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Saturday, 18 May 2013
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Blue Star Donuts, Portland OR
This is a guest post from CakeSpy.

On my book tour's first leg (don't worry, there are more dates), I found myself in Portland, OR--a delightful city for foodies if ever there was one.
There were plenty of delicious new spots, both brick and mortar and of the food truck variety, that I wanted to try. With limited time and obligations filling my time, it was tough to make it to many, but--and I was assured by more than one person--you've gotta go to Blue Star Donuts.
Well, as it happened my first evening in Portland, my better half dinnered on a delicious Little Big Burger, a small burger joint with low prices but plenty of style. Tasty burgers, too. Guess what? Blue Star Donuts is owned by the same people! More Here...
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Savory Egg Custard with Shrimp Paste
Egg custard is not uncommon in Asian cuisine; it’s just water/stock and eggs. But egg custard with shrimp paste (aka εΈθ¦; translated as “salty shrimp”) is authentic Taishanese. I seriously don’t know anyone else besides my family who ate this growing up; and that’s because my grandma always makes it. Most Taishanese people I know only use the shrimp paste to steam pork belly (very popular), stir fry vegetables, or steam fish. But egg custard? Just us. This used to be my all time favorite dinner when I was little, mixed with rice. More Here...
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Breakfast Taco with Avocado Salsa
This is a guest post from For the Love of Cooking.
If you read my blog you know that I love Mexican food and eggs (runny yolks are my favorite). I gathered a few ingredients that I had leftover from taco night recently and made myself a breakfast taco. Guess what? I LOVED IT! Seriously, I loved it so much I made one for lunch the following day too. It’s amazing how just a few ingredients make such a flavorful and delicious dish. More Here...
Friday, 17 May 2013
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Get Your Grill On β Four Books to Welcome the Summer
This is a guest post from The Messy Baker.More Here...
The long weekend is coming. Plant the annuals. Haul out the lawn chairs. And pull that dusty cover off the grill.
Whether you’re not sure where to start, afraid you’ll reduce the chicken to ashes, or are bored to tears with burgers, solutions lie on the printed page. Diverse, inspiring and informatiave, these grilling books are sure to fire the imagination as well as the grill.
Grilled Pizzas & PiadinasBy Craig W. Priebe with Dianne Jacob
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Aztec Chocolate Creme Fraiche Pound Cake. Yes.
This is a guest post from CakeSpy.

Dear Gesine Bullock-Prado,Dudette, I love you. Not in a creepy way, because it is true you're kind of a baking big-shot. And deservedly so. But right at this moment, I am in love with you because you are the one who brought a little something called Aztec Chocolate Creme Fraiche Pound Cake into my life.
Before, I enjoyed regular old pound cake like a jerk. But I am telling you that I will never--can never--go back. Because it's so much better when it's crammed full of chocolate and creme fraiche in addition to butter, sugar, flour, and egg. Thank you for the recipe, which I found in Bake It Like You Mean It: Gorgeous Cakes from Inside Out
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