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Love Me Tendon (and Brisket)

Jos

I love TENDONS! It’s chewy and gummy and I love to chew it even though my jaw might get tired afterward. It might not common to see tendon dishes in Western cooking but in Asian cooking, we use almost all kinds of meat cuts as we hate wasting food. I had to special order this […]

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Sweet and Sour Fish with Fried Shallots

Jos

I actually love eating fish although it might be apparent from the lack of fish dish recipes on this blog but seriously I do love them! It’s just so hard to get sustainable wild caught fish and eating farm raised fish doesn’t appeal me much after I know what exactly going on with them. Anyway […]

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Quick and Simple Spicy Garlic Shrimp

Jos

I made this dish after I came back from work and it was super simple, quick and yummy to the tummy. Ingredients: 2 lbs. frozen shrimps, peeled and cleaned 1/2 Serrano chili pepper – minced 2 garlic cloves – minced 1-1.2 tsp salt 1/2 tsp black pepper powder 1/4 tsp white pepper powder 1 tsp […]

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Hainanese Style Chicken & “Rice”

Jos

I love Hainanese Chicken Rice while growing up back in Southeast Asia and would always love to recreate this dish. It does take a lot of time and work to prepare so no wonder restaurants charge a lot for such a small portion. And even though technically white rice is considered to be “safe starch” […]

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Grilled Lamb Ribs with Orange Dijon Marinate

Jos

This marinate is very simple and yet it yields a very yummy taste. I used lamb ribs for this but I’m sure this marinate will go well for other protein as well (beef short ribs anyone?) Recipe adapted from Lava Lake Lamb Ingredients: 2 lbs lamb ribs -sliced to individual rib 1/4 cup Dijon mustard […]