TAZQ:R5UUL1NpuDY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=BGH2fZ1TAZQ:R5UUL1NpuDY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=BGH2fZ1TAZQ:R5UUL1NpuDY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=BGH2fZ1TAZQ:R5UUL1NpuDY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/BGH2fZ1TAZQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/02/shu-siu-mai-chinese-meatball-dumpling.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-895083579101471654Wed, 13 Feb 2013 07:46:00 +00002013-03-09T06:29:01.149-08:00Dining: Picture IndexesIndexesDiningI started off 2009 posting about my cousin's wedding, which really occurred near the end of 2008, but when I started my Dining: Best Of lists, it was too confusing to mention meals I ate that year if I hadn't blogged about it yet. Plus, since it's now taking me years to catch up, not to mention revisits, it's easiest to confine this list to memorable meals that I've blogged about that year. I do http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/IkIbk7iMvdw/i-ate-what-2009-eating-out-roundup.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=IkIbk7iMvdw:fxCxb9ihoiM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=IkIbk7iMvdw:fxCxb9ihoiM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=IkIbk7iMvdw:fxCxb9ihoiM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=IkIbk7iMvdw:fxCxb9ihoiM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=IkIbk7iMvdw:fxCxb9ihoiM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=IkIbk7iMvdw:fxCxb9ihoiM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=IkIbk7iMvdw:fxCxb9ihoiM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=IkIbk7iMvdw:fxCxb9ihoiM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/IkIbk7iMvdw" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/02/i-ate-what-2009-eating-out-roundup.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-7087938254519889282Tue, 12 Feb 2013 07:45:00 +00002013-03-01T09:32:27.089-08:00Dining: Picture IndexesIndexesDining Top 9 2009 Most Popular Restaurants While my restaurant posts don't get nearly as much traffic as the recipe posts, I always find it interesting which ones you find interesting. A while ago, in an effort to be more organized, I started keeping track of all my recipes and restaurant posts by year. I still need to watermark 2006 to 2008 restaurant pictures, and still need to catch up on 2010 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/WhH36ViVV78/2009-restaurants-picture-index.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)0<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=WhH36ViVV78:fufHik3yWiU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=WhH36ViVV78:fufHik3yWiU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=WhH36ViVV78:fufHik3yWiU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=WhH36ViVV78:fufHik3yWiU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=WhH36ViVV78:fufHik3yWiU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=WhH36ViVV78:fufHik3yWiU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=WhH36ViVV78:fufHik3yWiU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=WhH36ViVV78:fufHik3yWiU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/WhH36ViVV78" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/02/2009-restaurants-picture-index.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-1906197246888274009Mon, 11 Feb 2013 07:15:00 +00002013-04-12T11:51:35.084-07:00DumplingsVietnameseDining: FamilyChineseDiningDining: By City - San Gabriel Happy Year of the Snake everyone! A few days before the lunar new year, my oldest uncle's wife called to tell me to come pick up a banh tet (Vietnamese sticky rice cake). She also gave me some dua mon (Vietnamese pickles) and mandarin oranges. My friend DP gave me the Girl Scout cookies and a banh chung, the northern Vietnamese version of the lunar new year sticky rice cake. Banh tet is thehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/exYtAPBM6Kg/happy-year-of-snake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=exYtAPBM6Kg:L18vCH4fGOg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=exYtAPBM6Kg:L18vCH4fGOg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=exYtAPBM6Kg:L18vCH4fGOg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=exYtAPBM6Kg:L18vCH4fGOg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=exYtAPBM6Kg:L18vCH4fGOg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=exYtAPBM6Kg:L18vCH4fGOg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=exYtAPBM6Kg:L18vCH4fGOg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=exYtAPBM6Kg:L18vCH4fGOg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/exYtAPBM6Kg" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/02/happy-year-of-snake.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-5446805920864799870Sat, 12 Jan 2013 07:21:00 +00002013-02-12T10:41:09.694-08:00Sandwiches and BurgersDips Dressing Sauces and SpreadablesFun FoodDining I haven't done a "fun food" post in a while. Tipped off by Cousin Q's post about Subway testing a creamy Sriracha sauce in some markets, I hit up my local Subway to check it out. I got a six-inch Cold Cut Combo on honey oat wheat with everything and two drizzles of the creamy Sriracha sauce. Here, I'll open the sandwich so you can see. It's a bright orange color, which led me to wonder if http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/EeAsm8rxqKU/subways-creamy-sriracha-sauce.