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Kacang Pool (Foul Medammas) Recipe
Kacang Pool / Malaysian Foul Medammas I was introduced to kacang pool only very recently, near the end of our stay in Kuching. My friends, who grew up in West Malaysia, and who knew this dish well,...
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U-Pick Cherries at Nunn Better Farms in Brentwood
We take a short trip out of town to go pick our own cherries at Nunn Better Farms in Brentwood. Here’s what we found: Cherries Waiting to Be Picked Mum’s visit with us is almost over, and we were...
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Hawaiian-Style Chex Mix
Hawaiian-Style Chex Mix One of the first Christmases I spent in Hawaii, I remember my pastor’s wife, Aunty Terumi, giving me a bag of Hawaiian-style Chex Mix in a Ziploc bag. I thought it was just...
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Merry Christmas 2014
The true light that gives light to everyone was coming into the world. He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him. He came to that which was his...
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Happy Chinese New Year 2015
Gong Xi Fa Cai! Happy Chinese New Year! Two years since moving back to the US, we are back in Malaysia to visit during Chinese New Year. It is good to be back! We have soooo been looking forward to...
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We Went to Malaysia and All We Got Was
We’re back home after a nearly 3 week trip to Malaysia for Chinese New Year. I was so nice to see family and friends again, and of course to eat all the wonderful foods we’ve been missing. We didn’t...
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Here we go again…
Annie and I are huge, huge fans of musical theater. “My Fair Lady” is one of our absolute favorites. Most of the time, we just watch musicals at home on DVD which is the most convenient, not to mention...
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Chicago @ The Stage, San Jose
Whatever happened to fair dealing? And pure ethics And nice manners? Why is it everyone now so a pain in the ass? Whatever happened to class? An egotistical, self-absorbed narcissist literally gets...
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How I Built My Raised Garden Bed
Happy Easter! Spring is in full swing, and we will be planting Annie’s tomato seedlings really soon. I spent my Easter Sunday building a couple of raised garden beds / planter boxes in our backyard....
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How I Espaliered My Backyard Fruit Trees
Today I spent a few hours in the backyard tending to our fruit trees. Along our back retaining wall, we planted an apricot, a donut peach, and a sugar plum tree. They are a year old at this point, and...
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