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My mom was born July 4th. Before coming to America, that month and date meant nothing. Since being here in the US, she jokes about the whole country celebrating her birthday every year.  In Vietnam she was a teacher working alongside my dad who was the principal of the school. When she came to theContinue reading “The Cook, The Caretaker, The Teacher…”

For a while now, I wanted to rent a villa in Europe with a group of friends or another family. The villas didn’t seem too expensive. The idea of living amongst the locals for a week or two sounded fun. I surfed the webs and signed up for emails relating to this topic. One ofContinue reading “(wish we were) Cooking in Tuscany”

for more recipes visit: https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/pork-chop-marinade/ Author Sara Welch This pork chop marinade is a blend of garlic, herbs, olive oil, soy sauce, brown sugar and Dijon mustard. It produces perfect marinated pork chops every time, and you can use your pork marinade for baked, broiled, grilled or sauteed pork.  Prep Time 5 minutes / Cook Time 1 minute / Marinating Time 1 hour / TotalContinue reading “Pork Chop Marinade (Variatons)”