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Lychees, Longan, Rambutan!

January 23, 2009

A beautiful Asian tropical salad with a pineapple “bowl” – canned longan, lychee, rambutan paired with some fresh tropical fruits.
Some of my favorite fruit come in cans. I’m not talking about tasteless, mushy pears or the stained red maraschino cherries, but the Asian stuff like lychee, longan and rambutan. These are fruits that I can [...]

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How To Open A Pomegranate

November 28, 2008

(click on above photo for a slideshow of 7 photos on how to open a pomegranate)
Pomegranate is one of the messiest fruits in the world! The ruby red juice stains anything and everything it comes in contact with.
Mom used to make all of us wear our rattiest, nastiest shirts when we had pomegranates because after [...]

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Stir Fried Beef and Nectarines

November 12, 2008

Click on image for a photoset of 9 additional images (including one shot taken with my point and shoot camera)

I’ve also used peaches the same way – the firmer ones work well. Just cut your peach or your nectarine into thin wedges or thick slices – and add them to your beef stir fry.
As in [...]

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A Nifty Trick: How To Peel and Cut Kiwi Fruit

November 7, 2008

These little fuzzy kiwi fruits are fussy to peel, because the skin is so incredibly thin, and a perfectly ripe kiwi is delicate to handle.
But it’s still one of my favorite tropical fruits, as I love the sweet, tart, juicy fruit with the crunchy little black seeds!
Wanna know my trick to peeling kiwi fruit? It’s [...]

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Andrew’s Debut on TV

August 31, 2008

For the past year, Andrew has been asking me, “Mama, can I do a cooking show with you?” and I’ve kinda resisted, mainly because a 5 year old boy…specifically MY 5 year old boy is quite unpredictable. How do I know that he’s not just going to blurt out my dirty laundry on LIVE TV?…

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