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Easy Breakfast Idea: Avocado Toasts

Easy Breakfast Idea: Avocado Toasts

Bleh.  This week, I was testing a couple recipes and they turned into flops.  Whenever this happens, I can literally hear a sad Charlie Brown trumpet in my head playing, “wah~wah…”  You just feel discouraged, like you wasted your time, ingredients, and energy.  It leaves…

A Healthy Halloween Party

A Healthy Halloween Party

Last year I posted an entry on how to make Halloween cupcakes using marshmallows and boxed cake mix.  My cupcakes were featured on Kokoliving Magazine and since then, have been popular on Pinterest, so if you’re in the mood for sweets, go check that recipe…

Quinoa Stir Fry

Quinoa Stir Fry

I have been pressured twice by my friend Lynda to post up this recipe, so here it is.  I recently went to a casual get-together potluck lunch with a few friends, and we all brought something.  The hostess was making a Korean dish, so I…

Chicken with Chickpeas and Arugula

Chicken with Chickpeas and Arugula

I try to eat low carb meals every now and then, even though I’m not on Atkins, South Beach, or any other kind of food-specific diet.  Come on now, I can’t give up on my bagels, cookies, or pasta completely.  However, I do like to…

Shrimp with Lime

Shrimp with Lime

Lately, I’ve been trying to eat more balanced meals and less carbs.  Thus, I am grouchy.  I suddenly realized that I have to squeeze myself into a bridesmaid dress next month so I have to step up my game and be more disciplined.  I’m dragging…

Baked Chicken Legs with Tomato Salad

Baked Chicken Legs with Tomato Salad

When I was a newly graduated young adult, and my friend Yong Mi was still in college, she made me a delicious and memorable meal from her dorm apartment.  The thing that impressed me the most was the fact that she didn’t have a real…