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Scallion Pancakes – Pajeon

Monday, January 7th, 2013

Daniel Gray www.ongofood.com taught us how to make these delicious Green Onion or Scallion Pancakes. So easy and delicious.  I added bean sprouts and you can change it up.  It is a winner. 


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Korea & Singapore: The Keys to a successful trip

Friday, January 4th, 2013

The success of a trip is all about the planning & luck.  I was a lucky planner.  These Key players made it possible.
1. I found Daniel Gray from Ongo Food Communications Read More→

An overview of our trip to South Korea

Wednesday, December 26th, 2012

Daniel Gray from  Ongofoods.com prepared this map for us. 

An overview of our tour. This is an amazing country with beautiful people, a rich culture and great food.

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Day 2 – Jeonju Sunday 12/16/12

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

We woke up and had a unique breakfast at the Frasier Suites. 
They had some odd items on the buffet, corn soup…it was good, then

Salad for breakfast??

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We arrived in Seoul Korea

Saturday, December 15th, 2012

We had a wonderful flight on Korean Airlines.

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Categories : Fun Food, Fun Photos, Travel

Great Cookies

Thursday, October 11th, 2012

These are the great cookies my sister turned me on to at Lavain Bakery in NYC.

You can get them mail ordered at Lavain Bakery ( just click on the name).  This is a tiny place which produces amazing baked goods.And this is a look at their bread with chocolate.

Frontera Grill a must try

Thursday, August 2nd, 2012

I was fortunate to interview Rick Bayless back when his first book came out. He sent me a beautiful letter inviting me to his restaurant Frontera Grill & Tolobombo in Chicago and approx. 18 years later I got there and it was worth the wait.  It was my Nieces birthday so it was a perfect place to celebrate. Read More→

Coco Pazzo in Chicago

Wednesday, August 1st, 2012

This was the antipasto. Everything was fresh. Raves over the Caesar salad, lasagna. I had the trout and it was very good.

Our first night we dined across the street from our hotel, The Hyatt at Magnificent Mile on St. Clair Street.  The Restaurant is Coco Pazzo, one of many in the Country. It is Tuscan Italian Cuisine and very good.

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Pasta Making in Bologna with Rita

Wednesday, June 13th, 2012

Here’s some videos from my trip to Italy. I took some video clips on my IPhone, and Julie pieced them together afterward. Our chef Rita taught us how to make pasta by hand and how to make a ragu! These videos show the ragu, but we later made some tortellini with a ricotta filling. ENJOY! 

 

Great recipe -Doubles made with Garbanzo beans YUM!!

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Allow me to introduce you to a Double made with garbanzo beans, a street food of Trinidad.

Soak your dried garbanzo beans over night in a big bowl with lots of water, they swell.

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