From the category archives:

Seafood

Long Life Fertility Noodles with Happy Shrimp

May 14, 2008

Note: this was written for the lovely wedding issue for the Tampa Tribune
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The Chinese culture is filled with food traditions and symbolisms, so much in fact that I could never keep up and remember them all. During the entire 6 days surrounding my wedding, I deferred to my mother to tell me what to eat [...]

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Citrus-Soy Fish Fillet with Soba Noodles + Free Kampachi Drawing!

April 2, 2008

Buying fish at the supermarket is one of those things that make me nervous. First off, the only thing I can ever afford is farm-raised tilapia from who-knows-where and whatever the fishmonger has on sale. Secondly, cooking fish is finickier than chipmunk in heat – 60 seconds is all that separates…

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How this food adventure all started…

March 19, 2008

o, you curious about how I started teaching cooking classes? It wasn’t that long ago, 3 years ago to be exact. While this published in my weekly food column in Tampa Tribune, I wanted to share the column with you guys here on the blog as well. The point of sharing how I started is because…

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Dr. BBQ’s Barbecued Barbecue Shrimp

February 22, 2008

I’ve never been interested in cooking traditional American BBQ, mainly because I do not like what I cannot control, and in this particular case, the BBQ grill is outside of my domain with a fat “trespassing renders marriage contract null and void“ sticker on the front. But to give my husband…

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Vietnamese Summer Rolls with Cashew Butter Dipping Sauce

January 31, 2008

I made Vietnamese Summer Rolls (Goi Cuon) with Cashew Nut Dipping Sauce this morning on television! They came out fantastic and the crew devoured them seconds after ……

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