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Coffee-drip, brewed,pressed or "innovative" ?

2009-11-12T23:30:00.000-08:00

Always amazed by Japanese innovation in almost... ...everything. Go figure. Tag: coffee

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Garlic-Herb Butter Crostini

2009-11-09T10:50:00.000-08:00

A hearty bowl of minestrone or pumpkin soup would pair so well with these garlic crostini (means "little toasts" in Italian), paving a perfect way to brunch-ing at home, especially when you just want...

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Vegetarian Rice Vermicelli

2009-11-04T08:52:00.000-08:00

With many vegetable dishes, I like to make them into "one-dish-ers" that are easy and tasty. If you have cooked excess of Cabbage and Carrot Curry and got bored with eating the leftovers with rice...

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Kitchen cookware and dinnerware is now my shopping addiction

2009-11-04T08:43:00.000-08:00

I was talking to my friend the other day about the gradual change in my shopping habits. Bags and shoes used to be my "addiction". However, ever since I had this food blog and learn to enjoy cooking,...

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Bok Choy with Carrots and Shitake Mushrooms

2009-11-02T15:12:00.000-08:00

While to blanch a plate of vegetables is a no brainer, to stir-fry that same plate of vegetables does need a little more care and "heart" if you do not want yours to turn out of greasy and droopy,...

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Green Bean and Barley Soup for Breakfast

2009-10-31T13:43:00.000-07:00

How about a simple dessert soup or drink for My Legume Love Affair #16 ? Thanks to The Well-Seasoned Cook, we are starting to understand more into the nutrition of legumes. And this makes a...

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Baby Spinach and Gojiberry Somen Noodles

2009-10-28T14:25:00.000-07:00

This noodle soup can be enjoyed nutritiously by kids and adults. My friend uses Somen noodles - a thin, white Japanese noodles made of wheat flour, when cooking for her 2-year-old because these...

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Millet Congee - millet grains or "bird seeds" ?

2009-10-25T22:54:00.000-07:00

Millet is a grain (seed). I did not know how nutritious it is, until my friend introduced them to me. She uses millet when she cooks congee for her child. Then, I started to discover more about...

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Watercress Soup - Soup of the Day

2009-10-21T11:25:00.000-07:00

Mention Chinese watercress - 西洋菜 (pronounced Xi Yang Cai) and most Chinese will associate it with SOUP. This vegetable turns out almost like another superfood to me. According to the online Chinese...

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Gyoza 锅贴 - Chicken and Napa Cabbage Dumpling

2009-10-19T09:58:00.000-07:00

What kind of pan makes "good" gyoza? "Good" = tasty. "Good" = Perfectly charred dumpling bottom. "Good" = dumpling skin that is cooked through (gyoza that has undercooked dumpling skin? I hate...

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Wok-Fry Blue Crabs with Ginger and Green Onions - 姜葱炒蟹

2009-10-14T16:25:00.000-07:00

I never knew blue crabs could be cooked so easily at home. They seem so "intimidating" (crawling actively in a box) whenever I see them being sold in Ranch99 (one of my favorite Asian grocery stores...

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Sour and Spicy Potato Stir-Fry - 酸辣土豆丝

2009-10-12T21:36:00.001-07:00

Sour and Spicy Potato Stir-Fry 酸辣土豆丝 (pronounced Suan La Tu Dou Si) is common in regions of China (particularly North, Northeast) where winter is harsh and cold, with less leafy green vegetables...

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Pumpkin Cake - Savory or Sweet

2009-10-08T10:30:00.000-07:00

The Chinese definitely prefers savory to sweet. While we associate "carrot cake" - the savory fried style with green onions and egg; the carrot cake in the West really...IS a cake made with shredded...

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Cabbage and Carrot Indian Curry

2009-10-05T15:26:00.001-07:00

Cabbage must be one of the most "cross-functional" vegetables. They appear more "international" in various cuisines - Western, Chinese, Indian, Malay etc., compared to a vegetable such as Bok Choy...

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Chili Tuna and Corn Pasta

2009-09-30T22:58:00.000-07:00

I love simple recipes that taste good (who does not?). I almost felt embarrassed to post something which was basically "assembled". But then I reckon that simple ideas that give flavor to food would...

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Wontons (Dumplings) in Chicken Soup

2009-09-28T10:00:00.000-07:00

I have been yearning for soup more often than before. I just find it too comforting. Wonton dumplings in MSG-laden soup or plain bland "natural broth" labeled as "water"? NO! When it is home-cooked,...

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A comprehensive online ShopWiki buying guide

2009-09-28T09:18:00.000-07:00

Talk about merchants and retailers paying premium to grocery stores and supermarkets in order to get their products on the shelves, especially at the most "eye-catching" and eye-level position to...

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Butternut Squash Soup - "pumpkin" season, never too early for it

2009-09-23T15:49:00.000-07:00

While fresh figs are almost disappearing, pumpkins and squash are coloring the scene yellow, orange, and gold. Remember the baked butternut squash fries I made last time? I also kept some of the...

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Figs(无花果) and Brie Cheese on Crackers

2009-09-20T12:00:00.000-07:00

Fig season will be over soon??!?!?! I'm learning to appreciate fresh figs more and more. They are high in dietary fiber, potassium and manganese. While dried figs are available throughout the year,...

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How to cook instant noodles? WhAat? Do we really need a post for this?

2009-09-15T14:37:00.000-07:00

Contrary to believing that cooking instant noodles is (almost) idiot-proof, it is not. Some see the water to a full boil, add in the noodles, and bring to a re-boil to cook it. Some add the noodles...

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Bamboo Shoot Dumplings: 笋粿, Soon Kueh

2009-09-10T15:15:00.000-07:00

笋粿 (pronounced Shun Guo, in Mandarin), most often known as Soon Kueh (a Hokkien/ Teochew pronunciation) in Singapore/Malaysia, is a semi-circular-shaped steamed Chinese dumpling originated as a...

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Freezer-Friendly Food

2009-09-06T21:33:00.000-07:00

Do you freeze cooked food? If so, what kind of cooked food do you freeze? For me, cooked vegetables are definitely a no-no. However, I find that pasta sauce freezes really well and it helps...

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Chicken Macaroni

2009-09-01T23:13:00.001-07:00

Each time I return to Presto Pasta Nights, I can't wait to share my comfort food with our lovely host - Ruth from Once Upon a Feast. Not that I have not cooked Chicken Macaroni before, but each...

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Eggs - Ostrich, chicken, quail, big to small

2009-08-31T21:30:00.000-07:00

Almost USD30 for an egg ?!?!? Much bigger than a HTC ?!?!?? Cook 2 hours to use as hard-boiled egg?!?!?! I'm still happy with chicken eggs. Hey, where's the quail egg? ;p Ostrich, chicken and...

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Stir-Fry Broad Beans, Shanghainese-Style - 葱炒扁豆

2009-08-24T10:43:00.000-07:00

Broad beans (fava beans) never appeared to me as a dish on a dining table till my friend S, cooked this Shanghainese Wok Fried Broad Beans (葱炒扁豆) for me. The only time I have had broad beans is in...

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