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Chinese Spicy Beef Recipe | Shaved Beef Bites

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Chinese Spicy Beef is a recipe I learned to make from my friend, Rachel, who makes simple Chinese cooking look like a walk in the park.  She has an incredible gift of taking basic ingredients and turning them into a feast fit for a king in less time than it takes most people to get the dishes done. This beef …

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Now, This is Chicken Noodle Soup!

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Now, this is Chicken Noodle Soup! My mother’s old-fashioned chicken noodle soup is as authentic as it gets. She was a passionate stickler for a squeaky clean chicken in her recipes and the result was pure, flavorful, savory, ‘Can I have seconds please? ‘, soup you will want to sink your spoon in to. With cooking, I like to get …

Chinese Smashed Cucumbers

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Here in Minnesota, Chinese restaurants are a popular option amidst the sea of eating establishments. I love the five flavors of salty, spicy, sour, sweet, and bitter infused into traditional Chinese cooking, but prefer to avoid the MSG found in most of the food at these restaurants. I asked my friend Rachel to teach me how to make delicious, healthy, …

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Easy Homemade Gravy Recipe

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Growing up, meals at my mother’s table often included homemade gravy. She was one of those outstanding home cooks who had ten great recipes she perfected, and one of them was her rich and creamy lump-free gravy like the chicken gravy above and her beef gravy below. We could never get enough of her delicious gravy so we poured it …

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Khoresht Bademjan – Persian Eggplant Stew

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Over 30 years ago, I met Mitra, a beautiful young woman from Iran. We became friends quickly and we’ve experienced so much of life together ever since. The beautiful thing about the Persian community is the timeless culture they have preserved away from their Iranian homeland. From an age-old language, Farsi, to enduring traditions, like their Persian New Year called …