PAM everything. I mean everything, this makes the process so much easier. PAM the pot (on the sides too, not just the bottom), PAM the spatula you plan to use, PAM the dish that the treats will cool in, PAM any utensil that may come into contact with the melted marshmallow. If you don’t have PAM, you can also use butter or oil.
Read MoreWe stuffed our faces and shared 12 different festival food items: (1) Kimchi Bokkeumbap - Korean Vegetable & Kimchi Fried Rice, (2) Yachae Mandu - Korean Steamed Vegetable Dumpling with Sesame Garlic Soy Sauce, (3) Yang Gaeng - Korean Sweet Red Bean and Raspberry Jelly, (4) Banana Ooyu -Korean Banana Milk, (5) Xiao Long Bao - Chinese Pork Soup Dumplings with Black Vinegar and Ginger, (6) Sanbeiji - Chinese Three Cup Chicken, (7) Dan Ta - Chinese Egg Tart Dessert, (8) Baixiangguo Lucha - Chinese Passion Fruit Green Iced Tea with Lychee Popping Pearls, (9) Zhurou Bao - Chinese Steamed Bao filled with Pork with Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce, (10) Banh Chung - Vietnamese Sticky Rice Cake with Pork, (11) Chao Tom - Vietnamese Sugar Cane Shrimp Skewer with sweet and sour sauce, (12) Banh Khoai Lang Tim - Purple Sweet Potato Macaron.
Read MoreThat night, we stuffed our faces and shared 8 different festival food items. Starting from first to last: (1) Nashville Hot Fried Turkey with Dill Pickles, (2) Ghirardelli White Hot Chocolate with House-made Cinnamon Marshmallows, (3) Braised Pork Belly Adobo with Garlic Fried Rice, (4) Seared Salmon Filet with Lemon Caper Sauce, (5) Green Bean and Mushroom Casserole with Crispy Onions, (6) Chicken Liver Pate on Toast with Cherry Jam and Pistachios, (7) Milk Chocolate-Candy Cane Pot de Creme, and (8) Hot Buttered Rum with Cinnamon Stick.
Read MoreWe will be troopers and eat the leftovers like the people -with no more freezer space- that we are. Here are some of the concoctions that were created to fool our minds and bellies that we were eating new stuff.
Read MoreI decided to cook a second Thanksgiving day feast. There is no reason for me to do this, except for the fact that I want to have Thanksgiving leftovers forever. Also, on a deeper note, I grew up in a small family - where Thanksgiving was only a 2-4 person affair, but my dad would cook for an army anyways. So, in honor of my dad and family, here's a summary of my gluttunous Post Thanksgiving meal.
Read MoreToday, I shared 4 different festival food items with my boyfriend. And by shared, I mean, I ate most of it - but he loves me, so it's acceptable. Starting from first to last: (1) Roasted Turkey Slider with Cranberry Sauce, (2) Ghirardelli White Hot Chocolate with House-made Cinnamon Marshmallows, (3) Macaroni and Cheese with Cornbread Crumbles, and (4) Warm Polenta and Chilled Crab Salad.
Read MoreIn total, today, I shared 7 different festival food items with my boyfriend. Starting from first to last: (1) Braised Pork Belly Adobo with Garlic Fried Rice, (2) Grilled Chicken Sausage with Red Beans and Rice, (3) Baked Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes, (4) Chana Masala with Grilled Garlic Naan, (5) Beef Corn Tamale a la Plancha with Spicy Rojo Sauce, (6) Nashville Hot Fried Turkey with Dill Pickles, and (7) Chorizo Queso Fundido with House-made Tortilla Chips. For further pictures/reviews, click through the slideshow...
Read MoreFor those of you out there that don't know what the festival of holidays is, I'll give you a quick low down on the whole shebang. At Disney's California Adventure Park, there is an annual celebration (this year from November 11th to January 7th) that combines a food festival, live entertainment, and holiday cheer (including Kwanzaa, Christmas, Hanukkah, etc.) - all for the low price of admission and inexpensive bits of cuisine (see sarcasm here and pricing below). Still, I adore it - the feeling of joy, community, and curiosity is unrivaled - but maybe I just hold food in high esteem...
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