Well, another year has rolled by and it’s the Year of the Dragon.
I realize it has been a LONG while since I’ve turned up here at Foodrepublik. A lot has happened.
First of all, I stopped updating the site when morning sickness prevented me from wanting [...]
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When Chris and I were living in China, we found this tiny little Tibetan restaurant nestled in an alley behind the university campus. The owners were a big family of ethnic Tibetans who were rather intimidating when they didn’t smile, but warm and friendly when [...]
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My sister Sam graciously shared with me her fabulous mother-in-law’s recipe for Spaghetti Bolognese. I love to plumb the depths of my family’s in-laws’ recipe archives in the hopes of finding hidden treasure. I’m still hoping that I’ll get my other sister’s boyfriend’s mom’s secret [...]
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When we were down in Orange County a couple of weekends ago, we stopped by at Ranch99 to pick up a few Asian goodies. Where we live, it’s hard to find Asian ingredients, so I was pretty stoked to stock up so I can cook [...]
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I’m sorry, I realize this is the same photo from a few posts back, but I wanted to share with you the absolutely delicious Indonesian marinade that I used on this salmon. Last night, we had dinner so late I didn’t have time to take [...]
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