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Lad Nar Shrimp!

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Lad Nar is a fast dish which serve with noodle either big flat rice noodle or crunchy fried egg noddle as I made today which is called" mee krob lad nar". It is a thick broth-similar to gravy and can make with any meat with variety of  vegetables , esp Chinese broccoli.  This is a street food which is also very popular in Asian cuisine.

Another Great Team From Triage Consultant!

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This is why I love my job! Triage has been coming to my class almost 24 teams now and this Thursday is another team will come as well. I can see how people enjoy cooking Thai food and keep sending a lot of people, friends coworker and family. Thank again for spreading the words and nice to see many people who already came and meet new people as well.

Polenta with Spuntature e Salsicce (ribs & sausages)

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Years ago, when I lived in Rome, I'd order polenta with spuntature at a restaurant in my neighborhood of Trastevere. But only in winter. It's a rare restaurant that features it at other times of year, and if it does, it's likely to be a place devoid of Romans. Even though you can certainly make polenta in spring, summer or fall, to me, it's strictly winter food. And now that winter is in full swing, polenta is on my mind. I've made it a few times this season already, but not with spuntature. Since I was going to be making a ragù, I thought I'd include some sausages too, and put together some meatballs to enrich the sauce even more. As long as you're going to the trouble of cooking something for several hours, you might as well make enough to put in the freezer for a few meals later on, right? So I pulled out my biggest stainless steel pot to get it going. While the sauce was simmering away, I fried some meatballs.  I know, frying foods isn't the best th...

Great Group!

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This Saturday, I had a great mixed group of people and everyone such a patient with making a great meals. We master three dishes and everyone did a great job with eating a lot of food they made, I hope to see them again soon:))

Fudgy Brownies

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I made these brownies to go with brownie sundaes and they were perfect! They were rich and chocolately and when still warm they were the perfect base for a delicious sundae covered in ice cream and caramel sauce.  This recipe is from Good Life Eats . 12 tbsps salted butter 1 1/2 cups sugar 2/3 cup cocoa powder 1 tsp vanilla extract 3 large eggs 1 cup flour 1/2 cup chocolate chunks Heat oven to 350. Grease a 9x9 square dish and set to the side. In a medium sauce pan melt the butter over medium heat. Whisk in the sugar and vanilla into the butter. Cook for 3 minutes. Whisk in the cocoa powder and remove from heat. Add the eggs one at a time, whisking well in between each. Stir the flour into the mixture then carefully fold the chocolate chunks in. Pour into the greased dish and bake for 25-35 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool before cutting. 

Salted Egg Yolk Mochi Ice Cream

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Earlier last year I discovered a new kind of steamed bun, the liu sha bao .  I think translated directly it means "quicksand bun" but it's actually a lot better tasting that it sounds.  Inside is a molten filling made of salted egg yolk custard, and I could probably eat 5 of them in a row.  I tried making some a few weeks ago, but the result was just okay and not really worth all the work when I can just get the perfected bun at dim sum. Because of that experiment I still had 3 cooked salted duck eggs sitting in my fridge, though, so I figured I'd try to make an ice cream out of them.  I followed the template of Jeni's Salty Vanilla Frozen Custard , but I replaced 3 of the raw egg yolks with 3 cooked salted duck egg yolks, which you can find in the egg section of a Chinese grocery store.  I reduced the salt a little because the egg yolks were already salted and added a little bit of turmeric to increase the yellow coloring of the ice cream.  It still comes ...

'Australia Day' celebrations have been marred by a violent protest organised by a far-left group, which ended in clashes with police. Murad Gazdiev takes a look at how the far-left is adopting some of the more-sinister tactics from the other end of the spectrum.

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Valentina Shevchenko vs. Julianna Pena | UFC FIGHT NIGHT HIGHLIGHTS

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What A Great Night !!!

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It was a very fun class tonight. It is mixed group of people and half of the company team building. I love at to see how people had a good time in my class with the food that we made and the meeting people from all over.

20 Great Times With Triage!

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It was a very time time with another team from Triage. There are more than 20 teams from Triage that joined me in my class and I love them.. I am looking forward to another team next week and the week after. Thank again for keep coming back.

