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Seafood

Shrimp Fried Rice

August 20, 2008

Beautiful Shrimp Fried Rice photo!
The first time I attempted to cook fried rice on my own, I was a teenager and my parents and little brother were on vacation. I stayed home to attend summer school and to enjoy a little freedom living on my own for a couple of weeks.
Since my Mom was the [...]

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Shrimp and Zucchini Stirfry with Crispy Basil

August 13, 2008

New friend, Deb Puchalla, who is Editor in Chief of Martha Stewart Living Magazine, is hosting a Zukes and Cukes party and this is what I’m bringing!
Instead of just stirring in basil leaves at the end like I normally do, this time I deep fried the basil leaves to create airy-light, brittle-crisp basil that elevates [...]

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Stir Fried Shrimp, Eggs and Peas + Stir Fry Secrets

July 24, 2008

Cooking Chinese for the Olympics! This is the 2nd recipe in the series…see the end for links
Oh…and there’s a contest in the middle of this post!!!
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Last fall, my parents treated Scott and I to a 10 day group tour around China. Our first stop was Beijing, and first thing I noticed was how clean the [...]

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Behind the Scenes at ABC

June 27, 2008

If you are curious to see what happens behind the scenes when I’m cooking live on TV – as part of the morning news broadcast – here it is. I brought along my super cool point-and-shoot camcorder, the Flip Video Ultra and gave you a tour of the studio and kept it rolling while the TV cameras…

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Grilled Shrimp Lettuce Cups with Tropical Fruit Salsa

June 25, 2008

I just read an article about a man in India who created a tree that grows 300 varieties of mangoes.
Although the original tree is more than 80 years old, this man has grafted different mango saplings onto it. It’s kind of neat and strange at the same time.
But, it got me thinking: If I could [...]

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