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Have you ever tried a finger lime?  You really must.  Sometimes called citrus caviar, its an Australian native that was all but wiped out from land clearing for white settlement.  Gaining in popularity over recent years there are now several companies that grow them and that are working to restore the sub-tropical rainforests that are [...]

Theme:  Vietnamese Cookbook: Secrets of the Red Lantern by Pauline Nguyen When I go out for Vietnamese, I never have just one dish.  I don’t think anyone does.  So, for this week’s theme, the only logical thing (to my warped way of thinking) was to not make one dish, but to make what I would [...]

Theme:    Japanese Cookbook:    Yoshoku by Jane Lawson Recipe:     edamame This recipe book is one that The Beloved bought when we were first enamoured with each other.  Back in the days when he tried to impress me with his cooking.  Now he just impresses me with his eating!  It is a lovely book.  Yoshoku is a [...]