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A Mexican Gingerbread House Discovery

January 9, 2012 eating out

It’s a good thing it doesn’t snow here in Los Angeles. First of all, people in L.A. tend to freak out if the temperature dips below 60 degrees. I’ve only lived here for three years, and I’m already spoiled rotten by its mild weather. I never want to leave this sunny, semi-arid la-la land, and [...]

Tagged as: Al pastor, candy, chickpeas, downtown, food vendors, mexican, pork, snack, soup, taco, Warehouse District

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The Lee Family Meets Three Torontonian Ladies

August 11, 2010 blog meet-up

I’ve had many blogger meet-ups before. But I’ve never once had a blogger meet-up with my family. Yesterday afternoon was a first for me, and it wasn’t as awkward as I thought it would be. In fact, it was quite marvelous. You know I love my daddy and mommy. I may be 22 years old, [...]

Tagged as: beef, canada, chicken, chickpeas, creme brulee, dessert, dried fruits, fruits, hummus, lunch, mango, moroccan, nuts, pastry, pita, rice, saffron, salad, salmon, salsa, soup

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I Am What I Cook

February 5, 2010 My story

My Korean name is “So Hyun”. And my Chinese name is “Su Xian.” You know my English name: Sophia. Guess what? All of them mean similar things. The “So” and “Su” in my Korean and Chinese name means “intrinsically” or “naturally”. And the “Hyun” and “Xian” has many definitions, but one of them is “wisdom”. [...]

Tagged as: BBQ, chickpeas, gochujang, herbs, okra, onions, peanut butter, salsa, soup, stew, sweet potatoes, tomatoes

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A Daily Miracle

January 27, 2010 God

Remember when I missed the plane back home from San Francisco after the Foodbuzz Festival? Probably not, because I never got to telling the story. I was a bit distracted by other stuff…but I’m ready to share my story now. You might wonder why the heck you should care about something that happened 2 months [...]

Tagged as: apples, cheddar, chickpeas, feta cheese, ham, hummus, miso, pie, pita, pizza

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Sloppy

November 6, 2009 My story

A lot of people get surprised when they find out I skip classes. But my classmates are used to the skinny Asian girl who sits in the front of class either drooling or doodling. In my grade reports, every teacher marked down with exasperated exclamation points, “This girl is always building castles in the air!” [...]

Tagged as: basil, BBQ, bell pepper, cheddar cheese, cheese, chickpeas, eggplant, Korean, onions, Parmesan cheese, sweet potato, turkey, zucchini

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