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For the past two years, I've made the traditional American style dinner for Thanksgiving.  Stuffing, homemade cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes and of course, the turkey.

​I've always brined mine, and it's turned out really well...unlike the dry turkey you usually get when you're eating out or when you go to those family reunion dinners (you know what I mean).  

This year, I'll be traveling to see relatives and likely won't be able to cook on Thanksgiving day, BUT that doesn't mean I won't be celebrating as soon as I get back.  I'll plan on making my 5 Spice Roasted Soy Chicken recipe and depending on how adventurous I feel and how many mouths to feed, I may use a Turkey instead of a chicken.  The soy sauce brine that I used in that recipe could be doubled (depending on the size of the bird), then let to sit for 8-10 hours overnight.  

I can't believe it's already Back-to-School time!  Summer felt like it went by so quick.  Luckily I have a cure for the back to school blues. . . Asian Style Bento Boxes for the kids, or for yourself to take to work.  These 3 bento box ideas are delicious and include a healthy portion of veggies too.  Check out my video to see these lunch boxes and get inspired to make them yourself too!  

Last month, I was invited to join Vessel and share my new videos with Vessel subscribers and users first during 'Early Access'. For those of you who aren't already familiar with them, Vessel launched in early 2015 as a Premium short form video provider. 

Similar to YouTube where you can watch videos for free, Vessel also has an Early Access subscription service. This is where you can get early video viewing access (24 hours - 1 week earlier) to your favorite YouTubers (think Ingrid Nilsen - yes, I'm a fan!) and other online shows for only $2.99/month.  

What does this mean?

I've been wanting regrow my green onions/scallions for a while now.  The first time I tried to do this, my Grandparents were over and my Grandmother thought she would be helpful and clean up the kitchen.  She ended up throwing away my poor stem that I had been taking care of for a few days.  (sigh)

Now I'm off to try this again.  I started by saving the bottom stalks of the scallions (the white portions) then putting them in a glass, root down with a few tablespoons of water.  Within 2 days I could see new growth in the green stems. (yay!) By day 5 it looked like they were growing strong.  Now by day 6, I could literally see the changes overnight.