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Pad Thai – Midsummer Thai Dinner

This dish has been very popular in Thailand since World War II. For this recipe, you will need broad rice noodle, fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, ketchup, red chili flakes, vegetable oil, cloves of garlic, eight medium size shrimp (peeled and deveined), 8 ounces of boneless chicken, eggs, bean sprouts, green onions, peanuts, coriander sprigs, limes, and fresh chilies. To prep for this recipe, you will need to peel and chop one garlic clove. Dice the boneless chicken into small pieces. Cut three green onions into slivers. Slice the lime into 8 wedges. Toast two tablespoons of peanuts in the … Continue reading →

Pancit – A Great Filipino Noodle Dish

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My husband’s best friend and his family came down last weekend for Memorial Day. His wife is so sweet and such a great cook! She is Filipina and usually brings pancit and lumpia. My husband loves those dishes and I tried to make them – once. Mine were a terrible flop, so now he just bribes Vicky into bringing them when they visit. For this recipe, you will need one whole chicken, one pound of pork, a cup of shrimp (cooked, deveined and unshelled), straw mushrooms, water chestnuts, 1/2 head of bok choy or cabbage, carrots, snow pea pods, soy … Continue reading →

Start the Year of the Dog with Singapore Noodles

The Chinese New Year is a very exciting time. The Chinese calendar has been in continuous use for centuries, so each New Year is cause for a celebration. Each Chinese New Year has three names. One is the animal name. The year is the Year of the Dog. The twelve animal names (Rat, Ox, Tiger, Hare, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Boar) recycle every twelve years. The year may also go by its formal name (this year’s formal name is bingxu) or by its year in the Chinese calendar (4703). To honor the New Year, here is … Continue reading →