It’s so creamy, soft and light. They fold in aged cheddar cheese and top it with chopped chives.

The flavor combo of aged cheddar cheese and chives takes this dish to the next level, turning a simple classic breakfast treat into something memorable. For me this dish is elevated comfort food.

I love the staff at 1228 Main and the server was so sweet with my kid. We came in after watching the stage production of Shrek. Our server loved our Shrek ears.

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My kid enjoyed the turkey.

There were plenty of sides, including stuffing and sweet potato ravioli.

I fried up lumpia sisig and lumpia adobo – which my hubby and kid made last weekend.

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The Valley has all the food chains, like King’s Fish House. We walked into the “Oyster Bar” entrance and found a spot at the white marble counter. All of our oysters tasted fresh, and they were shucked perfectly, no shell pieces left behind.
I enjoyed the Baywater Sweet from Thorndyke Bay, Washington.

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I love the salty combination of bacon, soy sauce, and patis. I also added hominy.
My kid cut up green onions as a garnish. We served everything over white rice.

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My kid was out of the house for movie night with new and old friends.

When I had the house to myself, I cooked for comfort. I made a creamy, spice sauce of gochujang, garlic, butter and heavy cream. I added spinach, corn and cheese tortellini. Mixing up all this ingredients made eased my aching heart. Cooking helped me feel better after spending a week of worrying and juggling teaching, writing and taking care of my kid. He just wanted to know what happened to his daddy.

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I loved our Lunar New Year dinner at Shaanxi Garden in Mesa.

The handmade biang biang noodles were huge and extra chewy. I ordered the noodles with lamb soup. The broth perked up when I added chili sauce. My husband ordered dipping noodles with a fantastic vinegar sauce.

My kid enjoyed juicy xiao long bao and pork and shrimp shumai.

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January – you came at us hard. This has been a difficult month for my family and for our AAPI community. So, I waited a bit before I posted food pix from Mesa’s lovely Lunar New Year party.

Tasty good times with food trucks at last weekend’s Lunar New Year celebration at the AZ International Marketplace.

Korean fried chicken and pork belly bao from @bonzaiboyzft

Strawberry mango juice with fruit jelly and boba from @teasnowboba

Delicious crispy adobo fried rice with pork belly from @flippinrice

Seriously, amazing stuff!

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Happy Year of the Rabbit!
Happy Year of the Cat!
Happy New Year!

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Rabbit boudin swimming in English pea butter sauce. Served with potato dumplings. The meat tasted tender, juicy, and a touch gamey. In a good way.

Flashback to dinner at Main Street Provisions in downtown Las Vegas. My favorite spot is at the bar, sipping an Old Fashion.

Sliders made with Australian Wagyu beef. I added foie gras. I couldn’t eat this with my hands because of the juicy meat and cheese sauce. So it turned into a delicious burger salad with fries.

Charcoal fry bread with two delicious dipping options: charred carrot hummus and pickled asparagus and herbs in olive oil.

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My first attempt at Cuban mojo pork. I used this recipe from Lemon Blossoms. I started off cooking pork shoulder with all the ingredients in a slow cooker. Then got the meat crispy in the oven. So tasty!

I think Iâ€ll try marinating the pork shoulder overnight, next time.

I also needed a tasty bowl of rice to go with Cuban mojo pork. I went to Google and found an easy recipe for Cilantro Lime Rice by Simply Recipes.
It’s really good!
Browning the rice with minced garlic added another layer of umami.
This is my new favorite rice dish.

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Added Ninong’s Cafe Ube cookie butter (OMG – tasted amazing. Alex couldnâ€t stop tasting it!).

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