On our last day on the Big Island of Hawaii, we were headed for the airport when it occurred to us that we wouldn’t be getting to Maui until 9:00, and that we should probably eat something before getting onto the plane. A quick search on Yelp led us to Super J’s Authentic Hawaiian Food–a hole
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Life & Travel
In keeping with the fact that we bought a whole bag of scallops while on the Big Island of Hawaii—more than we could eat in one meal, here’s yet another scallop recipe. I prepared a much more spartan version of this recipe a long, long time ago when Sarah and Kaitlin were very young. We
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It’s a sad, yet little known fact that BBQ grills are outlawed within the city limits of Beijing. So for my parents at least, it was a summer without a grill. That means that once we made it to Hawaii, we hightailed it to the Safeway for provisions. One of the recipes my dad made
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Did you know that Hawaii is the most remote island chain in the world? I didn’t. A few months ago, it seemed like a really convenient option for our next family vacation, because meeting “halfway” between Beijing and NJ in the middle of the Pacific Ocean somewhere makes perfect sense, right? It seemed that way…at
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I don’t claim that this Scallion Ginger Cantonese crab is the easiest recipe to make, but follow these directions and you’ll be in for a real treat. Really, the challenge comes from uh…dispatching and prepping the crab. Once you’ve gone over that hurdle, it’s very quick and easy to cook. In fact, you must have
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Qinhuangdao City of Hebei Province is about 280 km due east from the center of Beijing. The locals had told me that everyone heads out there for the seafood, bbq, and beach time, so what could be a better place for a summer outing with some friends and coworkers? There are two main choices: Bei
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This spicy eight treasures stir fry dish is much beloved by many, our family included. It’s called “Eight Treasures” for a reason. Eight is a really lucky number in Chinese culture. A dish with 8 main ingredients? It’s luck in a bowl. This Spicy Eight Treasures Stir Fry is another everyday home cooking dish from
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So I was conducting a routine fridge inventory to assess what I wanted to use (i.e. what could last another few days vs. what had been sitting there a little too long and desperately needed to be cooked). There was a bag of green peppers that had been in there a while, along with some
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