8 Bits [Byte] of Food

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Winner Winner Prime Rib Dinner

Prime Rib Roast Brain Dump There’s really more than enough prime rib recipes online by professional and experts so this really isn’t to compete with them. However, there are a little too many articles, recipes, science experiments, and how to’s/don’t do that articles...

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Quick Ga Roti

Ga Roti is a quintessential Vietnamese rice dish that's delicious with rice, a salad, sticky rice, on it's own.. there's really no way to go wrong with it! Ingredients: 2 lbs Chicken thighs marinated with 2 tsp Salt/ 1 tsp Pepper 5 cloves minced garlic 2 minced medium...

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Pani Puri Pa-lease!

Crispy, crunchy, tangy, refreshing, AND HEALTHY? SAY NO MORE! When I was a child, I had no exploration or knowledge of the Indian food landscape. But as my career took off in the bustling city of software engineers, I made wonderful Desi friends who introduced me to...

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Food Day Trip Ideas for Richmond, BC

Will Travel For Food The best days are the ones spent savoring good food with the right company. If you find yourself in Seattle or anywhere in Washington, and you’re up for a gastronomic journey north of the border, I’ve got you covered. Here’s my tried-and-true...

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Combat Eczema with Food

If you have eczema, you know how annoying and frustrating it can be to deal with itchy, dry, and inflamed skin. You may have tried different creams, lotions, or medications to soothe your skin, but did you know that your diet could also make a difference? I've...

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Vietnamese Curry (Ca Ri Ga)

Ca ri is the Vietnamese word for cu-rry. Ga is chicken. Easy to remember right? Ingredients: 1 whole chicken cut up into parts and pieces Lots of minced garlic Minced lemongrass and whole bruised lemongrass stalks 1 diced onion Sliced shallots (2) Peeled potatoes cut...

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Vietnamese Pickled Mustards

Vietnamese food for me is all about balance. Sometimes when I eat something oily like fried fish or foods, or even something with pork belly, all I really want is a good crunchy pickle of some sort. The Vietnamese answer to this is dua chua. Dua chua is a pickled...

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Canh Ga Chien Bo Toi (Garlic Fried Butter Fried Chicken)

Canh Ga Chien Bo Toi which literally translates to chicken wing fried butter garlic, is one of the kryptonite menu items at Vietnamese restaurants I never have enough will power to pass up. Fried chicken, loads of garlic, AND butter?! Are you kidding me? This is an...

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Kimbap!

Kimbap is another one of the those foods I’m always down to eat. However, it’s also one of those foods hard to justify eating out for all the time. Does that keep me from buying it when I see at H-Mart or at a restaurant? No, but I do feel a tinge of remorse and guilt...

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Thick Cut Pork Chops

We watch a lot of food shows.. I love watching people cook, and absorbing their techniques and recipes.I figured watching all this cooking and people eating delicious things -- some of it's probably gotta stick to my unconscious turning me into a better cook right?...

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Ga Nuong Chao (Fermented Beancurd Marinated Chicken)

Fermented bean curd are tofu cubes marinated and fermented either with salt and spices or rice wine, salt, and spices. My favorite of these different fermented bean curds are usually ones with rice wine as one of the ingredients. It gives the bean curd a little bit...

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Chao Ga (Vietnamese Chicken Rice Porridge/Congee)

Chao Ga is the epitome of Vietnamese comfort food. It is the equivalent to an American Chicken Noodle Soup in how classic and healing it is to our little Vietnamese bellies growing up. Chao Ga is quite easy to make, but there are some tips and tricks to make your's...

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Thai Papaya Salad

Every time I'm pregnant, number 1 on my craving list always seems to be Thai papaya salad. I crave it so much, I always end up eating it for a few days/weeks postpartum. My favorite types of food are salty, tangy, and spicy-- beer food! And this salad is the epitome...

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Blueberry Muffins Without the Egg or Milk

Blueberries without the egg or milk...weird huh? No, I'm definitely not some super healthy person avoiding eggs and dairy. In fact there IS dairy in this recipe. Where did this recipe come from? It came from me having overripe (kind of mushy) blueberries that were...

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Bo La Tia To (Vietnamese Perilla leaf Wrapped Beef)

Traditionally, this yummy beef dish is used with Betel leaves but, ay you use what you got right? And actually, now that I've tried it, I prefer Perilla leaves since it's more fragrant. Bo La Lot (La Lot being Betel Leaves) now transformed Bo La Tia To (Perilla), is...

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How to Make the Best Vietnamese Chicken Curry Ever

Curry chicken is one of those dishes that can make any day better. It's warm, comforting, and full of flavor. But how do you make the best curry chicken ever? Well, you're in luck because I'm going to show you my secret recipe that will blow your mind. This recipe is...

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Leftover Roasted Pork Salad

There is something about leftover roasted pork that makes it taste and smell 'porkier'. This recipe was inspired by the Thai beef salad I made a few weeks ago, and it was super delicious! We used all the fresh herbs from our garden (Rau Dap Ca and Rau Thom -- mint and...

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Instant Pot Xoi Man (Savory Sticky Rice)

Every time we frequent the Vietnamese delis around Seattle, we see xoi man. Xoi man is that plate of sticky rice topped with yummy delectable savory things such as Chinese sausage, pork sung (dried pork floss), scallion oil, and fried shallots. Every time I see this,...

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