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The days with flowers |有花的日子
In the recent Apartment Therapy January Cure, the editor talked about how flowers can make a difference for us to appreciate life and beautify our lovely homes. One of the traditions I’ve kept ever...
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【养生食疗】加味四神湯-消除小肚腩
不同于一般的四神汤，汉唐中医的加味四神湯是用薏仁、芡實、蓮子、茯苓、白朮（图片如下）等比例熬煮成的。有了这个方子，就可以在家煮了。 其网页介绍，这些都是阳性食物，可以祛湿，对于办公室一族，久坐，小腹凸起，效果非常好。 No related posts.
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{Tao’s Lunchbox} 藜麦沙丁鱼沙拉 | Quinoa salad with Sardine
We bought a bag of organic Quinoa from Costco as it’s claimed to be healthy and delicious as a whole grain.I almost always fill Tao’s lunch box with Chinese food and thought to give this new grain a...
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【Tao’s Lunchbox】苦瓜炒风干牛肉 | Bitter Melon and Air-dried Beef Stir-fry
It’s New England Winter-cold and dry. Our humidifier is working 24*7 but my skin still feel itchy sometimes. The weather, however, is more than perfect to make air-dried beef. Grew up in Hunan, China,...
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A Home-made Valentine’s Day Dinner
A happy Valentine’s day isn’t about gift, is about the love behind it.When I went shopping this sunny afternoon, I saw many people buying flowers. What caught my eye in particular was a men with his...
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【Chinese Xiaochi】粢饭团| Sticky Rice Roll
Sticky rice roll is a breakfast frequenter for people living in Shanghai and surrounding regions.Similar in making as the Japanese Sushi roll, the sticky rice roll is equally delicious and can be...
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慢炖海参 | Slow-cooked sea cucumber
中国城，买急冻猪婆蔘一包，慢炖，做个滋补的菜。海参无味，取辅料的鲜味和肥腻，才能变得软糯可口。 急冻海参已经处理干净，只需冲洗，沥干水分，切段，放入炖锅。 加入干贝、鸡腿肉、咸肉(bacon 亦可)、五花肉(刚好家里没有，放的是有肥肉的风干猪肉)、冬笋、泡发的香菇和木耳、红枣、葱、姜、八角。 淋上上好的黄酒、酱油，加水至没过食材。 开大火至沸，转小火慢炖一个小时，厨房便香气四溢了。 Related...
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庆元宵| Celebrating Lantern Festival
元宵节，包汤圆，猜灯谜，重温传统的中国习俗，让远离故土的我们，仍能感受到浓浓的春节味道。 汤圆馅儿有芝麻、红豆、猪肉菜脯，女生们齐上阵，虽然都没怎么包过，露了馅儿就打个补丁，横竖都要把馅儿揉进去，搓个圆滚滚，下到开水里，齐刷刷全沉到底，不一会儿就浮起来，点一两次水，就好了。虽然味道不算很好，却很好玩。...
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{Beauty Favorites} Makeup tutorials
I am not a makeup girl and my work from home further reduces the need for it.However, when I go out for client meetings or social occasions, I often feel helpless and end up spending too much time in...
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{Tao’s Lunchbox} 肉末雪里蕻 | Pickled Mustard Green stir-fried with minced pork
Chinese mustard green, or Kai Choy, is a much-loved vegetable in many southern provinces of China. It has a bitter, peppery taste and a crunchy texture which make it perfect for pickling. Pickling the...
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