Banh Mi is one of my favorite foods, especially among Vietnamese specialties. It has acidity, it’s savory, it has the crunch of fresh vegetables and the soft deliciousness of good bread. In fact, “banh mi” actually means “bread” in Vietnamese. Specifically, it refers to baguettes, which were brought to Vietnam during its occupation by the […]
In Hawaii, the plate lunch is everything. In case you’re not familiar, a plate lunch is traditionally two scoops of white rice, Hawaiian macaroni salad, and an entrée like poke, lau lau, or some other kind of meat like this delicious Hawaiian BBQ chicken. In my humble opinion, the Hawaiian macaroni salad recipe is absolutely
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New Year’s is just around the corner. In the South, more or less every celebration incorporates food. And there’s really no bigger celebration than New Year’s. Growing up, we always had the tradition of eating black-eyed peas on New Year’s Day, and that’ definitely one big tradition I’ve continued into adulthood. Why black-eyed peas? Well,
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