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Wandering Chopsticks
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...hesitating over food before deciding what to eat.
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Clyde Common - Portland - Oregon

After leaving Hawks View Cellars - Sherwood, Gourmet Pigs and I made our way to downtown Portland to cross off #3 on her list of things to do in town -- cocktails. Actually, we ended up hitting up th...

23 may 12

Hong Kong-Style Tomato Borscht

The last recipe left to blog of the dishes served at this baby shower was a Hong Kong-Style Tomato Borscht. On account of me having so many tomatoes on hand, some of which were already quite soft, bu...

07 may 12 1 person likes this

Mushroom Cream Cheese Phyllo Bundles

I know it was cheesy, but making "bundled" food for my brothers upcoming "bundle of joy" was just too apropos to ignore. Besides, since I bought phyllo instead of puff pastry for ...

07 may 12

Tomato Asparagus Feta Phyllo Tart

This tomato tart came about because I bought a box of 40 heirloom tomatoes from the Farmers Market - Alhambra for only $5. Since I had yellow, orange, and red tomatoes, I had to show them off. I orig...

07 may 12

Pear, Radicchio, and Walnut Salad with Blue Cheese

In trying to clear out old pictures from my queue, I stumbled upon this recipe which dates back to August 2007. After using several of the leaves for my Longan Chicken Radicchio Wraps, I chopped up t...

25 apr 12

Thit Heo Kho Cai Chua (Vietnamese Braised Pork with Pickled Mustard Greens)

When I originally blogged Thit Heo Kho Trung (Vietnamese Braised Pork with Eggs) long ago, I also included a suggestion for adding in Cai Chua (Vietnamese Pickled Mustard Greens). Then I retook the p...

24 apr 12 1 person likes this

Baked Salmon with Lemon Pepper Seasoning

My favorite quickie meal is baked salmon with lemon pepper seasoning, Scrambled Egg Omelet, rice, and Sauteed Bok Choy. Theres just something about those combinations of flavors that just makes me ha...

22 apr 12

Salmon and Dill Mini Tarts

In December, I plowed my way through all seven seasons of "Gilmore Girls." I had forgotten how much I loved that show -- the quick talking, the pop culture references, the quirky townspeopl...

22 apr 12

Hawks View Cellars - Sherwood - Oregon

After our sparkling wine tasting at Argyle Winery - Dundee - Oregon, Gourmet Pigs and I took the wine guys suggestion and visited Hawks View Cellars in Sherwood, Oregon. As we approached the winery, ...

22 apr 12

Thirsty Lion Pub and Grill - Tigard - Oregon

When we last left off, Gourmet Pigs and I had hiked the waterfalls along the Columbia River Gorge and then enjoyed a Vietnamese venison and rice paper wrap dinner at home with my parents. On her list...

18 apr 12

Nhu Y Ca 8 Mon (8 Courses of Fish) Restaurant - Fountain Valley (Little Saigon)

There are restaurants that I used to dine at when I lived and worked in Orange County that I just dont get to much any more. In part, its because so many Vietnamese restaurants have opened in the San...

15 apr 12

LudoBites 3.0 at Royal/T (In Bed Together) - Culver City

Since I had such a great time when Gourmet Pigs took me to Ado Ristorante - Venice for my birthday, I wanted to take her out for a nice dinner for hers. As luck would have it, LudoBites 3.0 at Royal/...

15 apr 12

Argyle Winery - Dundee - Oregon

After lunch at Thirsty Lion Pub and Grill - Tigard - Oregon, we continued making our way along 99W. Our first stop was Argyle Winery, which Gourmet Pigs chose for its sparkling wine tastings. Since I...

13 apr 12

Gyenari Korean BBQ & Lounge - Culver City (Closed)

When I was invited to dine at Gyenari Korean BBQ & Lounge in Culver City, I was a little wary. Im used to going to Los Angeles Koreatown to get my fix. I wondered how good the restaurant could be...

13 apr 12

Parks Barbeque - Los Angeles (Koreatown)

Wow. So I teased about Parks Barbeque back in March 2008, which was when I dined here with my high school friend, her husband, and his brother. We didnt know it at the time, but Jonathan Gold had jus...

