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A bowl of asian noodles topped with fresh cilantro, sliced bell peppers, and bean sprouts, served on a red table.

Pancit Canton

02/19/2024

Pancit canton is a Pilipino noodle dish. The ingredients calls for egg noodles.In the Philippinesthis noodle dish is sold everywhere, by the street hawkers, in wet markets, grocery stores and carinderia. This store bought noodles are cooked,dry and crisp just…

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Newsletter 002 January 12,2024

02/07/2024

Malnutrition in the elderly Malnutrition is commonly misunderstood as simply not enough food to eat.  In the elderly population malnutrition is more complex than that. There are many factors that can cause malnutrition in the elderly. Risk for malnutrition depends…

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Left: two crepes dusted with powdered sugar on a plate. right: a bunch of yellow bananas arranged and viewed from the top.

Banana Eggroll

02/07/2024

Turon or banana eggroll is a street food in the Philippines. The recipes and images of this eggroll varies depending on who is preparing it. The traditional “turon” is made out of springroll wrapper, not the doughy western eggroll wrapper.…

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Sliced and roasted eggplant pieces on a white plate, showing both charred and tender textures.

Fried egg plant

02/07/2024

Eggplant is a versatile vegetable. It is available year round and can be found in most grocery stores and ethnic supermarkets. The best tasting eggplants are when they are in season from mid to late summer. I live in Los…

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A colorful salad on a black square plate, featuring mixed greens, cherry tomatoes, red onions, sliced radishes, shredded carrots, boiled eggs, and chunks of chicken.

Tuna Salad Nicoise

02/07/2024

This salad originated from the city of Nice in Provence,France. It is one of the most beautiful salad ever created. Salad Nicoise has many variations but for a salad to be called as such, it must have specific ingredients to…

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A bowl containing several tea-stained eggs with one showing cracks on its shell.

Tea Eggs

02/07/2024

Tea egg is a Chinese snack food. It is also known as marble egg because the cracks in the eggshells are marble like. Tea eggs is commonly sold by street vendors in night markets in Chinese communities. I ate it…

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Plate of fried green tomatoes garnished with herbs and a radish on a black rectangular plate.

Fried Green Tomatoes

02/07/2024

If you have not eaten a fried green tomato, you are missing out. Fried green tomato is a favorite southern food and usually served with Remoulade sauce.  When you bite into a fried green tomato, It gives you that crunchy,…

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A plate of shredded chicken salad with lettuce, herbs, and a decorative orange peel on top, served on a black plate against a white countertop.

Chinese chicken salad

02/07/2024

Chinese chicken salad was created by Sylvia Cheng W, also known as Madam Wu in the 60’s. The dish was made popular by Wolfgang Puck, a celebrity chef while he was in the process of integrating Asian cuisine to his…

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A collection of green and yellow squash on a market table; a bowl of yellow squash soup garnished with herbs on a white plate.

Pumpkin Lentil soup

01/23/2024

The pumpkin referred to in this soup is Kabocha, commonly known as a squash in the US. This squash originated from Japan. It is a small squash with dark green rough skin. Unlike other winter squash, this one is edible…

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A bowl of shrimp salad with cucumber slices, green peppers, purple onions, and a leafy green garnish on a white counter.

Shrimp Ceviche

01/23/2024

The original ceviche recipe usually calls for raw seafood or fish. Mackerel in its raw state is the original ingredients in ceviche and other fresh fishes but unsure how fresh the fish is when sold in the market nowadays.Due to…

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