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Hollandaise sauce is served on poached eggs.

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Hollandaise, 2nd time makes perfect

Notoriously finicky sauce can stump even practiced cooks

Thai coconut red curry soup can be made as spicy or mild as you choose. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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A punch of color to brighten gray spring days

When the gray starts to seep into my soul, I try to burn it out with spice

Spaghetti carbonara. (Photo by Tressa Dale)

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Spaghetti carbonara: Post-adventure satisfaction

We wrestled our feisty little one into his snow gear Sunday morning for our weekly family adventure in…

White chocolate cranberry cake is served with fresh cranberries. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Hard-to-ruin cranberry cake

This white chocolate cranberry cake is easy to make and hard to ruin — perfect for my students…

Alaska-style spanakopita includes salmon with the traditional spinach and feta. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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On the Strawberry Patch: Spanakopita — Alaska style

I have been deep cleaning, organizing, rearranging and generally revitalizing our home these last couple weeks

Chocolate cake is topped with white chocolate cream cheese frosting. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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A cake topped with love (and white chocolate cream cheese)

He loved the frosting so much he said he never wants anything else on his cake

Tofu, spinach, fried egg, carrots, mushrooms and sprouts are served on rice in this Korean Bibimbap recipe. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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A Korean dish with a little bit of everything

Bibimbap is a delicious, nutrition-packed meal with all the quintessential elements

Baklava. (Photo by Tressa Dale)

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Accidental baklava

A while back, someone accidentally grabbed three boxes of phyllo dough instead of the puff pastry they were…

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Ground Beef Bulkogi with sticky rice and noodles make a hearty Korean meal.

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On the strawberry patch: Comfort food with grandma

Ground Beef Bulkogi makes for an approachable introduction to Korean cuisine

Puff pastry desserts are sprinkled with sugar. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Puff pastry made simple

I often shop at thrift stores. Mostly for cost, but also out of laziness — I want to…

Shells and cheese are served. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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On the strawberry patch: Mac and cheese for make-believe

Indulging childhood memories with this favorite

Mashed potatoes are served with chicken breast, green beans and pan sauce. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Mashed potatoes for a chef

They are deceptively hard to get right

This vegan kimchi mandu uses crumbled extra-firm tofu as the protein. (Photo by Tressa Dale/Peninsula Clarion)

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Meditating on the new year with kimchi mandu

Artfully folding dumplings evokes the peace and thoughtful calm of the Year of the Rabbit