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Ready for Dumplings

January 10, 2011 Los Angeles

I go back to school tomorrow. Oh wow. It feels like just yesterday when I cheered, “I AM DONE WITH FINALS!!” while listening to Christmas jingles and planning a list of things to bake during the holidays. Oh wow. I am so not ready to go back to school. But hey, when are you ever [...]

Tagged as: butternut squash, chinese, chives, dumplings, garlic, ginger, herbs, kimchi, Korean, pasta, pork, ravioli, soy sauce, sprouts, tofu

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The Nomad Gourmand Comes to Singapore

June 7, 2010 blog meet-up

I met her. I finally met her! The awesome Rebecca Saw, author of the Malaysian food blog, The Nomad Gourmand! We have been planning a meet-up ever since I told Becky that I might be coming down to Southeast Asia, and that I might be hitting up Kuala Lumpur, her city in Malaysia, to attend [...]

Tagged as: anchovies, baked good, banana, black sesame, bread, carrot cake, cheese, chinese, dessert, fried, frozen yogurt, goat cheese, green tea, herbs, ice-cream, kabocha, Parmesan, peanuts, pizza, rice, snack, tart, tofu, tomatoes, vegetarian

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God, Are You There? It’s Me, Your Dice.

April 15, 2010 eating out

Einstein has a famous quote: “God does not play dice.” Judy Blume has a famous book: “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret.” My not-so-famous summarization of yesterday: “God, Are You Freaking There? It’s Me, Your Dice. Stop freaking playing with my life.” Yeah. I was pissed off and stupefied yesterday. At God. At life. [...]

Tagged as: candy, cheese, dessert, food truck, garlic, herbs, pizza

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Spring for Life

April 7, 2010 God

There is something very enlightening about spring. Spring might be my favorite season of the year. That’s the one thing I miss about living in a four-seasonal area. Despite the few months of unbearable chill, the way the weather turns, and the way the colors of my environment changes feeds me some sort of exhilarating [...]

Tagged as: cheese, chicken, cottage cheese, cream cheese, garlic, grits, herbs, Quorn, salsa, vegetarian

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Easter Baptism

April 5, 2010 eating disorders

Yesterday, on Easter Sunday of 2010, my best friend got baptized. She has been my best friend for 12 years. I have been praying for her for 12 years. And yesterday, half the world across, I rejoiced with her for her baptism: the celebration of entering the Kingdom of God. Her name is Jing Wen, [...]

Tagged as: cheese, feta cheese, herbs, mushrooms, onion, rice, salsa, soy sauce, strawberries, tofu, vegetarian

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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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