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The Spices of Life

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Various Eats, Wild Birds, and Bye to July
Running out of breakfast ideas? Here's a good recipe for "overnight oats" that is both wholesome and delicious. We're all familiar with...


Chinese Beef Brisket - Gu-lam "牛腩"
A real treat in most noodle houses is beef brisket with noodles, either with soup or the dry Hong Kong "lo mein" style. Going to Ling...


Dinner Plan B: Burgers Galore
When in doubt about what to have for dinner, plan B is always a good old fashioned hamburger. That most simple concoction of bread and...


J's Viet-Style Grilled Pork Chops
Along with the ever popular pho, most Vietnamese places would have grilled pork chops or chicken rice plate. Those one dish meals that...


Manila Eats: Chicken BBQ
A delicacy one never forgets and if you've never had it, time to get on a plane to the Philippines to enjoy BBQ chicken (or just follow...


Seoul to Soul: Galbi Gui
A few years ago while vacationing in Seoul, the one dish we had many times was the ubiquitous Korean galbi (beef ribs) grilled gui over a...


A Rare Treat: Taiwanese Pork Chops
What I believe to be the best fried pork chops in the world is cooked here at home: J's Taiwanese pork chops. Seasoned and dusted in...


Beef Kaldereta
Those turo-turo stands and carinderias found in the Philippines make it so easy to have essentially "ulam-bahay" or home-cooked meal any...


Bistek Tagalog
Here is a staple dish in the Philippines cooked at home and eateries everywhere. A few easily found ingredients make for a tasty...


Sam's Fresh Tomato Pasta Sauce
Instead of using canned tomatoes, why not use fresh instead while not adding much more time to prepare? The prep itself takes only 30...
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