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By Shorel & Sandra on December 20th, 2011
 When serving 8.9 billion sugar cookies, it’s good to have a holiday beverage to offer our guests. Since neither Hubs nor I have succeeded in making spiced cider (is it the orange rind that makes it so bitter?) we decided to create a drink that combined our love for cider with the Chinese love for
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By Shorel & Sandra on November 18th, 2011
 On a cold Friday afternoon, I asked the kids if they wanted to make big soft ginger cookies. Schäfer asked if we could make chocolate chip cookies.
Thanks to the Blue family, we had chocolate chips!
I loved being able to say, “YES!” (Sometimes, I feel like I’m constantly saying, “No.”)
As soon as I pull the flour
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By Shorel & Sandra on October 22nd, 2011

When we first moved to China, one of our first “big” purchases was a blender. We went to at least four different stores comparing prices and brand quality. Our first blender was a Philips brand. It served us well, making countless smoothies, batters, purees, sauces, soups …well, you get the drift.
We used it so much
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By Shorel & Sandra on October 16th, 2011
 One of the cuisines we crave most regularly is Mexican food. We typically find ourselves searching for Mexican food every time we’re in a big city or outside the country. Certainly, it’s our cuisine of choice when we visit the states.
So it should come as no surprise that we have been trying to cook festive
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By Shorel & Sandra on July 2nd, 2011

On Saturday morning, I made bagels for the first time.
Wow.
They were good.
And the amazing factor was: they looked and tasted just like bagels! For me, that combination doesn’t always come the first time I try a recipe.
INGREDIENTS
1/3 cup water
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons sugar
3 cups bread flour
2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
DIRECTIONS
1. In a large
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By Shorel & Sandra on May 23rd, 2011

Hershey’s has a recipe called “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Cake.
Trust me, the name is spot on.
We first made this recipe for my birthday when we were hunkered down in QingDao waiting for Selah’s arrival. (Hence the tea light birthday candle.)
The recipe was so memorable, I had to bake it for Sianna’s 2nd birthday.
Dare I say, I’ll
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