TasteSpotting

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Sunway restaurant in Richmond B.C. makes the best Taiwanese street food ever! Here's deep-fried chicken with basil.

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Marinated tempeh wrap with homemade jicama and carrot pickles. Day 1 of "Meat-Eater Goes Meat-Free".

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The tea set my parents used when they got married, 27 years ago. (My husband and I used the same one at our wedding.) This piece is on Food, Love, and Family.

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Sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaf, at Empire Seafood in Richmond BC (Gold winner of Best Cantonese dim sum!)

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Beautifully pleated xiao long bao from Shanghai House in Richmond, BC

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A little twist on Jim Lahey's incredible No-Knead bread

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My neighbor's recipe for the softest, lightest, and fluffiest Japanese cheesecake.

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A modern take on this Midwestern classic--it's Cheeseburger pie!

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Lovely wagashi (Japanese sweets) from Tokara in Seattle, and also homemade warabi-mochi from my Japanese neighbor

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Ultra-tender shortbread...this is the last shortbread recipe you'll ever need!

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Homemade Levain...perfect for sandwiches, or for grilled cheese!

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Almond browned butter teacakes with a Simple Blueberry sauce

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My Ultimate Triple-layer Coconut Custard Cake

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Eating in Portland! A Dirty Pretzel with fried chicken and pork belly gravy from Spint's Alehouse.

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Pine State biscuits in Portland! (lots of photos--including this one with country ham, egg, and cheese)

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an updated German Chocolate cake, with salted creme fraiche caramel and milk chocolate frosting

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Stinging Nettle risotto, recipe adapted from chef Giorgio Locatelli

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Creme fraiche is the secret ingredient to this intriguing salty-sweet caramel sauce

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Beef and kabocha squash curry, with coconut cream and tamarind

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Ad Hoc Beef Stroganoff: Red wine braised short ribs, a cream sauce enriched with cremini mushrooms, bay leaf, thyme, and caramelized onion. Recipe by chef Thomas Keller.

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Ad Hoc brownies from one of America's greatest chefs, Thomas Keller

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My mom's baked coconut and red bean mochi, perfect for Chinese New Year!

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My version of the Momofuku Crack Pie (adapted from LA Times Food)

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Beautiful quiches at sunny Volunteer Park Café in Seattle

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My mother-in-law's tips and tricks to making the best Ma Po Tofu (spicy ground pork and tofu) you've ever tasted.

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Salty-Sweet Buttercrunch Toffee (with recipe!)

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Kabocha squash and raisin bread, made by my friend Jenifer [no recipe]

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Soy sauce chicken wings [with recipe]

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Cantonese braised beef and daikon recipe--the perfect one-pot meal!

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Fudgy brownies from Matt Lewis's "Baked" cookbook, aka Oprah's Favorite brownies! [with recipe]

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Lion's Head Meatballs for Chinese New Year [with recipe!}

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Browned butter pound cake is the perfect dessert for a blustery winter day [with recipe]

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Buttery, crumbly, cinnamon-y oatmeal date bars [with recipe!]

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My mom's Cantonese beef and broccoli