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Recipe Box: Breakfast Twice Baked Potatoes

by Jennie Tai April 2, 2013

I love making twice baked potatoes! One morning I noticed a whole bunch of potatoes in the pantry and decided to make a twice baked potato for breakfast. My original recipe involves lots of bacon, cajun fried shrimp (cooked in bacon fat!) and lots of dairy–so I opted for some healthier toppings for the breakfast version [...]

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A Cantonese Breakfast: Fried Daikon Cakes + Eggs (Lo Bak Guo)

by Jennie Tai March 8, 2013

Daikon cakes (lo bak guo) are a Cantonese dim sum staple. They’re also known as “turnip cakes”, but daikon is a little more accurate, because it’s made of shredded daikon, rice flour, chopped mushrooms, dried shrimp and bits of sweet Chinese sausage (lap cheong), steamed in a pan, then either eaten warm by the spoonful, [...]

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Recipe Box: 8 Step Turkey Lettuce Wraps

by Jennie Tai March 6, 2013

My mom and I have been on a health kick lately, so we’ve been making things like this at home for dinner and then eat ice cream cake for dessert. It’s funny taking photos of my mom while she’s cooking, because she loves setting things up a certain way (the ingredients below each have a [...]

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Recipe Box: Crispy Pan Seared Chilean Sea Bass

by Jennie Tai March 1, 2013

This is actually Bub’s recipe. A few weeks ago, he made pan-seared Chilean sea bass, gold yukon mashed potatoes and asparagus for dinner on Valentine’s Day. It was incredibly buttery, moist and crispy on the outside. I loved it so much, I saved a small fourth of the filet and kept taking small bites of [...]

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Recipe Box: Green Apple, Ginger + Citrus Juice

by Jennie Tai February 25, 2013

Drinking fresh juice is a healthy, natural way to absorb fresh nutrients and vitamins from raw fruits and vegetables–which is why I made it one of my new years resolutions to do it more often. It’s actually a little beauty secret of several celebrities who juice to maintain a healthy diet that promotes vibrant skin, [...]

Recipe Box: Chocolate Eclairs

by Jennie Tai February 19, 2013

A few weeks ago my cousin asked if I could help cater the desserts at her wedding, and I got a little carried away when she asked me what I could bake for a low-key brunch Fall wedding. Dozens of little French pastries came to mind and elaborate macaron centerpieces came to mind, obviously. I [...]

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Recipe Box: Panna Cotta, Orange Gelee & Grapefruit Sorbet

by Jennie Tai February 15, 2013

Bub doesn’t have much of a sweet tooth and doesn’t like chocolate very much. He prefers super tart desserts, so for Valentine’s Day–I made him vanilla panna cotta with orange gelee and grapefruit sorbet. Grapefruit Sorbet Recipe Pin It

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8 Great Superbowl Snackadiums

by Jennie Tai January 30, 2013

Not sure what to make for your next superbowl party? Impress your guests and cover all bases by stuffing your favorite snacks, entrees and desserts into one snackadium! Here’s a round up of my favorites with links to their original creators. 1) Simple & Clean Stadium by The Sweets Life. This is the prettiest “snackadium” I [...]

How To Fancy Up Instant Ramen

by Jennie Tai January 22, 2013

I love ramen! Especially when it gets chilly out, but when you have fifty packs to go through–soup and noodles can get old quickly. If you’re looking to spice up your typical home-made ramen, add in some meat, a soft-boiled egg, or mix in another egg to create an egg-drop-soup-like consistency. Top it off with [...]

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Recipe Box: Sashimi Salad

by Jennie Tai January 10, 2013

{ I’m hover-friendly! } These past few weeks, my boyfriend and I have been trying to stick to one of our new year’s resolution of eating healthier. So far so good, but it isn’t all that difficult when we throw together quick, healthy dinners like this. Bub didn’t seem all that excited when I told [...]

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