Beef

Minced Meat and Herb Salad – Laap

April 13, 2013
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The other day we volunteered in Luang Prabang Laos at an organization called Big Brother Mouse, which makes and sells children’s book in both Lao and English to be distributed to village children in more remote areas in Laos. Some of those kids would be receiving their very first book ever. I think this is [...]

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Beef Satay

March 19, 2013
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I’m not big on beef. I was never a fan of steaks (if anything I would demand my meat to be well done before letting it touch my lips) and I never jumped on the burger band-wagon. Last year apparently I only blogged and shared two beef recipes the entire year (both prepared for the [...]

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Steamed Stuffed Vegetables

November 16, 2012
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While everybody back in the States is getting ready to celebrate Thanksgiving next week and enjoy their turkey feast, I will still be here in China most likely dining on noodles or rice. One thing is for sure, there will be no turkey or stuffing for me this year (tear, tear). Unfortunately I have no [...]

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Daring Cooks May 2012 – Boeuf Bourguignon

May 14, 2012
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This month’s daring cooks challenge was to make Julia Child’s boeuf bourguignon. I hadn’t even heard of Julia Child before the Julie and Julia movie came out, but since then I’ve browsed through her numerous cookbooks and even read her memoir My Life in France, practically drooling over the meal descriptions.  Seeing as how this is one [...]

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Daring Cooks March 2012 – Red Wine Braised Short Ribs

March 14, 2012
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It’s finally time I post a meat based recipe! This month’s daring cooks challenge was to prepare a braise. Braising, stemming from the French word “braiser” is a combination of cooking methods – dry heat (roasting, baking, pan frying) followed by moist heat (simmering, steaming, boiling). The final result is a flavorful and aromatic dish [...]

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Daring Cooks November 2011 – Beef Braised in Tea with Sweet Potatoes

November 14, 2011
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Another interesting daring cooks challenge. This month’s mandatory component – cooking with tea. The original recipe for the braised beef required roobios tea but seeing as how I didn’t have the motivation to search all over town for it – I chose a tazo black tea instead. The recipe came out well even though if [...]

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Beef and Broccoli Stir Fry

June 18, 2011
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The other day I was craving stir fry, which I actually haven’t made in a while. So I looked online and found 2 recipes that I was going to morph together. I wrote both recipes down on a piece of paper, planning to use that as my guide as I cooked. Well when I got [...]

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Goulash

April 26, 2011
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I know that it’s getting warmer (especially in DC) and generally stew types meals are more appropriate in the winter, but I just recently got a hold of some Hungarian paprika (thank you Whole Foods) and so was finally able to make goulash. Which I’ve been dreaming about ever since I studied abroad. My friends and I [...]

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Flank Steak Stir Fry with Scallions and Ginger

April 1, 2011
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Lately I’ve been in the mood for stir fry. And by in the mood I mean I’ve already made it 3 times this week. All new recipes too. This one I made last night and was really pleased with. Some stir fry dishes are loaded with lots of vegetables (and therefore yield more colorful photos) [...]

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Daring Cooks March 2011 – Ceviche and Papas Rellenas

March 14, 2011
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This was my second daring cooks challenge and everything came out really well (just like last time). Ceviche I’ve had, but never made before but papas rellenas I’ve never even tried before. For the ceviche I used cod (as a recommendation from the Whole Foods fish counter man) and I was pretty happy with it. [...]

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