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Japanese Cuisine, Washoku, Awarded UNESCO Cultural Heritage Status
In early December, 2013, Japanese Cuisine, known as “washoku” in Japanese, was awarded UNESCO’s intangible cultural assets status. The only other cuisine to receive this honor is French cuisine in...
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Cooking Club and Sharing Recipes – Chinese Fragrant Eggplant
Back in 2002, we moved to our home, located in a very small cul de sac in the suburbs. The neighborhood included a variety of ethnicities and professions, which was a good fit for our family. After...
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Ono Taegu: Hawaiian Style Korean Spicy Cuttlefish
I go back to Honolulu as often as I can to visit my folks. And every time I go, it seems that they are into the next food craze. I love it! Ono Taegu, is a spicy dried cuttlefish dish. It’s a side...
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Daikon and Green Onion Sesame Buns
Making your own sesame buns sounds really intimidating. But, my girlfriend Winnie has simplified it to an art! This filling has only two ingredients, well, three if you count the salt. Daikon or...
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Feng Shui Analysis: Horseradish Jar & Label
The other day my husband came home with a jar of Hee-Haw Horseradish from Canada. I must admit, I do love horseradish in my devil eggs or with prime rib, so I was very excited to get this little...
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Everyday Chinese Cookbook – by Katie Chin
In most Asian families, food and cooking are very much central to our lives. We celebrate many special occasions using food as symbolism. But it’s the everyday cooking that grounds us, giving much...
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Tuna Spring Roll Recipe
The typical Asian spring roll has a combination of ground pork, beansprouts, shiitake mushrooms, cabbage and some bean thread. However, this tuna spring roll recipe is definitely original, different,...
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Vegetarian Sushi Secrets by Marisa Baggett
In Japan, the traditional vegetarian sushi fillings are cucumber, kampyo, which is a dried gourd cooked in a sweet soy based sauce, shiitake mushrooms, takuan, eggs, spinach, plum, shiso and sesame...
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Thai Basil and Macadamia Nut Pesto Recipe
I’m a home cook. And just like most of the home cooks I know, I make an effort to use whatever I have in the pantry and fridge. We’re just too practical. The other day my husband brought home a...
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Hi Everyone! It’s been ages since I last posted on my blog. I’ve been posting on Facebook a lot but not here. I figured that having the same post in two places was just information overload and...
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Hawaiian Style Popcorn – Hurricane Popcorn Recipe
Recently, I’ve been really liking popcorn. To be honest, I was never a popcorn fan. Why did this change? Well, my husband, the farmer, has been selling his greens at a local food market called Farm...
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Easy Spicy Cucumbers in 3 Minutes
“I’m cooked out” my Mom said. I had to pause for a second. “What does that mean?” I asked her, feeling puzzled. “Well, I’ve been cooking for over 50 years. I don’t have that desire to cook anymore.”...
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