Recipe: Sweet and Sour Pineapple Shrimp

This dish is so mind blowingly simple, you may just laugh. At least I did when I ate this dish and asked for the recipe. I asked at least 3 times, "That's it!? You don't put anything else in the sauce? Are you sure!?" What makes the sauce sweet and sour is the ketchup. Yes, just plain 'ol ketchup. The tomato concentrate combined with the corn syrup and vinegar makes this a ready to use sauce for Asian dishes. Of all the ketchups on the...

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Recipe: Garlic Edamame

A great healthy snack and tad more exciting than the traditional edamame sprinkled with sea salt, this garlic edamame will get you licking every pod you place in your mouth. It's quick to make and a really flavorful way to get your protein and fiber. Garlic Edamame - 2 cups of frozen edamame - 4 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped - 1/8 tsp red pepper flakes - 1 tsp oyster sauce - salt and pepper - extra virgin olive oil Method 1....

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Thai Airways Airline Food - Paris to Bangkok

Thai Airways airline meals from Paris to Bangkok in economy class. Dinner Starter: Savoy ham and creole salad Main: Stir-fried beef with oyster sauce, steamed Thai Hom Mali rice and bok choy Dessert: Pecan Tartlet Sides: Rivoli bread roll, crackers, cheese, butter, tea, coffee Breakfast Starter: Fruit salad and yoghurt Main: Emmenthal crepe, Spanish omelet, roasted tomato and green asparagus Sides: Croissant, baby bread, jam, butter,...

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Thai Airways Airline Food - Sydney to Bangkok

Because airline meals are so hard to come by these days, it is more the reason to post airline meals...JUUUUST in case they ever go obsolete. What's neat is how airline food differs so much between country to country, and airline to airline, depending on where you are going and who is operating the flight. Here are the meals served on a Thai Airways Sydney to Bangkok flight in Economy class. Here, you can see a blend of Asian elements...

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Fried Chicken is Good, But Spicy Fried Chicken is Better! Hattie B's, Nashville

Damn Hot White Chicken with Fries This might not look like alot, but this piece of hot fried chicken is ONE MILLION Scolville units!! Made with ghost pepper extracts, the Damn Hot Chicken at Hattie B's is not for the faint-hearted. In the South, fried chicken is a staple. However, in Nashville, hot fried chicken is the thing. Hattie B's, owned by the Bishops and named after Nick Jr's great-grand mother, is one of the newer kids...

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An American Chocolate Road Trip with Wild Ophelia, Beef Jerky Chocolate

Just when you think you've seen it all, they come out with Beef Jerky Chocolate! Now, this is one chocolate combination you don't come across often. Wild Ophelia, sister company to the very popular Vosges Chocolates, is an all natural American brand that combines chocolate with ingredients sourced from small American farmers and food artisans. With a very Southern flair, Wild Ophelia offers flavors such as Beef Jerky, Southern Hibiscus...

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Air New Zealand Lounge, Sydney

Of all the airport lounges we've set foot in, one of the most memorable is Air New Zealand's lounge in Sydney. The overall lounge had a very nice clean design and they really made an effort to serve more than the traditional sandwiches, soup, salads and snacks that you see in the lounges. The food in Air New Zealand's lounge stands out among the rest, and this is comparing it to North American lounges, European lounges and Asian ones as well....

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