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=EeAsm8rxqKU:pP_1w4S8yBc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=EeAsm8rxqKU:pP_1w4S8yBc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=EeAsm8rxqKU:pP_1w4S8yBc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=EeAsm8rxqKU:pP_1w4S8yBc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=EeAsm8rxqKU:pP_1w4S8yBc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=EeAsm8rxqKU:pP_1w4S8yBc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=EeAsm8rxqKU:pP_1w4S8yBc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=EeAsm8rxqKU:pP_1w4S8yBc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/EeAsm8rxqKU" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/01/subways-creamy-sriracha-sauce.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-4724341300878641170Fri, 11 Jan 2013 07:38:00 +00002013-02-11T16:17:09.737-08:00SeafoodRecipesFreebiesChinese After cooking the filet mignon, I received as a sample via one of my advertisers, Foodie Blogroll, courtesy of Certified Steak and Seafood Company, in a French Red Wine Shallot Sauce, I was eager to come up with a recipe for the sea bass. Since the beef was so fresh, I figured the fish would be too so I didn't want to cook anything that would disguise its flavor. I simply pan-fried the sea http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/VneRgef-6wY/sea-bass-with-mushroom-cabbage-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=VneRgef-6wY:k6wDcj7I7QY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=VneRgef-6wY:k6wDcj7I7QY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=VneRgef-6wY:k6wDcj7I7QY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=VneRgef-6wY:k6wDcj7I7QY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=VneRgef-6wY:k6wDcj7I7QY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=VneRgef-6wY:k6wDcj7I7QY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=VneRgef-6wY:k6wDcj7I7QY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=VneRgef-6wY:k6wDcj7I7QY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/VneRgef-6wY" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/01/sea-bass-with-mushroom-cabbage-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-5194667592841777268Thu, 10 Jan 2013 07:51:00 +00002013-02-10T15:45:24.108-08:00Guides and How TosCrafting I sewed bunting for my nephew's knight-themed birthday party to give the cake a more tournament-like festive flair. Since the knight figurines were blue and red, those were the two obvious colors. I chose a white fabric with red and pink strawberries and turquoise with white daisies. Then I settled on a gray calico fabric to complement the gray armor. Not much to it. I cut out a test size http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/AYK1e1Zyr2s/how-to-sew-cake-bunting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=AYK1e1Zyr2s:Xdt-Cj8V7zQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=AYK1e1Zyr2s:Xdt-Cj8V7zQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=AYK1e1Zyr2s:Xdt-Cj8V7zQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=AYK1e1Zyr2s:Xdt-Cj8V7zQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=AYK1e1Zyr2s:Xdt-Cj8V7zQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=AYK1e1Zyr2s:Xdt-Cj8V7zQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=AYK1e1Zyr2s:Xdt-Cj8V7zQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=AYK1e1Zyr2s:Xdt-Cj8V7zQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/AYK1e1Zyr2s" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-to-sew-cake-bunting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-2829142182789225270Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:50:00 +00002013-02-10T23:21:02.530-08:00RecipesGuides and How Tos This is a quick and easy post in case you didn't know how to dye coconut flakes for topping cakes and other desserts. I started out by adding a few drops of food coloring to a bag of shredded coconut flakes. Mixed it up and the color barely spread. So I added a tablespoon or two of water and mixed up the coconut flakes again. Now we're getting somewhere! But, the coconut http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/b4x6cDdIBi0/how-to-dye-coconut-flakes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)2<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=b4x6cDdIBi0:8Yfy_7KZyFo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=b4x6cDdIBi0:8Yfy_7KZyFo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=b4x6cDdIBi0:8Yfy_7KZyFo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=b4x6cDdIBi0:8Yfy_7KZyFo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=b4x6cDdIBi0:8Yfy_7KZyFo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=b4x6cDdIBi0:8Yfy_7KZyFo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=b4x6cDdIBi0:8Yfy_7KZyFo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=b4x6cDdIBi0:8Yfy_7KZyFo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/b4x6cDdIBi0" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/01/how-to-dye-coconut-flakes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-5328450565725849627Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:05:00 +00002013-02-10T15:50:05.585-08:00Lil' SisLA CountyAmericanVietnameseDining: FamilyRandom Musings About Family (and Sometimes Me)DiningBarbecue Grill and RotisserieDining: By City - San Gabriel The morning I got back from my trip to Portland, lil' sis picked me up from the airport and we went immediately to the grocery store to buy ingredients to make my nephew's birthday cake. When my brother initially sent out the birthday evite, he jokingly referred to the baby as "Sir," so lil' sis and I decided to go with it as the theme. After a bit of brainstorming, I decided to make a lime http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/1sG0AdXpN2Y/a-knight-themed-party-and-vietnamese.