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Written by Shirley T
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Friday, 02 July 2010 00:00 |
 For one who frequents Austin Chinatown Center, TC Noodle House should have caught your attention especially among those that enter from Kramer or Braker Lanes direction. Despite of that, it had never triggered my heart to walk into this restaurant until last weekend. After a long day out, we decided to head straight for dinner. A friend suggested a Teochew restaurant at Chinatown while I thought of TC Noodle House (since all of us had never been there). Little that I know that both of us were re… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Wednesday, 30 June 2010 00:00 |
 Corpus Christi, or its Latin translation that means 'Body of Christ' is a port city in south Texas. Home to almost 300 thousands (census 2006) people, Corpus Christi is the fifth busiest port nationwide, serving mainly oil, chemicals and refinery cargoes. Exists in a comfortable bay area, Corpus Christi has wide access to the open water yet protected against wild sea tantrums by the thin Mustang and Padre Islands that stretch from north-east to south-west. The beautiful nature of this city attra… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Friday, 25 June 2010 00:00 |
 Thinking of kick start your day with some scrumptious garlic bread fresh from oven? Getting enough sleep is important. At the same time, nobody likes rushing to work without breakfast. The strategy works if the baguette bread are sliced on the night before. Same goes for the preparation of butter spread with minced garlic and chopped cilantro. These steps only takes less than 15 minutes to complete. Keep the butter mixture in the fridge. As soon as the alarm rings on the next morning, walk to k… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Monday, 21 June 2010 00:00 |
 The thought of Nasi Lemak is good enough to make me drooling. Worst still, processing the picture of Nasi Lemak flew my mind back to Malaysia almost in the speed of light. Nasi Lemak or nicknamed as Malaysia national dish is one of Malaysian's most favorite breakfast. Of Malays origin, Nasi Lemak is also popular in Brunei, Singapore and Southern Thailand. In Malays language, 'Nasi Lemak' literally means 'rice in cream' and this refers to the rice preparation method which is cooked with coconut m… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Wednesday, 16 June 2010 00:00 |
 Tucked away in a strip of mall at the intersection of Braker Lane and North Lamar Blvd, Pho Dan is our newly discovered Vietnamese restaurant. Braker Lane serves as our most direct road to reach Austin Chinatown from home. We pass almost once every week if not every fortnightly, however I barely noticed Pho Dan until recently. Walled by transparent glass, the first impression this restaurant gave me as I stepped in was simple yet spacious, clean and neat. Offering a variety of pho, egg noodle, … |
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Written by Shirley T
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Monday, 28 June 2010 00:00 |
 Grocery stores in Austin offers a wide selection of ready-mixed cake flour therefore, I always cheat, take shortcuts and seldom bake cake from scratch. A few weeks ago, we had picnic at Pedernales Falls State Park and my friend R shared with us some prune cake that she baked. It is moist and softer compares to a typical fruit cake. Without hesitant, I asked R for the recipe to try out. The plus of baking this cake is prune works as a laxative to assist the bowel/intestines movement and break dow… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Wednesday, 23 June 2010 00:00 |
 If you have tried 'Yam Rice' at Yong Tau Foo stall and 'Claypot Chicken Rice' at hawker center in Malaysia or Singapore, this dish is a combo of the two. My move of attempting this dish was inspired by our favorite taro or yam. Apart from that, diner preference is considered as well. Since my Significant Other does not favor the dried shrimps his meals, I learn to more flexible and eventually exchanged that with marinated chicken for some protein. The Yong Tau Foo version of yam rice is typicall… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Friday, 18 June 2010 00:00 |
 Dim Sum or Chinese snacks that are served on small plates are something that I have never attempted at home. Besides the huge number of varieties to serve, each dish on the tiny plate are attentively and passionately prepared by qualified chefs. When we crave for dim sum, the best approach is to search around in town and we picked Fortune Chinese Seafood Restaurant for this round. My Significant had been there for buffet on weekday, but this was our first attempt for dim sum. Full cart service … |
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Written by Shirley T
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Monday, 14 June 2010 00:00 |
 In Penang, Wan Tan Mee is usually served dried in black soy sauce or in plain broth, topped with barbecued pork (char-siew), leafy vegetables (Yu Choy or cai-xin) and a couple of wontons either deep-fried or boiled. The original wonton originated from Hong Kong is a piece of wheat dough wrapped with some minced shrimps. The Penang wonton version somehow contains minced pork instead. Being in Austin is almost like a dream comes true if we could place a platter of dried version wonton noodles on o… |
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