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Continue reading →: Vegetable GumboGumbo is a soup popular in the state of Louisiana. Creole and Cajun gumbos are served with rice. Any dish served with rice, I tend to love! I first learned about gumbo when a friend (who used to live in New Orleans) served this at a dinner party once. It…
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Continue reading →: Shrimp Curry with CucumberShrimp and freshwater prawns are two of my favorite things to eat. I could eat these pretty much everyday if available. One might think that shrimp and prawns are the same thing but they’re not. Check out this link to see the difference.
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Continue reading →: Chicken and Corn SoupMy favorite part about going to a Chinese restaurant is getting a bowl of warm soup at the beginning of the meal, like hot and sour soup or egg drop soup. I read in an old cookbook that a meal without soup is unthinkable to many Chinese, especially Cantonese. During…
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Continue reading →: Chicken TingaAre you looking for a fast and easy 30-minute dinner idea? I have so many in mind it’s hard to write them all up. This one came to me when I bought some rotisserie chicken from the store last week. It was very hot so I didn’t want to turn…
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Continue reading →: Zucchini Fritters with Creamy Basil DipThis summer my garden has been overflowing with zucchini. I probably planted too many plants and now my job has been to make use of all that I’m getting. Earlier in my blog I showed how you can use zucchini in zucchini bread and chicken tagine. Today I will show you how…
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Continue reading →: Asian-Style Chicken StockThe best soups, stews, and sauces generally start with a great stock. A stock or broth is a cooking liquid made by simmering animal bones or meat, seafood, or vegetables in water for an extended period of time. Nowadays you can find decent stocks on grocery shelves. This makes it…
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Continue reading →: Blueberry Parm Salad with Whisky VinaigretteSeveral months ago before Covid-19 some friends and I took a shopping trip to Portland, Oregon. We spent the whole day eating and shopping. One of our stops was at an oil and vinegar store, something you can’t find in the small town in which I live. I love visiting…
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Continue reading →: Mary’s Peak BurgerI am a sucker for cooking contests and love to enter them. I recently entered this recipe into Bon Appétit’s blended burger contest. The requirement was that the burger mix be at least 25% chopped fresh mushrooms.
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Continue reading →: Taco SaladI feel like I spend most of my time in the kitchen cooking, cleaning and eating nowadays. I love cooking but some days I want something quick and easy. To me this means getting help from a grocery store or local restaurant, like a ready-to-go rotisserie chicken. I have been…












