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Lee’s Army Stew


Hanna is back for CNY! She requested for baked beans and spam. Although I have been cooking this dish for a long time, it doesn’t have a name 🤔. I vaguely recall there is a dish named Korean Army Stew that included spam and baked beans. On googling, I realized that it has a much longer list of ingredients including Read More

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Holiday Mushroom Rice


We were invited to a Christmas PJ Party hosted by Karen and Gus. Last year was the first time we attended the party; their place was setup like a winter wonderland. We were blown away by their effort in hosting this event and their hospitality. I have been looking forward to visit again this holiday. We showed up with mushrooms Read More

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Easy Homemade Focaccia with Whipped Ricotta


Just before we left Scottsdale for the summer, we had dinner at etta that just opened up across the street. I was blown away by their Foccacio Bread and whipped Ricotta with Honey dip. I’ve never seen a cylindrical foccacio and never tasted it with ricotta and honey. The bread was actually slit at the bottom and we just needed Read More

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Passion Fruit Margarita


Mama Judy gave me a bag of passion fruits just before I left California. I rarely see passion fruits in the store and these are growing in her backyard😯! Priceless gift! Upon arriving in Scottsdale, I have been itching to make some magarita with these home grown passion fruits. Tonight is the night. Success on first attempt! Ingredients 4 Tbsp Read More

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Mango Sago Coconut Pudding


The 100-degree heat in Foster City is screaming for some refreshing, chilling desserts. I rummaged through the fridge and found two overripe mangos. And there is some left over coconut milk and berries from fruit tarts I made the day before.💡! I whipped this up in half an hour last night and went to bed happy. It’s good. Ingredients 2 Read More

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Lemongrass Coconut Rice


While I have made Nasi Lemak many times, I was never totally satisfied with the outcome of the coconut rice. This time I tried a different recipe incorporating lemongrass juice with coconut milk. The outcome is perfect. It fragrant, tasty, and fluffy! And its cooked in the rice cooker! Ingredients 3 cups basmati rice 3 stalks lemongrass, bruised 6 cloves Read More

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Grilled Chicken Breast


Lately we are into eating salad for lunch. Finding a good recipe for grilled chicken became very important to add protein to our diet. Thus far, this is the best recipe I have found. I have been repeating this week after week, wonder if I will ever find a better recipe ?🤔 Ingredients 1 1/2 lb thin sliced breast 6 Read More

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Cucumber Elderflower Collins


I’ve always been curious about cocktails with elderflower in the recipe. I like the fragrance in particular. I finally bought a bottle of St Germain and made a cucumber collins. Love this refreshing and sweet smelling cocktail for the summer. Ingredients 1 oz. Grey Goose vodka 1 oz. cucumber juice (from 1 cucumber) 2 oz. St. Germain 2 oz. club Read More

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Cucumber Thyme Fizz


I was planning a get together with a new friend and offered to serve wine and dessert. She told me that she cannot take alcohol as she will break into hives 😔. I really want to serve something fun and refreshing for our first get-together. Ingredients 2 oz cucumber juice 1.5 oz lemon juice 1.5 oz simple syrup 1 oz Read More

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