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Not much of a post.  I’m anxious waiting to hear about a job, so I spent a couple of hours today wrapping lots and lots of wontons and putting them in the freezer for quick meals in the future.  Working with my hands helps to keep me calm!   I’ll include my recipe for my [...]

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Vietnamese Braised Pork with Eggs

I have to admit that I’ve never been one to stray away from braised stew-like dishes during the summer.  I will make Boeuf Bourguignon in the heat of summer, and never hesitate to turn on my oven to bake, no matter how hot it is out.  I have to admit, this is probably because I’ve [...]

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Roasted Shrimp and Green Beans

Thanks for bearing with me while I recovered from my injury!  I had a bad fall while on my morning run, but am back up on my feet without crutches!  I plan on joining back in with Tuesdays with Dorie (thank you, Laurie, for being so understanding while I took a break!).
Even while I was [...]

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Bouchon Roast Chicken

I’ve taken a look at the French Laundry cookbook before, and am admittedly intimidated by the complicated recipes.  I was happy to stumble upon Thomas Keller’s favorite simple roasted chicken recipe on Epicurious recently.  I don’t have a favorite roast chicken recipe.  I’ve tried several (Zuni Cafe, Chez Panisse, etc.), and enjoyed all of them.  [...]

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A Different Kind of Rice Cake

Remember rice cakes?  Those airy, crunchy discs that tasted like styrofoam?  I used to always have a bag on hand, as a low calorie snack, thinking they would help me diet.  I’ve long since realized that I don’t really need to diet, so along with calorie counting (or obsessive calorie counting, where I counted every [...]

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Baked Chicken Drumsticks

I’m back!  Thank you for your patience during my long hiatus.  Moving across the country is never easy, and we definitely ran into our share of glitches.  Our movers came 4 days late, our appliances (including our refrigerator, which explains why I haven’t been cooking) came a couple days late, our 2nd car (we drove [...]

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Cold Noodle Salad

I’m Asian.  Kind of.  I was born in Canada and grew up in Connecticut.  Most my close friends were not Asian.  There were only a small handful of us in school.  It wasn’t until I went to college that I saw there were actually lots of other Asiansout there!  I kind of expected there to [...]

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Savoy and Scallops Risotto

There’s been a lot of sweets here lately, and in general.  An average visitor to my blog probably thinks all we eat around here are cakes and cookies.    Anybody who knows me personally knows that I am a bit of a health nut.  I work out every day and eat balanced meals during [...]

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Asian BBQ Chicken Pastries

These are tasty little bites perfect for passing around at a party as hors d’ouevres.  Making 40 of these tiny things before an early-afternoon party can be, admittedly, a bit stressful, especially if you don’t start until 10 or 10:30 a.m. (after grocery shopping, throwing in a load of laundry, etc.).  But if you’re looking [...]

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Orecchiette al Forno

I wasn’t able to make this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie recipe (Devil’s Food White-out cake).  My husband and I were out of town most of last week and over the weekend, so I simply couldn’t fit it in!
Even though I didn’t have time to make a big cake for this week’s Tuesdays with Dorie, we [...]

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