We decided to treat ourselves this year by preparing some seafood: steamed dungeness crabs, crawfish bread, lobster thermidor, and seafood portofino. Seafood is near and deer to my heart. Once again we ended up spending quite a while in the kitchen… but it was well worth the good eats!
The past 5 months have been a whirlwind. It’s gone by so fast and consisted mostly of changing diapers, feeding, bathing, rocking and pacing our adorable little boy. He is so worth it, but I was feeling a little stressed and slightly disconnected from my sweet hubby. Hubby’s response… home cooked gourmet goodness! The menu: [...]
YAY! Today Nguyen turned another year older. I can’t believe we are getting so old. It seems just yesterday we were dating and were like little kids… so young… so free. Ahhh… Despite our old age we were able to have an enjoyable day! We celebrated just the two of us (Ethan seems to enjoy [...]
…I really think so. Well maybe not, but we did have a day of Japanese food. Today has been perfect! Sleeping late, searching the web for crafty ideas, watching a movie, and cooking Japanese with my precious hubby… what better to do while waiting on baby to arrive! Our Japanese menu consisted of chicken yakisoba, [...]
We got back from the grocery store and are just about to sit back to enjoy a big bowl of fresh fruits when we got inspired. In other words, this is going to be long. We love fresh fruits. As it is summer, there’s not much like a big juicy watermelon. Emily and I will [...]
I’ve always enjoyed some good fried rice but, if you live anywhere like I do, it’s not always very easy to find a restaurant that put much care to this traditional dish. A lot of places seem to believe that simply mixing rice, soy sauce, and sesame oil makes fried rice. Maybe. But that’s not [...]
As some of you know, Vietnamese spring rolls are one of my most favorite dishes. They are super simple and so much fun to eat with other people. It’s what I – and most other people – call a communal (or family) meal, one where everyone shares from the main pot. Nguyen introduced this type [...]
As some of you may notice, this is the second post on dumplings in a rather short amount of time. A while back Yen inspired us to relive the glory days of dumpling making. Since then, Nguyen found an excellent cookbook on dumplings. The awesome thing about the book is that it gives recipes for [...]
So, in honor of a certain sister-in-law’s birthday, Nguyen and I decided to make her world famous dumpling recipe! She taught me how to make these last year at Christmas and I felt that we bonded as we rolled out the dough. Ahh, the memories. I didn’t remember all the details. But with Nguyen’s expert [...]
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