Tastes of Home :

Easy Breakfast Idea: Baked Eggs with Spinach and Shimeji Mushrooms

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It was not very long ago that I 'discovered' the classic French breakfast of baked eggs or otherwise known as oeufs en cocotte - ever since then, I've been totally hooked.  This is easy, quick and delicious - what more can I ask for?  This[...]

Korean Spicy Crab Soup Recipe ~ ??? (Kkot Geh Tang)

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I am very excited today to present something I've been wanting to cook (and eat!) for a while, Korean spicy crab soup or also known as 'kkot geh tang'.  As with other Korean soups I have featured like maeuntang and soondubu jigae,[...]

Japanese Chicken Katsu Nuggets Recipe

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I am in a jubilant mood today, why? I have been quite worried over the past two days as my family's beloved shih tzu, Yaki was limping just a tiny bit and I was so glad to discover that he merely sprained his leg and is now back to his bubbly (and[...]

Pork Chops with Soy-Mustard Sauce Recipe

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I hope all of you had an enjoyable Mother's Day celebration, whether with your mothers or as a mother yourself, as for me, it was especially meaningful as it was my first time celebrating with my mom after living away from home for a few years. [...]

Hong Kong Style Plum Spareribs (Steamed) Recipe ????

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This is an extremely popular Hong Kong homestyled dish but I only recently 'discovered' it, while watching one of my TVB series, a character mentioned it and since I am always looking for inspiration I set about doing my[...]

Cranberry & French Vanilla Chocolate Muffins for Mother's Day

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Here I am baking again and yet I still claim I don't have much of a sweet tooth - oh well whenever I bake I will only eat very little of what I baked for a taste and the rest are given to family and friends.  So I guess that makes my earlier[...]

Vanilla and Orange Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting

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It's been awhile since I have frosted a cake and I thought cupcakes would be the perfect choice to start again since frosting a whole cake right now seems a little intimidating (and tiring) to me.  For my cupcakes, I chose a simple vanilla[...]

Chinese Old Cucumber Soup Recipe ????

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If you have been following this blog for a bit, you may notice that I am a big fan of Cantonese slow-fire soups or ???.  The latter basically refers to soup that has been boiled or rather simmered for at least 5-6 hours with various nutritious[...]

Classic (& Quick) Carbonara Spaghetti with Bacon and Spinach Recipe

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There is nothing as comforting and delicious like a good and classic pasta dish sometimes and carbonara is one of my favourites.  You know, it was only a few years ago that I discovered in classic carbonara recipes, cream is not used and I was[...]

Sichuan's Famous Dan Dan Mian (Noodles) Recipe ~ ??? (??)

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      Allow me to present Sichuan's famous 'dan dan mian' from my kitchen today  - these noodles are one of the spicy province's famous street foods as we can see from its' namesake, 'dan dan' refers to how the noodles were carried in[...]