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炸馒头 (Fried Mantou)

I had these for the first time only a couple years ago, when my family discovered a 茶餐廳 (HK-style cafe) in Oakland that happened to serve them. They are glorious and if, at the time, I’d known how to make them (this was before I made my way into the cooking world), it’d probably be …

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醋溜魚片 (Fish in Vinegar Sauce)

Pretty sure that this is usually made with cod, but…we found swai fillets at Krogers for pretty effing cheap, so yay for substitutions. I wouldn’t have picked it up if not for my dad, because I had not a clue what “swai” was (…). According to the internets, it’s also known as “iridescent …

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Strawberry Pineapple Tofu Smoothie

While I was in North Carolina with my cousins, one of em’ took me to an Asian market and I happened upon some extra soft tofu. The closest Asian market I know of is 1.5-2 hours away (and is pretty tiny ;_; ), so I decided to stock up. I have until the end of …

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Vegetable Beef Soup

So I went grocery shopping for the apocalypse (that’s what it felt like) at Krogers last week while my parents were still here. Fresh produce is pretty expensive over here too (not as bad as NJ, but still), so I decided not to get any of that until after my parents leave. Instead, we came …

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Asado a la Plaza

I had this for dinner when I was staying over at Nadia’s in socal. I miss her cooking like no other. ;_; After consuming this, I kinda decided that I had to have the recipe (if only I had a crock pot though :O…). It is full of awesome and on the light side, …

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