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Strawberry Shortcakes with Lemon

Summer comes early in our little town in Southern China, and right now in early March it’s already strawberry season. One of the joys of living seasonally is anticipating the various fruit seasons, enjoying the fruit to the utmost while it’s in [...]

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Mango Pomelo Sago Soup

Chinese desserts are quite different from Western ones.  They tend to be based on fruit and/or beans (red or green, generally), and often use glutinous rice, tapioca or sago.  Unlike Western desserts, that often use lots of cream and dairy products, Chinese desserts [...]

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Chinese New Year Cake

It’s that time of the year again…the time we all anticipate…Red Pocket Day!  Okay, okay, Chinese New Year isn’t ALL about getting money – it’s also about spending time with your family on the one holiday every year that people can travel home.  In Chinese [...]

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Pomegranate Jam Hearts

Yes, I know.  It’s been a while.  Not because I don’t love you guys, but because Chris and I have been traveling to and from LA and Toronto visiting family during our spring vacation.  Not only have we been busy, but we haven’t really had [...]

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Cranberry-Almond Biscotti

Biscotti is to me what the madeleine was to Proust. Well, sort of. When I was in college I spent many hours in my local Second Cup (Canada’s answer to Starbucks) sipping a coffee and dunking a delicious chocolate-covered biscotti into it, while reading a [...]

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