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All the Toppings
I love toppings on savory food. Like love love. Whenever we travel, we find a new hot sauce or spice that can be added to savory foods and some I keep in rotation. Here are some favorites. This sesame and pepper blend we picked up from Kyoto. This pepper sauce from the same store in…
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Thai Inspired Soup – quick
I was craving tom kah goong. It’s a coconut based sour and spicy shrimp soup from Thailand. And luckily, I had some lemongrass paste randomly in my fridge. So, I gave it a try. This came out so good but I decided to leave out to coconut milk since it was great without. So, maybe…
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Pumpkin Soup
Have you ever made anything from real pumpkins? Like not out of a can? I remember trying once to make a pumpkin pie with a sugar pumpkin and it was a stringy mess. Well, fear not my friends. This recipe uses real pumpkins and it’s divine! Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place pumpkin halves, potato…
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Beef Caldereta
This dish is pure comfort. As we start to head in to fall, stews and soups are starting to creep in to our rotation at home. Usually, we eat caldereta on Xmas eve or Noche Buena with the PI fam. I’ll definitely bring it this year. So delicious with the umami liver pâté addition and…
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Nam Pla (Thai spicy fish condiment)
I LOOOOOOVE this sauce. I put it on everything. Eggs, roasted veggies, sautéed veggies, grilled meat, fish – even pizza. It stores in the fridge for a good couple weeks if you don’t eat it all before then. Note: the traditional recipe calls for limes but I’ve replaced it with vinegar. Nam Pla 12 Thai…
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Beef Caldereta
This dish is the epitome of comfort. It reminds me of our old Christmas’ when all the Lolas cooked and this may be my favorite dish from those days. I left out the olives because the kids weren’t into them but if you don’t have picky eaters, don’t leave them out. Beef Caldereta 2 lbs…
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Salmon Chowder
It’s nearing the end of salmon season on the NorCal coast and every year we stock the freezer with a big one. We get a whole fish and all the pieces that don’t make it into fillets end up making this soup. You don’t have to get a whole salmon to make this. Most grocery…
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Fried Fish Sammy
I’ve been craving a McDonalds fish sandwich but I haven’t been to MickyD’s for over 20 years. And truthfully this old lady guy wouldn’t be able to handle it. So, I made one at home and holy moly it was delicious. Way better – well maybe good in a different way. Fried fish sammy 365…
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Edamame Dumplings – True Food Kitchen Recreation
Have you ever been to True Food Kitchen? I know. I’m late to this finding. It blew our minds how good healthy food can be. We had these dumplings. And although these aren’t a perfect match, they satiated the cravings. Edamame Dumplings 2 cups shelled edamame (I used frozen and just defrosted) 2 cloves of…
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Tamales (A Very Healthy and delicious Version)
I did a thing last week. I stopped everything and spent a week at The Ranch in Malibu. We hiked over 55 miles, climbed a total of 8k feet, ate vegan, focused on health both for our bodies and souls and drank a ton of water, water, water. We were all floored by how delicious…
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