Chinese five spice :

Five Spice Roasted Almonds (Low Carb and Gluten Free)

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I may or may not be slightly obsessed with five spice powder at the moment. I bought a bag of it from Penzeys Spices a few months ago and have been trying to work it in to new and different recipes. If you've never heard of Penzeys and you[...]

Five Spice Roasted Chicken Thighs with Peanut Rice Noodles

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I don’t pretend to be an expert on Asian cooking.  Far from it. However, I know what I like, and I know what tastes good, and this chicken and noodle dish certainly does taste good!  The chicken and the noodles could stand alone as[...]

Vegan Vegetable-Coconut Milk Rice Pilaf with Vegan Five Spice and Lime Roasted Cashews or Peanuts

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Yield: approximately 4 servings After a beautiful family-style pan-Asian meal at China Grill--much of which I couldn't eat-- over New Year's weekend in South Beach, I was craving foods inspired by their creations, especially something with their[...]

Chinese Tea Eggs and the Easter Buffet

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When I came upon http://www.sugarlens.com/2009/04/chinese-tea-eggs.html I immediately remembered my two trips to China. My sister's husband worked for Proctor and Gamble and took an international assignment to Guangzhou, China. I had the[...]

Singapore Turkey Stew

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I had a friend over for lunch the other day and served her this hearty stew filled with Asian-flavored turkey meatballs and crunchy vegetables in a light coconut broth. It was colorful, flavorful and satisfying. I only wish I had doubled[...]

Pulled Pork Sandwiches

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I had not heard of pulled pork until earlier this year. Typically, once you are acquainted with something, you see & hear of it all the time. So, I decided to look into this as it appears to be so popular. I read lots of recipes on[...]

Loh Mee at Seng Thor Coffee shop

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Last year April I wrote about the morning hawker food stalls at Kedai Kopi Seng Thor , today we after Sunday service we made our way there again to try out something that we have not noticed before, Loh Mee. We actually got win of this stall[...]

Char siu pork with homemade marinade

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Char siu is one of my favourite meals. It can be eaten in so many ways. My personal favourite is with chinese pancakes, slices of cucumber and spring onion. Spread the pancake with hoisin sauce (boiled up leftover marinade) add a little[...]

Crockpot Sweet and Spicy Asian Pork Shoulder

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This recipe rocks! Just throw a few ingredients in the crockpot, let it cook for 4-8 hours (depending on low or high setting) and you’ve got a flavorful meal with very little effort. The super-tender pork is flavored with five-spice, soy[...]

One Potato, Two Potato, Sweet Potatoes Galore. . . .

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Everybody in the Cincinnati area is talking about White Castle Sweet Potato Fries. . . . If you want to read my take on them go here , if not continue on for a tradition of sweet potato fries inspired by healthy eating. Gin's[...]