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Soba Noodle Salad

Soba Noodle Salad

This is another one of those recipes I’ve secretly held onto and haven’t posted because every time I made this dish, it was always when I was feeling too lazy to take step-by-step photos or make a cooking video for it.  But the time has…

Spring Pasta Carbonara

Spring Pasta Carbonara

Pasta Carbonara is a dish I make often, but for whatever reason, haven’t shared a recipe for it on here until now.  I’m actually pretty surprised at myself.  Part of the reason I think is because while you’re making it, you kind of have to…

Steak and Scallion Stir Fry

Steak and Scallion Stir Fry

Let’s be honest here, I’m always trying to figure out different ways to stretch a steak.  So sometimes I make a steak salad, and other times I make a stir fry!  This all came about when I was trying to defrost a piece of flank…

Shrimp and Tofu Coconut Curry

Shrimp and Tofu Coconut Curry

Should I really be calling this dish Curry in a Hurry… or even Curry Without Worry?  Hmm… maybe, but you can decide after you make it.  I think the best part of this coconut curry is that you can throw in whatever bits and pieces…

Chopped Kielbasa Stir-Fry

Chopped Kielbasa Stir-Fry

I like keeping kielbasa in my freezer to have it on-hand for the days where I don’t feel like thinking about what to cook…and this happens a lot.  I tend to buy it and freeze it, because it’s like my emergency ingredient that’s ready for…

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…