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nom nom nom thanksgiving!
so thanksgiving kicks off my favorite time of the year! holiday music, pumpkin, good food, good company and something I did not expect... hennessy shots with the fam? anyway, point is I look forward to...
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Quaranta Goffredo Mameli
Pasta sauce that brings me back to "quaranta goffredo mameli," my cozy 6 person split apartment in Rome. Its funny how your taste buds can make you so nostalgic.. and that something so simple and taken...
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Thick like Molasses
Every time I bake with molasses, I remember a college friend telling me "our friendship is thick like molasses..." At the time I had no idea what molasses was and if you don't know, think fragrant dark...
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Testing... 1...2...3
After a wonderful birthday weekend filled with friends family and fun I decided to give my new toys a test run! As usual I spent the entire day thinking about what I wanted to make first and tossed a...
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The craving I had to satisfy!!
I was in Vegas this past weekend and one of my girlfriends had french onion soup as a midnight snack.. I never actually saw the soup... But just hearing about it made me think about it this entire...
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Cranberry Lemon Scones
This past weekend I hosted four young sisters from my church for a winter break bible school thing and I figured it would be a great opportunity to bust out the stand mixer! I had a can of whole...
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Mint Chip Cookies!
My aunt is visiting from Taiwan and she was telling me about this mint/chocolate cake from Singapore that was the best thing she ever ate...and after hearing her say that, I thought to myself as Barney...
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If you love Oreo Mcflurrys and Cookies-n-Cream Ice Cream
You'll love these! I've been on a cookie craze lately so I busted out my list of all the cookie recipes I've wanted to try. I let one of my good friends choose for me since I was going to bring them to...
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Minced Pork Rice
I apologize for the blogging hiatus. I blame part of it on my trip to asia! I understand that only explains one month of absence... and I probably could have posted all the "sees"to balance out the...
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For those who LOVE Cilantro!
For dinner today I had a light zucchini and cilantro pancake. I know that not everyone loves cilantro, but variations of this recipe can be made (ie. substitute green onion for cilantro or adding some...
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Cinnamon Raisin Bagels
This morning while I was getting my mom and my breakfast ready, I came across a minor dilemma.... Only one bagel.... who should it go to? Well, in the end I gave it to mama Hsu and opted for frozen...
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Taiwanese Sausage Fried Rice
One of my best friends has been asking me to post some more easy "everyday" recipes to help her cope with having to cook for herself. This is definitely one of those lazy week night recipes because you...
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No Fuss Lasagna
Last friday, I volunteered to make the main dish for our weekly small group potluck. I instantly thought of lasagna because its great for big groups and like Garfield, I love lasagna. I rarely make...
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Strawberry Dream
This past weekend, I had a potluck to attend and wasn't quite sure what I wanted to bring. I had my eyes on something made with Strawberries because they were on sale at Ralphs for 88 cents per box all...
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If life gives you peaches, make peach pie
My mom picked a gazillion JUICY donut peaches from our backyard. They were all extremely ripe and even after giving them to our church, friends and friends of friends we still had a whole lot left. As...
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Holy Guacamole with a Twist!
So summer is here and you're bound to be heading to plenty of BBQs... and whats better to bring to a BBQ than a homemade bowl of fresh guacamole! If you're not going to plenty of barbecues.. you can...
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Strawberry Basil Jam
My post today is inspired by my visit to POP Champagne this past weekend. I went for their bottomless mimosa brunch and was pretty much thoroughly disappointed by everything but the bellinis and...
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Taiwan Street Food: Zhua Bing
One of the things I everyone misses most about Taiwan is the food. My absolute favorite thing to eat there is Zhua bing. It's a street food item that you can find almost anywhere but the best is on...
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Father's Oxtail
At my house, most of the time my mom cooks dinner, but every once in a while Master Chef Hsu (my dad) will make an appearance in the kitchen. Up until maybe last year, my dad's specialty was noodles.....
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Pesto Da Nonna Italiana
Pesto Da Nonna translates to pesto from your Italian grandmothers place. I love pesto. It is the one thing that I always ask for in return for my travel tips to Rome. Just kidding, the advice usually...
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Father Daughter Day Part 2
I showed my dad the Father's Oxtail post and he was so excited that I was making him "famous." He had me email his friends in the Philippines and his siblings so they could see our creation. For the...
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Wonton Soup... brings back so many memories
While I was making today's lunch, I was thinking about all the things that I could say about making wontons. First of all, it is a common family activity to do together during holidays to wrap wontons...
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I SCREAM...ICE CREAM!!!
This week has been outrageously hot in Southern California... so hot that I had to bust out the old ice cream maker... I haven't made ice cream since 2010... yeah.. last summer didn't get quite so...
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Earl Grey Ice Cream
As you can tell from my blog post title, I've been drained of all inspiration and creativity. I've just gotten my first taste of what the next year in law school will be like and all I have to say...
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North Shore Shrimp Truck
I just got back from a short trip to Oahu and the one thing we didn't get to eat was Macky's! These are succulent HUGE shrimp covered in garlic scampi crack sauce. Unfortunately, it was raining in the...
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