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Continue ReadingThis is a quick and simple meal that my family loves! It’s a Yoshinoya-style Japanese Beef Bowl (Gyudon) – extra thin shaved beef steak is simmered in a delicious sauce and served over rice. Trader Joe’s carries packages of shaved beef steak, Asian markets will usually have beef for shabu shabu or you can ask…
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Continue ReadingRoyal Capital Seafood in Garden Grove, CA is a Hong Kong-style Chinese Restaurant with a very extensive, seafood-centric menu. I’ve tried many of their dishes over the years, but the one dish I kept coming back for was their House Special Shrimp, the shrimp is deep fried, then coated in a flavorful, delicious soy garlic-butter…
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Continue ReadingThis Trader Joe’s Tempura Rice Bowl is a delicious and easy-to-make meal using Trader Joe’s Shrimp Tempura & Vegetable Bird’s Nest (aka Kakiage Tempura). You can find both of these in the freezer isle & they come with tempura dipping sauce. I used a Instant Omni Plus Air Fryer Oven to heat them up &…
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Continue ReadingDelicious and quick meal, Wonton Noodle Soup – ready in about 10 minutes with a few items from Trader Joe’s.
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Continue ReadingMy mom has been making Bánh Củ Cả (Turnip Cake / Radish Cake) for Tết, Vietnamese Lunar New Year since I was a kid. It’s a popular dish for Tết and you’ll also find it at dim sum restaurants all year long. It’s a savory rice cake made with daikon, pork, shitake mushrooms & shrimp.…
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Continue ReadingThis is how I made Korean BBQ at home with products that I gathered from Trader Joe’s – it was pretty amazing to have this wonderful meal at home with very little prep work and my kids always have a lot of fun grilling at the table. Simple salad made with Baby Spring Mix +…
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Continue ReadingEdamame and Avocado Salad, a unique and delicious salad made with edamame, avocado, cucumber, cherry tomatoes, red onion and carrots. It’s dressed in a very simple vinaigrette and topped with furikake seasoning.
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Continue ReadingDin Tai Fung came to my hometown years back and became one of my favorite restaurants. Everyone knows about their world famous Xiao Long Bao soup dumplings – and yes they are fantastic, but there are so many other amazing dishes on their menu. One in particular, a dish that completely overwhelmed my taste buds,…
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Continue ReadingChicken wings, smothered in tangy buffalo sauce have become ubiquitous with American Culture, and sporting events in particular. We’ve all had our fair share of these iconic morsels of spice. And I’m here to announce that I’ve reinvented the wheel on this one. Prepare for one of the best wings you’ve NEVER had. Without further ado,…
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Continue ReadingSpam arrived to to Hawai’i along with all the soldiers and sailors during WWII because of it’s long shelf life. It soon made it’s way into the hands of the locals and in the early 80’s, Barbara Funamura – a Japanese-American woman from Hawaii, invented Spam Musubi. It combines two local favorites, Spam and Rice…
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