From the category archives:

Vietnamese Recipes

Crock Pot Pho (Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup)

May 4, 2009
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It’s no secret that good Pho broth requires a gazillion hours of simmering time. Time that I just don’t have. Tony, a boyfriend from a lifetime ago, told me his Dad used to simmer giant vats of pho broth overnight for his little pho restaurant in Houston. So, one day, I thought it would be [...]

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Red Lantern Grilled Sirloin with Chile, Garlic, and Ginger

February 22, 2009

Photo of Red Lantern’s Grilled Sirloin with Chile, Garlic and Ginger courtesy of Secrets of the Red Lantern Cookbook
I love my friends!
I needed a few more shots for the cookbook, and asked my good friends Matt and Dannika of MattikaArts if he’d like to take a shot {pun intended..haha i soooo funny! snort.} at photographing [...]

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Red Lantern Crisp Parcels (Cha Gio or Spring Rolls)

February 7, 2009

Photo of Vietnamese Spring Rolls (Cha Gio) courtesy of Secrets of the Red Lantern Cookbook! It’s gorgeous!
**Make sure you read through to the end…I’ve got a copy of Secrets of the Red Lantern to giveaway to you!**
One of the books that is always near my nighstand is the absolutely stunning  Secrets of the Red Lantern [...]

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Vietnamese Iced Coffee (Cafe Sua Da)

June 10, 2008

Thanks to two of of my fellow Asian bloggers WhiteOnRice and Wandering Chopsticks, I learned a few secrets to some great recipes that I shared on TV last month…come take a look at the video.
When you get to ABC’s site, click on FEATURED VIDEO right below recipe name.
Vietnamese iced coffee is almost like a dessert [...]

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Pho Ga: Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup

July 14, 2007

You haven’t experienced wild until you’ve lived in the heart of Hollywood. My little duplex was squished in between movie-star wannabes, the homeless pushing shopping carts piled 8-ft high with trash treasures and gold-chained pimps proclaiming to the world, “GIRLS! GIRLS! GIRLS! Right over here!”
The location was by choice and I had a very good [...]

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