{"id":2877,"date":"2010-08-04T08:34:09","date_gmt":"2010-08-04T15:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/?p=2877"},"modified":"2010-08-04T08:35:18","modified_gmt":"2010-08-04T15:35:18","slug":"this-weeks-obsession-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shescookin.com\/this-weeks-obsession-9\/","title":{"rendered":"This week&#8217;s obsession&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2878\" style=\"width: 566px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Xanh.jpg?ssl=1\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2878\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2878\" title=\"Xanh\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Xanh.jpg?resize=556%2C419&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Banana Blossom Salad at Xanh Bistro\" width=\"556\" height=\"419\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Xanh.jpg?w=556&amp;ssl=1 556w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/shescookin.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/08\/Xanh.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 556px) 100vw, 556px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Banana Blossom Salad at Xanh Bistro<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Banana blossom, Vietnamese mint, sesame seeds, peanuts, shrimp and grilled pork served with lime and cilantro dressing.<br \/>\nCome back for the full post about Xanh Bistro and Chef Haley&#8217;s demo on how to make spring rolls tomorrow \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;margin: 5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0404035699099814\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_color = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 728;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 90;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"728x90_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\ngoogle_ad_channel =\"\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"#F6F25A\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"#4DB4F1\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"#FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"#000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"#DC1E2E\";\r\ngoogle_ui_features = \"rc:0\";\r\n\/\/--><\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banana blossom, Vietnamese mint, sesame seeds, peanuts, shrimp and grilled pork served with lime and cilantro dressing. 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