For the Love of Food

Theme Magazine, For the love of food

Check out the Feb/Mar 2009 issue of Theme Magazine! My humble hungry little blog was mention and I was interview in the article Gastroporn by Drew Lazor.

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Salmon To My Rescue.

Miso Kochujang Salmon

Last week, I felt like I had one of those weeks where it was great one minute but next it turned into crap. It’s times like these when I find the most comfort in cooking. It clears my head and forces me to focus on something else. This week more than ever I just needed to cook. What to make though to lighten my spirits? Althought this wasn’t the first thing that popped in my mind, but when it did it brought a smile on my face. It must be something sweet right? Nope. Maybe it’s a rich and meaty dish I’m craving? Nope. The key to my happiness is salmon!

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Family, Food, and Fortune.

02_06_2009

Gung Hay Fat Choy! Happy Year of the Ox! It’s Chinese New Year time! The one time of the year when my mom is running on some sort of cooking adrenaline and is baking and cooking left and right. I would always see tons of round aluminum foil pans of Lo Bak Go (Chinese Radish Cake), Ma Tai Go (Chinese Water Chestnut Cake), Nian Go (Red Bean New Year Cake), and a whole bunch of Steam Mini Cakes (I swear I have the name at the tip of my tongue but can’t seem to remember what it’s called). They were all neatly wrapped; some even had red envelopes taped on top of the covers, and were ready to be passed out to friends and family.

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