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midweek gems #55: pineapples, processors and pho
pineapples + food processor reviews + co-gardening + Instant Pot chicken pho
22 hrs ago
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Nearly Effortless Pâté Chaud in 3 recipes
Go veg or be meaty, bake up minis or small hand pies to savor this Saigon snack
Jan 11
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Andrea Nguyen
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midweek gems #54: aloha learnings from the land
+ turmeric and ginger + bananas + rambutan
Jan 8
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Our favorite stories and recipes of 2025
what we enjoyed learning and cooking
Jan 4
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Andrea Nguyen
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December 2025
How pâté chaud, an obsolete French hand pie, endures in Vietnamese culture
what they are + where to find them
Dec 28, 2025
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Andrea Nguyen
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season's greetings
I hope you are enjoying a wonderful day wherever you are, however you are celebrating life and all its blessings.
Dec 25, 2025
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Andrea Nguyen
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Buttery Chestnuts and Red-Cooked Chestnut Chicken, two special recipes for cozy eating
whether you go simmered or braised, East or West, you can't go wrong with these nutty delights
Dec 21, 2025
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Andrea Nguyen
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midweek gems #52: Why American Chestnuts Grow on Chinese Trees
+ indigenous chestnut cooking + Turtle Island by Sean Sherman + celebrating my dad in puff pastry recipes
Dec 18, 2025
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Peel Chestnuts with Ease then Cook them Up Asian style
+ a how-to video to peel chestnuts + 2 new stunningly good, simple recipes
Dec 14, 2025
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Andrea Nguyen
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midweek gems #51: make a ramen holiday
+ ramen noodle hack + delicious sturdy cookies + bargain grocery shopping
Dec 11, 2025
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Boozy Fruitcake Bites
a low-tech, big flavor cakey cookie for the holidays
Dec 7, 2025
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Andrea Nguyen
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midweek gems #50: Nitrided Carbon Steel Nonstick Pans
+ bittersweet reads + Viet-owned White House lookalike
Dec 4, 2025
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