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Mei Gan Cai (Fermented Dried Mustard Greens)

Sometimes I fall down the rabbit hole of making things traditionally in order to experience and understand the work and…
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Mei Gan Cai (Fermented Dried Mustard Greens)

A Year In Review: 2025

โ€œAnd now here is my secret, a very simple secret: It is only with the heart that one can see…
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Rose Currant Shaved Ice

Summer is when I break out my shaved ice machine, which is kind of cheating because my kids love this…
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Rose Currant Shaved Ice

Spicy Salmon Chirashi

My kids love sushi. Actually, let me amend that. My kids are crazy about raw seafood and raw red meat–like…
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Spicy Salmon Chirashi

Braised Garlic Mustard Side Dish

Everyone hates garlic mustard, generally. I know I wasn’t a big fan even after turning it into pesto because there…
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Braised Garlic Mustard Side Dish

Minced Indian Aster (Ma Lan Tou) Cold Dish

It’s kind of hard to explain the flavor of indian aster, Kalimeris indica, also known as Ma Lan Tou (้ฆฌ่˜ญ้ ญ),…
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Minced Indian Aster (Ma Lan Tou) Cold Dish

Plum Syrup

My parents had given me a huge bag of plums about two years ago that I had layered in syrup…
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Plum Syrup

Tuna Carpaccio with Garden Herbs

I keep frozen ahi tuna blocks in my freezer for hot days when I have no energy to turn on…
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Tuna Carpaccio with Garden Herbs

Garden Herb Olive Oil Dip

Sometimes simple is best! When I have cured meats at home, like some pastrami my sister brought to me, I…
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Garden Herb Olive Oil Dip

Chickweed Egg Salad Sandwich

Chickweed is a common plant found in my garden, and it has a crisp, mild, and refreshing flavor, making it…
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Chickweed Egg Salad Sandwich

From Egg to Egg: Raising Bantam Cochin Chickens

Sweet, fluffy, and impossibly roundโ€”hereโ€™s a quick guide to raising my favorite breed of chickens: Bantam Cochins!

From Egg to Egg: Raising Coturnix Quail

Tiny, delectable eggs, the fastest turnaround of any poultry, take a peek at this guide to raising Japanese Coturnix Quail!

How to Protect Your Flock From Avian Influenza and Other Disease Vectors

An informational on Avian Influenza and some steps you can take to protect your flock.