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Lele's essential condiments:



These condiments and ingredients are kitchen must haves at all times (from left to right): Sriracha Vietnamese hot chili sauce, Sambal chili paste, La Bo De soy sauce, Three Crabs Brand fish sauce, Panda Brand Oyster sauce, and Hoisin sauce. Quality of the ingredients does make a difference - reason why I'm particular with the brands.

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 Riverwalk, Downtown Detroit

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What a good looking couple!

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View of Detroit from Windsor, Canada.
Ps. 100th post! And a birthday shout-out to my favorite and most coolest guy, Chuc Mung Sinh Nhat Dad!!

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I miss Mardi Gras. I found this at Krogers last week. Next year I'll be on a hunt for a better King Cake, one that comes a little closer to the ones I ate during my early elementary days in Louisiana!

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Phuong making Banh Chung with mung bean only filling.


Chuc Mung Nam Moi everyone! Wishing you and your loved ones a very joyous, healthy, and prosperous new year filled with lots of love and laughter. Be safe, live happy, eat well, and be thankful. Life is too short, too precious.

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Farewell to 2010 dinner.


Scallion Butter Baked Mussels, Banh It, Canh Chua, Thit Heo Luoc w/ Dua Mon, Banh Tet & Ga Bop.

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Dad and Phuong go to work making Banh Tet with mung bean and pork belly filling.

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Water Tower in Chicago, Illinois December 2010.

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He makes me smile =D


Getting much stronger these days.

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One of my favorite drinks. Sweet, sour, cool, and refreshing. The first and best I ever tasted was from Cancun. I think the difference was in the sugar used...but whatever it was...other mojitos just aren't as good.


from Kona Grill. I've tried flavored ones too, but the classic seems to taste best.

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I love this picture. Jimmy is a monster compared to Brenden.