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Posts from ‘November, 2008’

Glazed Salmon with Dijon Mustard Sauce

Most of my recipes are not actually my own inspiration (I’m not that creative!). But tons of other bloggers are (and cookbooks ) so with a little bit of adjusting to my tastes, I try my best to recreate their dishes. This one was inspired both by my desire to have fish at least once [...]

Lowell’s Restaurant and Bar – Seattle

Hope everyone had a safe and happy Thanksgiving! I got to help prepare Thanksgiving dinner this time and as soon as I find time to process the pictures, I’ll have a post Anyway, back to the exploits from my Seattle vacation! I wrote about Pike Place’s different markets and stores last time, now I’d like [...]

Pork Kimchi

A few posts ago I wrote about Misono Wok in Super 88 and one of my favorite dishes there is Pork stir fried with kimchi. It’s definitely been one of the tastier dishes I’ve had, and it’s a very home-style type dish (especially because it’s quick too!). So after asking around for some tips, I [...]

Mongolian Beef

Gotta start by giving credit to Rasa Malaysia, one of my favorite blogs (excellent recipes and superb photography. Much better than this guy) for this delicious recipe! It was one of those moments where I looked at a few pictures, drooled all over my desk and then decided I had to make it. I did [...]

Pike Place Market – Seattle

Back at the end of August, I ended up in Seattle on vacation with some friends from high school. We were there for different reasons than food, but I quickly discovered that Pike Place Market was just a few blocks away from our hotel! Thanks to the concierge (and no thanks to my pre-vacation preparation [...]