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Back into Blogging!

by Yi August 9, 2013

I’ve been an awful blogger for the past few months. It’s like this blog just freezes on that last Paris post, forever! Don’t get me wrong, I did enjoy my trip to Paris and have […]

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Memorable Summer Dishes

by Yi September 12, 2012

Although the fall has not official arrived in NYC yet, the drop in temperatures is making me miss the warm summer days already. While I love the fall season and I look forward to the […]

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Avocado Shake

by Yi June 17, 2012

Last week, after I mentioned about what happened to the pot of basil I kept outside of my window, I have received many comments from you awesome readers. Thank you very much for all your […]

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Braised Stuffed Bitter Melon (炆釀苦瓜)

by Yi August 1, 2011

Recently a reader recommended a book called “The China Study” which I found very interesting. Based on the studies done in rural China, The book draws correlations between long term health benefits and low protein diet.

It’s amazing to see how the causes of many chronic diseases can be linked to heavy animal protein assumption. On the other hand the book also discusses the benefits of moderate meat diet and vegetarian diet, something similar to the Chinese food medicine philosophy.

When talking about Food medicine, the first thing comes to my mind is a super vegetable called Chinese bitter melon.

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Cucumber Salad in Chinese Garlic Dressing (蒜泥黃瓜)

by Yi July 13, 2011

My love for garlic has been well documented on this site. Just take a look at previous posts and you’ll be amazed by how many times that garlic has appeared in my recipes.

Garlic and I share this love-hate relationship. I love to have it in my food as it really adds a lot of aroma to it; at the same time the penetrating garlic breath can become extremely annoying.

Just in case you are crazy bout garlic like me or just can’t simply avoid it, here are some tricks that can help you avoid a few casualties

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Chrysanthemum Tea Jello with Papaya

by Yi June 6, 2011

June is here! And that means summer is only days away (summer officially starts in mid-June in the States).

As I am anticipating having lots of fun this summer, I have already started to worried about the heat waves that often hit New York during July and August. The temperature and humidity would rise to an unbearable level that I feel lightheaded throughout the day.

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From the Editor

Yi Reservation's finger-licking delicious Honey Crusted Rib Dish has been selected as the winner of the Sweet to Savory Recipe Challenge hosted by Marx Foods. I'd love to thank everybody for your generous support! You guys are the best!