
One of my husband’s favorite Chinese condiments is plum sauce. He dips EVERYTHING in it and who could blame him? The combination of sweet and sour with a touch of heat makes the perfect companion to springs rolls, pot stickers, fried chicken, and duck dishes. This sauce is incredibly easy to make and will have you wondering why you never made it before! [click to continue…]
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As an FYI, if you are looking for the Sesame Broccoli Recipe pictured, go directly to the bottom of the post.
This has been a great week for SavorySweetLife.com. On Sunday, I was one of the Tasting Panelist for the 2009Seattle Luxury Chocolate Salon sampling an insane amount of artisan chocolate from around the country. Then on Monday, Jaden Hair of SteamyKitchen.com featured one of my recipes on tv and on her blog. If that wasn’t cool enough, I am being featured in an interview for CafeMom.com today. If you’re unfamiliar with CafeMom, they are the largest community for moms AND women’s/parenting site on the internet surpassing iVillage, Babycenter, and MarthaStewart.com. So it really is an honor to be interviewed by them. If you would like to see more of my kitchen and family (yes the picture above are of my adorable daughters), you can read the interview here. And before you go, please keep reading the rest of this post to see how you can win a copy of “Too Many Cooks” by Emily Franklin as well as a small gift card to Starbucks. Thank you to everyone who participated. A winner has been selected! [click to continue…]
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Today while driving it dawned on me that graduation season is upon us. I was trying to think of some creative ways to encourage not only graduates but anyone and everyone. For some strange reason fortune cookies popped into my head. The more I thought about it, the more I really liked the idea of making my own fortune cookies and filling them with words of encouragement. Seriously have you listened to the news lately? People need to be encouraged because we are living in crazy times. Then I thought it would be a great idea to write messages of affirmation as well. [click to continue…]
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