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=1sG0AdXpN2Y:LQDMeLFBFDY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=1sG0AdXpN2Y:LQDMeLFBFDY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=1sG0AdXpN2Y:LQDMeLFBFDY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=1sG0AdXpN2Y:LQDMeLFBFDY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=1sG0AdXpN2Y:LQDMeLFBFDY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=1sG0AdXpN2Y:LQDMeLFBFDY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=1sG0AdXpN2Y:LQDMeLFBFDY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=1sG0AdXpN2Y:LQDMeLFBFDY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/1sG0AdXpN2Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/01/a-knight-themed-party-and-vietnamese.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-2119122270709558849Wed, 02 Jan 2013 07:39:00 +00002013-01-08T12:05:04.139-08:00Travels: Outside SoCalDining: Outside SoCalDining: OregonSandwiches and BurgersAmericanSeries: Oregon My dad's been down in SoCal for the past few weeks working on the house so I thought I'd go home and and surprise my mom. A few days before, one of my childhood friends checked into Potbelly Sandwich Shop on Facebook. What?! There's a Potbelly now in Oregon?! I was all over that. A few years ago when I was in Washington, D.C. and stumbled upon a Potbelly, I literally jumped for joy. Mmm. A http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/7-Dh4zyCbO8/potbelly-sandwich-shop-sw-6th-ave.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)3<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=7-Dh4zyCbO8:Nav9sE8VUOo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=7-Dh4zyCbO8:Nav9sE8VUOo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=7-Dh4zyCbO8:Nav9sE8VUOo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=7-Dh4zyCbO8:Nav9sE8VUOo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=7-Dh4zyCbO8:Nav9sE8VUOo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=7-Dh4zyCbO8:Nav9sE8VUOo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=7-Dh4zyCbO8:Nav9sE8VUOo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=7-Dh4zyCbO8:Nav9sE8VUOo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/7-Dh4zyCbO8" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2013/01/potbelly-sandwich-shop-sw-6th-ave.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-5179857416524437556Tue, 01 Jan 2013 07:59:00 +00002013-03-01T08:09:03.768-08:00Wedding BanquetLA CountyDining: By City - AlhambraDining: By Cuisine - ChineseChineseDiningLet's end 2012 on a happy note. A few days before the end of the year, my sister-in-law's sister got married and she invited my family to the wedding. Well, technically, she got married last summer at the courthouse, but saved the church ceremony and wedding until now. My brother said King Hua Restaurant was the first location they scouted and decided it was fine on the spot. Must be those http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/3XCv6s2ucPE/king-hua-restaurant-wedding-banquet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)6<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=3XCv6s2ucPE:Kxhy4mttwZI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=3XCv6s2ucPE:Kxhy4mttwZI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=3XCv6s2ucPE:Kxhy4mttwZI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=3XCv6s2ucPE:Kxhy4mttwZI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=3XCv6s2ucPE:Kxhy4mttwZI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=3XCv6s2ucPE:Kxhy4mttwZI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=3XCv6s2ucPE:Kxhy4mttwZI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=3XCv6s2ucPE:Kxhy4mttwZI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/3XCv6s2ucPE" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2012/12/king-hua-restaurant-wedding-banquet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-608010659782029374Tue, 25 Dec 2012 07:51:00 +00002012-12-30T10:18:36.429-08:00KenyanGiveaways Aren't these hand-carved olive wood serving spoons gorgeous? The serving spoons were made to benefit orphans of the Kamba tribe in Kenya, who are known for their wood-carving skills. The spoons are 11 inches long and come in a drawstring bag. They come as a gift with a donation of $65 or more to World Vision, a Christian relief and development organization dedicated to helping children and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~3/FgVgvo-6i_4/world-vision-hand-carved-kenyan-olive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Wandering Chopsticks)7<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=FgVgvo-6i_4:CyMoktjmccM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=FgVgvo-6i_4:CyMoktjmccM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=FgVgvo-6i_4:CyMoktjmccM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=FgVgvo-6i_4:CyMoktjmccM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=FgVgvo-6i_4:CyMoktjmccM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=FgVgvo-6i_4:CyMoktjmccM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?a=FgVgvo-6i_4:CyMoktjmccM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/feedburner/Hvmh?i=FgVgvo-6i_4:CyMoktjmccM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/feedburner/Hvmh/~4/FgVgvo-6i_4" height="1" width="1"/>http://wanderingchopsticks.blogspot.com/2012/12/world-vision-hand-carved-kenyan-olive.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29502985.post-8403373888160781938Sat, 22 Dec 2012 07:51:00 +00002013-02-11T16:17:48.549-08:00RecipesFreebiesFrenchBeef Doesn't the filet mignon look marvelous? It was the most tender steak I've ever had in my life. Seriously! I jumped at the chance when one of my advertisers, Foodie Blogroll, offered samples of filet mignon and sea bass from Certified Steak and Seafood Company. U.S.D.A. Certified Prime Angus Beef. 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