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I'm Rachel, a small-town girl from Oklahoma. I just came back to the U.S. after living in Japan for the past four years. I love all things food related, and am particularly interested in nutritional, whole-food cooking from scratch. Join me in my culinary adventures, my domestic doings, and the story of my life, one day at a time.
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Five Spice Chicken and Noodle Stir-fry

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I have a confession.

Stir-fries make me a little nervous.

Why you ask?

All that heat! You have to cook everything very quickly, and at a really really high temperature. The result?

Spitting oil,

excessive smoke,

smoke detector going off,

DOOM!

At least, that’s pretty much how it goes in my head.

In reality [...]

Vietnamese Shrimp Vermacelli Bowl

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I think I mentioned recently how I’ve been on a big Asian food kick recently. I always love Asian food, but I’ve been fixing it multiple times in a week recently.

One thing I recently discovered that I’ve fallen in love with, is vermicelli bowls. They have them at Vietnamese Pho restaurants, and if you’ve [...]

Spicy Thai Peanut Noodles with Shrimp

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I’ve been on a big Southeast Asian food kick recently.

I always like Asian food, but recently I’ve been making it more often than usual.Especially Thai and Vietnamese food.

This recipe for Spicy Thai Peanut Noodles I originally found on Skinnytaste. I changed the chicken to shrimp and a few other things to suit [...]

Chop Chae (Jap Chae / Chap Chae) – Korean Noodles With Vegetables and Beef

Hisa and I are moving out of our apartment in less than a month!

The final countdown has begun!

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Today’s Lunch

I have a sudden desire to learn French these days.

I have no idea why, except for the fact that I’ve always found the French language beautiful.

I’ve been looking/listening/watching various resources online for learning French.

I honestly don’t know if this will last or be just a passing whim, but still, it’s fun trying [...]

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