Homemade Blueberry Bread Pudding

Indulge yourself in a freshly-baked, oven-warm HUGE piece of this  perfectly moist and sweet bread pudding exploding with colorful blueberries It doesn't get much better than this! Is it cold and rainy outside?? Here is the plan for this weekend. Sleep in, wear your pj's all day and bake a bread pudding you won't easily forget ... Once you manage to get off bed and make yourself a cup of

Baked Ravioli with a Vodka Cream Sauce

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Any kind of creamy vodka sauce is always a good thing in our house. I thought this recipe would be a great and easy twist. Plus it made a huge pan of pasta and that meant leftovers for lunch for a few days, another great bonus! This recipe was adapted from Butter Your Biscuit . 1/4 cup butter 5 cloves garlic (minced) 1 medium onion (diced) 1 cup vodka 2 (28oz) cans tomato sauce 1 tbsp sugar 1 tsp oregano 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp crushed red pepper 1/2 tsp black pepper 2 tbsp chopped fresh basil 1 cup heavy cream 48oz frozen cheese ravioli 2 cups mozzarella cheese In a large pot melt the butter. Add the onions and saute for 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the vodka and let simmer until it reduces by half, about 6-7 minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce, sugar, salt, pepper, oregano and red pepper flakes. Let simmer for 15 minutes.  Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the ravioli according to the packaging. Drain the pasta and layer in a greased 9x13 dish. Whis...

Aisay Nahi Chalay Ga 26 January 2017 Bol TV Amir Liaqat is Back

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Let's Talk about CON

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Since my last blog post went up Tuesday morning, I have received numerous calls, texts and emails from readers who are enthusiastically engaged with the topic of the potential deregulation of the Certificate of Need (CON) in Florida.   As I explain in my previous post, our primary goal at Jupiter Medical Center is to provide our patients with the highest quality and most accessible health care at the fairest price possible. With that in mind, there is no conclusive evidence that deregulation improves quality, cost or access to health care. In fact, I believe that it puts all three at risk. Deregulation will result in higher cost to consumers as well as decreased access to care especially in the poorer rural communities. I realize it isn't productive to simply state my opposition to deregulation. Instead, I have spent significant time trying to think about opportunities to affect a positive outcome. To that end, I recommend the following: If the government wants deregulation in heal...

1st Class,2017 With Kate Team!

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After got back from school with my diploma degree, I had a cooking team building with Kate team this afternoon. Kate came here many times with friend and family and this time , she brought her team with her. It was nice having her in my class again and very fun evening to me for my 1 day working in 2017.

Crock Pot Nacho Soup

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Does anyone else get completely sucked in by the Tasty videos on facebook?  Okay so sometimes they don't look good at all but other times, I have to make the recipe right away! That was the case with this soup, I saw it on Tasty then made it like 3 days later.  It was delicious and a big hit in our house! 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts 1 large onion (diced) 2 cloves garlic (minced) 1 tbsp chili powder 2 tsp cumin 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp salt 1 tsp black pepper 6 cups chicken broth 1 can diced tomatoes 1 can black beans (drained) 1 cup heavy cream 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese 1 cup shredded monterey jack cheese serve with: extra cheese, sour cream and tortilla chips Mix together the chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt and black pepper. Rub all over the chicken breasts then place in the bottom of the crock pot. Top with onions and garlic. Pour the chicken brother over the chicken and let cook on low for 6 hours. Remove the chicken and shred then return it to the crock pot. ...

The Farm Cooking School

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My son Michael and daughter-in-law Beth gave us a gift certificate at Christmas to the Farm Cooking School, a wonderful enterprise run by two former editors from Gourmet Magazine, and located at Gravity Hill Farm in Titusville, N.J., about 1/2 hour from my home. Shelley Wiseman and Ian Knauer run the school and offer classes in everything from Mexican cuisine to cheese making to venison butchery and lots more.  Shelley was Gourmet's travel food editor and a recipe tester for 12 years. She's the author of two cookbooks, including her latest, Just Tacos . Ian, who founded the school, worked in Gourmet's test kitchens for more than a decade, before returning to his family's farm in Pennsylvania where he wrote  The Farm: Rustic Recipes for a Year of Incredible Food .   We were enrolled in an "experimental" class, intended for people already comfortable in the kitchen, since we were given basic recipes but had to come up with our own creations, ones that would be ...