12 apr 12

Vegetable-Dyed Crackled Eggs

When my brother and I were little, our mom helped us make those shrink-wrapped images to wrap around eggs for Easter. She also hid chocolate eggs for us to find. I wonder where my mom got the idea? F...

11 apr 12

Deviled Eggs with Dill and Sour Cream

No matter how pretty, I still needed to figure out what to do with half a dozen Veggie-dyed Crackled Eggs. While my normal approach to deviled eggs is to make Triple-Deviled Eggs with Black Pepper, P...

11 apr 12

Reuben Sandwich

The week after I got back from Oregon, I couldnt stop thinking about the Reuben sandwich I had at Thirsty Lion Pub & Grill - Tigard - Oregon. I wasnt up for paying $13 or for driving out to Lange...

10 apr 12

How to Cook Rice on the Stove Top

After I wrote my post about "How to Cook Jasmine Rice" years ago I figured that should suffice, but Ive noticed a lot of hits from people searching for how to cook rice on the stove top. Si...

06 apr 12 1 person likes this

Chinese Claypot Rice with Thit Suon Kho Ngu Vi (Vietnamese Braised Spare Ribs with Five-Spice)

OK, so now you know how to cook rice on the stove top. If youve done it in a claypot, you can keep the rice cooking a little bit longer if you want a nice crispy crust. But even better is if you comb...

06 apr 12 1 person likes this

Jones Coffee Roasters - Pasadena

Somehow cousin Q and I found ourselves in Pasadena, where my brother took us to his favorite coffee shop, Jones Coffee Roasters. He likes the cappuccino and that they grind 1/4-lb bags of coffee. The...

06 apr 12

Star Trek: The Exhibition (Hollywood & Highland Center) - Los Angeles

I won a pair of tickets to see Star Trek: The Exhibition on Twitter from @HandHCenter, the Hollywood and Highland Center, when I correctly answered that the USS Enterprise 1701-D had 42 decks. No, Im...

06 apr 12

How to Season and Care for a Chinese Claypot

Im a big fan of low-tech kitchen equipment. Theres something to be said about how the tried and true methods that have been popular for generations still work well today. And so after using regular p...

05 apr 12 1 person likes this

Best of: Top 10 Recipes of 2009

Ever since I compiled my "Best of: Top 10 Recipes" of 2006, 2007, and 2008 lists, its fascinated me which recipes get the most hits. I figured my Bo Kho (Vietnamese Beef Stew) would lead th...

04 apr 12 1 person likes this

Best of: Top 11 to 20 Recipes of 2009

With part 1, Best of: Top 10 Recipes of 2009 out of the way, it was pretty interesting to see what 11 to 20 would look like. Almost half the recipes were non-Vietnamese, and one isnt even edible. :P ...

04 apr 12 1 person likes this

2009 Recipes: Picture Index

Wandering Chopsticks Best of: Top 10 Recipes of 2009. A while ago in updating some old posts, I started keeping track of all the recipes and restaurant reviews I posted for each year. It was laboriou...

04 apr 12

Lucky New Year by Mary Man-Kong

A while back I bought "Lucky New Year" by Mary Man-Kong from the bargain bin at Amazon. I didnt know what to expect, but have been steadily accumulating a pile of my childhood favorites and...

04 apr 12

Japanese Meiji Ginger and Milk Chocolate

Speaking of Japanese chocolates, lil sis brought gave me this Meiji Ginger and Milk Chocolate after she got back from Japan. I loved the individually-wrapped sticks. Love great packaging. The flavor ...

03 apr 12

Happy Year of the Dragon!

Happy Year of the Dragon everyone! When Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) arrives in January, it always throws me off. Im not prepared! I didnt make anything for my relatives like I usually do in previ...

03 apr 12

Japanese Wasabi Kit Kat

While waiting for our orders at Ton-Chan Ramen - San Gabriel, Gourmet Pigs brought out a wasabi-flavored Kit Kat she picked up at the airport in Japan. Its been a while since Ive done a fun food post...

02 apr 12

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