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Banh Chung - Tet Traditions | ShesCookin.com

Lunar New Year – Tet Festival Traditions

January 29 by Priscilla 19 Comments

Tet Festival is the Vietnamese celebration of the Lunar New Year and it is surrounded by many traditions including cleaning house to sweep away evil spirits, preparing traditional foods, and giving gifts of Banh Chung and red envelopes. Preparations for Chinese New Year, also known as Lunar New Year and Spring Festival,  and welcoming the […]

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Homemade Mexican Tamales

Tamales: A Mexican Christmas Tradition

December 16 by Priscilla 34 Comments

Tamales – A Mexican Christmas Tradition If you live in southern California you know that tamales are a Christmas tradition, and being of Hispanic origin is not a prerequisite. During the holidays, homemade tamales are highly coveted; you’ll find families ordering tamales from Mexican restaurants (we ordered ours from Las Barcas, a local neighborhood family-owned […]

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Coca Mallorquina

November 2 by Priscilla 11 Comments

Shari Bonnin is a talented jewelry and clothing designer from Orange, CA and our November Mom of the Month. I knew Shari from Twitter (@sbonnin) and much to our surprise we met in real life when I recognized her at a parents orientation at UC Santa Cruz this summer. As it turns out, both our […]

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Bebe Loves Okazu

September 6 by Priscilla 8 Comments

This month’s Guest Blogger and Mom is Judy of Bebe Love Okazu : An Asian-American Journey of Cultural Traditions Through Food.  Just as the name implies, Judy leads you on an exploration of her favorite Japanese foods and the cultural traditions associated with them as well as new traditions that she’s creating as she cooks […]

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tangerines tree decorated with red envelopes for Tet

Chúc mừng năm mới – Happy New Year in Vietnamese

February 15 by Priscilla 2 Comments

That’s “Happy New Year” in Vietnamese. (as seen in Little Saigon – Westminster, CA) This is Happy New Year in Chinese:  新年快乐 In Japanese: 新年あけましておめでとうございます In Korean: 새해 복 많이 받으세요 Asians all over the world celebrated the first day of the Lunar New Year on Sunday, February 14th.  The Year of the Tiger was […]

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Tamales: Preserving Traditions Through Cooking

December 28 by Priscilla 2 Comments

Tamales – a Mexican Christmas Tradition In southern California, with its widespread Latin cultural influences,  tamales are a Christmas tradition, even for those of non-Hispanic origins. You’ll find families ordering tamales from Mexican restaurants (we ordered ours from Las Barcas, a local neighborhood family-owned restaurant) or from some other inside connection established through a friend […]

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