It’s been a doozy of a summer in our neck of the woods, but I wanted to pop in to say a quick hello and introduce you to our favorite go-to light dinner I happily made for my second guest feature on Design*Sponge –the mothership of all things design-y, inspiring and lovely. This is an [...]
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Healthy Chinese Chicken Salad for Design*Sponge Feature
Posted in make, tagged chinese, dinner, dressing, easy, healthy, napa cabbage, poached chicken, salad, spicy ginger, summer on August 16, 2011 | 33 Comments »
Vietnamese Iced Coffee
Posted in make, tagged ca phe sua da, cafe du monde, cafe sua da, iced coffee, sweetened condensed milk, vietnamese iced coffee on July 17, 2011 | 68 Comments »
I was born in Vietnam, but don’t have memories of it. All I know about the details of the first four years of my life, I know only through the stories told to me by my parents, aunties, uncles and cousins. I’ve always felt a little as if I had missed out. To make up [...]
Wild Arugula-Quinoa Salad with Cherries
Posted in cook, make, tagged cherries, healthy, lunch, quinoa, salad, summer, vinaigrette, wild arugula on June 8, 2011 | 66 Comments »
I spy, with my little eye, something beginning with ‘C‘. Clouds sure are pretty; Cows are mighty cute; and Cats may be cuddly, but nothing—absolutely nadda, can top the wide-eyed, childlike glee of spying Cherries. Cherries make me happy. When they dangle delicately in two’s, and those coveted three’s, I’m especially happy. Skirt-twirling, hop-scotching, happy. [...]