Since bebe dada is sick, I decided to make him soup.  He always makes me simple, yet delicious Chinese soups (see Winter Melon Soup and Wonton Soup) when I’m sick but I wanted to make good ol’ fashion chicken noodle soup. What I ended up making was a hearty chicken, macaroni and vegetable soup with ingredients I had in the kitchen. One of the things I keep in my freezer is leftover whole rotisserie chicken from Costco. Costco has...

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I love St. Patrick’s Day because of corned beef! This year, we celebrated on Friday March 19, 2010 and invited my brother and his family, my BFF, and Aya-chan over for dinner.  I cooked three 3-pound corned beef slabs, purchased on sale at Albertsons for only 0.97 cents per pound!  Woo-hoo!  Keeping with my mom’s Japanese tradition, I made rice too. SHOPPERS TIP:  I’ve found that corned beef goes on sale at the local...

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