Category Archives: Lunch

Look Ma, I Made Sushi!

How To Make Sushi 101 There are very few things I’m really good at in life, and naturally, I feed those things and try to improve on them.  Sushi rolling is NOT one of them. How do I know this? … Continue reading

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Easy Pho Ga (Saigon Chicken Rice Noodle Soup)

Pho Ga. Ever hear of it? It’s Chicken Rice Noodle Soup from Vietnam aka Saigon Chicken Rice Noodle Soup from Vietnam. This is probably NOT your typical Bubbes’ (OR Grandmother’s/Mother’s) soul-healing Chickeny Noodle Soup, but it’s just as soothing and just as … Continue reading

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Homemade Puff Pastry and Vols-Au-Vents

How to Make Puff Pastry The real Puff Daddy, right? “You’re tall, do your exercises by the window where the ledge you can hold onto is higher”; “You’re tall, can you grab that off the shelf for me?”.  HUH? This is … Continue reading

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