New Crop Rice
When my husband and I owned J&L Catering there was always a core group of Vietnamese employees in…
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Anatomy of a Dish: 2 Winter Beef Soups
It is with beef that the excellent pot-au-feu is made, a very French dish which, in spite of…
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Dolmades
Dolmades (Stuffed Grape Leaves) Traveling was my introduction to mezedes, the astonishing number of appetizers served on small…
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Dich’s Cha Gio
Fried Vietnamese Spring Rolls with Dipping Sauce Dich Ho was a powerhouse at J&L, the catering company my…
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Wrap and Roll
My mother and her only sister married my father and his closest brother. Our two families lived a…
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Thi’s Seafood Salad Dressing
The essential ingredient in this seafood dressing recipe is the shallot oil. I always like to have some…
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This was a J&L customer favorite. It seems so simple but produced stupendous results.
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For Thi
October 29, 2014 Yesterday I heard that an old friend had died. She was from the city of…
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Japanese Eggplant with Miso Sauce
Use either variety of Asian eggplant cut in half lengthwise, or use Rosa Bianca eggplant cut horizontally into…
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