Tag: soy sauce
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#158: Japanese Ginger Carrot Salad & Miso Soup
When I was thinking about appetizers I wanted to make for this last recipe this go around, I wanted to try to make something that was a bit more of an appetizer for a meal rather than it being an hors d’oeuvre to snack on like our previous recipes this month. And so, after ordering…
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#157: California Roll
I’ve been meaning to make a sushi recipe for a while now, especially after we made the onigiri recipe a few years ago, and I thought that the California Roll would be the perfect one to start with! The California Roll interestingly has a complicated origin story, with the roll’s invention being disputed, either being…
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#141: Lomo Saltado
When I was first looking into this recipe, I was surprised to find out that its roots are more Asian than it might seem at first glance. A famous and traditional dish in Peru, Lomo Saltado actually finds its origin from the Chinese immigrants to Peru from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who…
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#140: Takoyaki (たこ焼き)
I’ve been meaning to make this recipe for a while now since it’s one of my favorite appetizers to get at Japanese restaurants as well as from street vendors whenever I visit Japan. Though, with takoyaki requiring special equipment to make, I was putting it off. But with us being a bit adventurous this month,…
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#131: 1 Pot Salmon Rice Cooker Meal
This recipe is one that I’ve been making for a while now and it’s such a simple and easy way of cooking an entire meal all at once. So, it’s one that I’ve been wanting to share for a while and I think that this is a great way of using a whole bunch of…
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#129: Sticky Asian Ribs
With our third round of Frugal February, I wanted to focus once again on meals that I like to make when I need to save some money and save some time as well, in terms of active cooking time as well as time spent getting new stuff from the grocery store. One of these simple…
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#127: London Broil Steak w/ Roasted Vegetables
Whenever I plan my meals for the week, I always try to find a new type of food to try out. That way, I have plenty of options to choose from and don’t get bored of a certain food while still having healthy, and most importantly delicious, recipes to choose from. I’m always looking online…
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#126: Spicy Thai Dried Squid
After making our jerky recipe last September, I’ve been wanting to make another dried meat recipe and with these being a great way to get some protein in between meals, I thought that this would be the perfect time to do so! And with us using squid this time, I thought it warranted another recipe…
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#117: Thai Roasted Chicken And Sticky Rice (ข้าวเหนียวไก่อบ)
I’ve been wanting to do this recipe since the beginning of doing this cooking show, but I, for whatever reason, waited until now to make it. Thai Roasted Chicken and Sticky Rice, or ข้าวเหนียวไก่อบ, is one of my favorite dishes from my childhood, and it’s something that I would get every time I went to…
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#110: Cucumber Salad
When I was younger, we used to take short road trips to various parks in the summer to enjoy the fresh air and to spend some time in the sun, and my mom used to make lunch for us to eat and one of the things I remember her making was cucumber salads. I used…