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Sticking with the tradition starting in 2013, I made pineapple upside down cake to celebrate Chinese New Year. For the Year of Horse, I upgraded the recipe from last year (no more mixes!) and made two versions: one in the celebratory colors (red and yellow) and another using some of my preserved summer bliss, aka […]
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Based on a Dods MacFarlane’s Mussels in Bag recipe in my copy of Sue Lawrence’s Scots Cooking book. I blog a lot about my Chinese/Vietnamese/Asian life but I am actually (surprise surprise) Scottish. I can’t say the Scots are world renowned per se for their vast cuisine but I am looking to add more of […]
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In other words …… Cánh gà nướng tương and Chả Đùm! I am often asked if I cook Vietnamese food, given that my hubs and inlaws are from Vietnam. The answer is I can but my MIL often brings us food, so if I cook it is not Asian. I don’t want to hear the […]
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Just the sound of it evokes thoughts of the holidays, all though this caramel corn recipe would be grand any time of the year. My version also features roasted almonds and coconut flakes. There are also a million variations you can make on this method, but what I love best (beside the honey and orange) […]
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Whether you are making gingerbread men, people, bears, ninjas (ninjabread), stockings, bells or other festive shapes, this is the classic recipe, tried and true over the course of my entire life by my mother. I have successfully made this a half batch, by using the smallest eggs from one of my hens (ironically, the largest […]
Read MoreNo, not all in the same cookie. Sheesh! This post is all about two classic cookie recipes, perfect for holiday gifting and eating. Both take a few extra steps but the results are so worth it. For the bonbons – the rustic uniqueness of each bon is adds to the flavor and sentiment. The bonbon […]
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