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Broiled Red Snapper with Chili Shallot Sauce

December 1, 2012

One thing I incredibly respect about Chinese cuisine and cooking is the full use of the animals. They eat chicken feet, hearts, livers, pig snouts, and hooves, you name it. And yes while I myself do not particularly find all of these animal parts appealing I cannot but have the utmost respect for the creative [...]

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Japchae – Korean Glass Noodle Stir Fry

October 12, 2012

Japchae is a Korean dish made with glass (sweet potato starch) noodles and vegetables. I have had glass noodle dishes before but never been served them by Koreans, so when our couchsurfing hosts in Gyeongu, South Korea mentioned that Japchae would accompany the acorn jelly salad for dinner I was elated.

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Korean Acorn Jelly Salad

October 9, 2012

After a whirlwind 2 weeks in Japan we ferried over to South Korea. Just a heads up – make sure to figure out if you are prone to sea sickness before you board a 13 hour overnight ferry. I had been on a cruise once with my parents and got terribly sea sick but then [...]

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Sesame Shrimp Stir Fry

October 6, 2012

I’m always looking for a good home made stir fry sauce. You can always take the shortcut and buy a bottled or packaged sauce but where’s the sense of culinary adventure in that? Sometimes I just add a splash of soy sauce, sesame oil, mirin or rice vinegar etc, but it doesn’t give you that [...]

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Basil Chicken Stir Fry

September 26, 2012

Well I have now been in Japan for a little over 10 days and have already seen Osaka, Nara, Kyoto, Kanazawa, Shirakawa-go, Takayma and have just started my time in Tokyo. Next up is Hiroshima and Miyajima and then the ferry over to South Korea. Time has been flying by and the impressions and time [...]

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Asian Marinated Pork Tenderloin

September 18, 2012

More excuses as to why I haven’t posted a recipe recently. This time it’s because I’ve been busy touring Japan! D and I landed in Osaka (after our 14 hour direct flight from JFK) on September 16th at 6pm. The flight flew by in a flash. Dinner, lunch, a movie, 10 hours of Nyquil induced [...]

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Toasted Quinoa with Mushrooms and Asian Flavors

August 8, 2012

This quinoa with mushrooms and asian flavors has quickly become one of my new favorite recipes. My relationship with quinoa got off to a rocky start last year but once I gave it another chance and cooked it correctly I was hooked. High in protein and gluten free, quinoa is way healthier than white rice/pasta [...]

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Soba Noodles with Cucumber and Sugar Snap Peas

March 12, 2012

I was craving a light vegetarian noodle bowl the other day and just so happened to come across a great recipe to try. I’ve had half a package of soba noodles laying around for a while now so it was time I finally found a use for them. Soba noodles are ok, not my favorite [...]

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Ground Chicken with Noodles Stir Fry

May 24, 2011

This recipe I made for dinner a couple of week ago. I never cook with ground chicken but I figured I’d give it a shot. And that was a great move, because I loved this recipe. This is a perfect dish to make on one of those nights when you either a) don’t have a [...]

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Cashew Chicken Stir Fry

March 30, 2011

I haven’t made anything with chicken in a while so last night for dinner I decided to give this cashew chicken stir fry a shot. Growing up, I used to love chicken, but then college came along and I really over did it. Sophomore year (when I moved out of the kitchen-less dorms) – I cannot even [...]

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