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LNY Celebration Did you know the Lunar New Year celebration starts on LNY Eve and lasts 16 days? Introducing… Jai! I recently learned about a vegetarian dish called jai. It originated in China. It’s usually eaten during the Lunar New Year to bring good luck. In Chinese culture, jai is similar to the Japanese mochi […]
Toss this Salad for Good Luck! In Singapore and Malaysia, the yu sheng, or toss prosperity salad, is a famous salad to consume with loved ones during Lunar New Year (LNY). The salad includes raw fish, fruits, and vegetables. The best part of this dish is mixing the salad. It creates a bonding and an […]
A New Love for Potato Salad One of my favorite assignments in culinary school was making potato salad. I wasn’t a big fan of this salad for a long time until I made this one. Wow! I was in heaven. It was so good! I think it was because everything was made from scratch. Recipe […]
New Year’s Day Tradition Kept Alive Happy 2023! It’s a brand new year. A day to begin fresh and create measurable goals to continue evolving and growing. In Japanese culture, we have many traditions during New Year’s. One is that we eat ōzoni on NYD to bring good luck for the new year. Ōzoni is […]
Dump Cake is Easy Peasy! Happy NYE! This is a bonus post on a quick and simple dump cake recipe you could make right now in time for your New Year’s party. I made this earlier today. Recipe & Kitchen Equipment Yields: 12 servings Cooking Instructions New Year’s Traditions in Hawai’i Kojima (2019) explains the […]
Artichoke Cakes, the perfect appetizer Our final culinary school assignment before winter break in 2021 was assembling and pan-frying these delicious artichoke cakes. I enjoy eating artichokes but have never cooked with them. My favorite part has always been eating the leaf tips and tossing the unedible pieces in the trash. Artichokes are so unique. […]
Classic Family Recipe The holidays are among us. I’ve recreated a classic family holiday recipe that my late paternal grandfather created. It’s our butter cookies. Gramps was a baker. Back in the day, he used to bake these cookies for our family. Over the years, the recipe was passed to my late aunt (the eldest […]
The Concoction Recipe of the Season Thanksgiving is this week, and I’m excited to share my famous fresh blueberry cranberry sauce with red wine. I’m thrilled to make it again. Like stuffing, I didn’t like cranberry sauce until I made my own. You can’t beat fresh cranberry sauce. None of that canned stuff- not for […]
Thanksgiving in the Blink of An Eye Thanksgiving will be here before we know it! I appreciate this holiday because I can reflect on all I’m grateful for. I’ve been enjoying taking part in my Thankful Challenge posts. I look forward to sharing them with you all every day this month. Thank you for being […]
What’s Dal? Klinger (2015) defines dal as a hearty spiced stew made by simmering lentils until they’re tender. Dal means “to split” in Sanskrit, which is an ancient language in Hinduism (Agrawal, 2021; Joshi, 2016). Recipe & Kitchen Equipment Yields: 4 servings 3/4 cup red split lentils 2.5 cups water 1 tablespoon clarified butter 1 ounce […]
