Char Siu - Chinese Roast Pork
Oh my goodness! I tried making this once many, many years ago and it wasn't memorable. This recipe turned out SO well! Juicy, fatty,...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Mar 10, 20212 min read
Cookbook Challenge - Day 3
Today I made the Korean-style Curry Rice. I have never had this before so like all the other new-to-me recipes I was really curious about...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Mar 9, 20212 min read
Cookbook Challenge - Day 2
Another great day of great recipes from my Maangchi cookbook. Today, unlike yesterday I was better prepared. Still took me 3+ hours to...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Mar 8, 20212 min read
Cookbook Challenge - Day 1
It's in the books now folks! My enthusiasm is always bigger than my reality. I spent the weekend dreaming, thinking and shopping and...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Mar 4, 20213 min read
Vietnamese Fresh Spring Rolls
This is NOT an authentic recipe but it is darn tasty and in the spirit of the rolls. It is so fresh with all the crisp veggies and herbs...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Mar 4, 20212 min read
San Bei Chicken - 3 Cup Chicken
Three cup chicken is a delicious Taiwanese chicken dish with 3 main components making the sauce...sesame oil, soy sauce and Chinese rice...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Mar 4, 20212 min read
Bleached or Unbleached White Wheat Flour?
I hadn't thought about this topic in a long while but it was recently brought to my attention so I thought I'd write about it. What is...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Mar 2, 20212 min read
Challenging Myself!
Don't think that just because I started this blog I'm an expert. I'm just a home cook who loves to...well...cook! And of course share the...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Mar 1, 20213 min read
Eggshells to coffee grinds - Compost!
Composting is SO great for your garden! It adds nutrients to the existing soil, aerates, encourages moisture retention, good bacteria and...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 28, 20211 min read
Carrot Ginger Dressing
You know that orange colored dressing that you get when you get a salad at a Japanese restaurant? This is it. One of my favorite. It is...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 27, 20212 min read
Onigiri - Rice Balls
Onigiri is a Japanese lunch box staple and a picnic staple in my family! It is a rice ball, usually triangular or circular in shape,...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 26, 20212 min read
Soy Braised Potatoes and Carrots
This potato side dish goes nicely in a lunch box or side with dinner. The potatoes are first pan fried then braised in a soy mixture...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 26, 20212 min read
Japchae - Korean Mixed Noodles
Not all Korean dishes are spicy. Here is one of my favorite non-spicy noodle dishes. It is made from sweet potato starch noodles. They...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 24, 20212 min read
Gyeran-Mari: Korean Rolled Omelet
You could say an omelet is an omelet. That might be so but I think the Korean and Japanese rolled omelets are special. They are light and...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 23, 20211 min read
Garlicky Cucumber Pickles
These garlicky cucumber pickles are refreshing and full of flavor. I could just eat a bowl of it by itself on a summer day. They are...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 23, 20212 min read
Spicy Pan Fried Tofu
This pan fried tofu side dish is one of our favorites. The tofu is pan fried to light golden where the outside is crispy but the inside...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 23, 20212 min read
Dosirak - Korean Lunch Box
Feel free to laugh all you want but I'm going to tell this story anyway. My family has been watching K-dramas for a while, especially now...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 22, 20213 min read
Coconut Peanut Snowballs
This is what we used to call these coconut covered, peanut-coconut filled sweet rice balls when we were little. Another white and brown...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 20, 20213 min read
Coconut Filled Baked Baos (Gai Mei Bao)
This is a Chinese bakery favorite! I hate to say it but I'm pretty sure that translated from Cantonese it means chicken "end" bao. But,...
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chrisredthreadkitc
Feb 20, 20213 min read
Hot Dog Baked Baos
Don't knock this one until you try it. It really is a thing, I'm not kidding and it's delicious for a quick lunch or snack! The...
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