Wednesday, February 9, 2011 Posted in Personal
So my friend Char introduced me to my latest obsession. Stalking P-Dub. Well, sorta. When I wake up in the morning, instead of jumping out of bed bright eyed and busy tailed, I reach over for my laptop and glasses. Crusty, bleary-eyed I click on my Pioneer Woman bookmark and eagerly see if somehow magically […]
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Growing up in a really Taiwanese family, we ate a lot of black sesame oil dishes. Mom would saute ginger in sesame oil to infuse it before cooking all sorts of goodies with it… such as chicken, pork, gizzards, liver… just kidding about the liver part. I do however love a good plate full of […]
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Thursday, January 27, 2011 Posted in Thoughts
I love eating tri-tip. It cooks well, super flavorful and is delicious by itself or in sandwiches. When I’m lazy, I’ll get the preseasoned stuff and just roast it and slice it up for a quick dinner. One of my favorite pre-seasoned tri-tip comes from Schaub’s meats in Palo Alto. It’s called a “Fred’s Steak” […]
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My friend Charlyn introduced me to the Pioneer Woman blog. I clicked on the link at 10am. The first thing I saw was her recipe of the day… Steak au Poivre. Beautiful beautiful steak. I sat there and drooled… 2 hours before I could take my lunch. I didn’t think it was right for me […]
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Sunday, January 23, 2011 Posted in Recipes
One of my favorite fruits is the satsuma tangerine. My parents’ neighbor has a lovely satsuma tree and every year they give us a few bags. Sam and I used to hit up the neighborhood joints for Sunday Brunch. Since we got hitched and my appliances have moved in, I’ve been making more of an […]
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We had an unsually strange winter this year. November was still warm and then as soon as Thanksgiving hit, a cold spell came across California. It was 70 degrees one week and then 40 the next. It was constantly raining and I was starting to really worry about my ocean bluff top wedding in December […]
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I have to say, we got a ton of really nice gifts from our wedding. One of my favorite items was that I finally got a few Le Creuset pieces that I love. Thank you so much Aunt Patricia!!! I broke in my Le Creuset this weekend by cooking up a Beef Bourguignon/Pot Roast dish. […]
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I grew up LOVING Ivar’s clam chowder. I can down bowls of that stuff… I was super excited back in high school to hear that Ivar’s was opening their one sole non-Washington location in California, in Valley Fair mall. Unfortunately I heard that their lease is up this year and they will not be renewing […]
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