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I love food and I love art. @mainspringmn is crea

I love food and I love art. @mainspringmn is creating a community cookbook to fundraise for arts! I've submitted my thick scallion pancake recipe for the cookbook and you should submit your yummy recipes too!
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Here's a little background on @mainspringmn & the cookbook:
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WHO IS LEADING THIS PROJECT? The Mainspring Community Cookbook is an initiative of Mainspring, a nonprofit arts and culture center located in a long-vacant church building in downtown Caledonia.
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The Mainspring Community Cookbook project was inspired by traditional church cookbooks, and with the onset of COVID-19 we saw an opportunity to build community through food when large gatherings may not be possible.
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Mainspring is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing arts and cultural experiences to the residents and visitors of southeast Minnesota.
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Submit today! 😍 Link here or in @mainspringmn bio!
▶️ mainspringmn.org/cookbook
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Magical moments up north at Mississippi head water

Magical moments up north at Mississippi head waters. Honestly none of these photos does our trip justice.
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Much needed away time from the world and some quality cooking time + time away from my phone & tech.
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#ThisIsMyMN #ExploreMinnesota #MidwestMoment #ThisIsMyMinnesota #Midwest #CaptivateMN #ExploreMN #MNProud #TravelMN #Minnestagram #TravelPhotography #Wanderlust #Trip #Traveller #TravelHolic #TravelTheWorld #Tourism #InstaTraveling #LoveToTravel #TravelGrams #MyTravelGram #TravelLife #TravelAwesome #TravelDiary #midwesttravel #onlyinmn #mississippi #mississippiheadwaters #itascastatepark #captureMinnesota

Strawberry season! I love MN grown strawberries. T

Strawberry season! I love MN grown strawberries. They are SO flavorful, juicy, sweet, and tender. I hate super market strawberries, they are often still green, crunchy and without flavor!
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Candied strawberry is a fun snack I like to make. It was my favorite night market "dessert" in Taiwan. It's got a hard candy crust, I really like the candy crust & juicy strawberry texture contrast. ♥️
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Get some local strawberries at Wednesday Farmers Market and make some tasty treats!
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Recipe here: choochoocachew.com/CandiedStrawberry
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Happy dragon boat festival(端午節), one of the

Happy dragon boat festival(端午節), one of the biggest Chinese holidays, coming up this Thursday. (May 5th on the lunar calendar)
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Traditionally we eat ZongZi（粽子）in Taiwan to celebrate. There's northern style and southern style zongzi in Taiwan, but a lot of people prefers southern.
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It's got more fillings, and the texture of the sticky rice is just perfect. I made some today and the process video is in my story highlight.
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Like any dumplings, zongzi definitely would've been more fun making with a group of friends and family. It can get pretty labor intensive. I wanted to take a nap after the prep work 😅
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Check out the step-by-step and happy holidays!
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Have you ever tried garlic scapes? It is one of my

@winonafarmersmarket report: lots of baked goods.

@winonafarmersmarket report: lots of baked goods. There's sour dough bread, homemade donuts, muffins, cookies, all the goodies.
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The market is not big, but it's got at least one of everything. Good variety- meats, cheese, flowers, vegetables, Asian vegetables, maple syrup, plants, and Infuzn Indian foods.
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I also shopped at @rochfarmmkt this morning so I didn't buy much. Hitting all the markets today! 😍
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The market was very easy to walk around, and it's right by the Mississippi river.
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Accessibility ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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Weekend coffee. I promised @louiskensei12 to do a

Weekend coffee. I promised @louiskensei12 to do a blog post on this drink, but I'm obviously bad at blogging. lol I WILL get to blogging, but it's just easier to post it here on social media. What is this drink?
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"Roman Coffee" 羅馬咖啡 is what it's called in Taiwan. However when I did a search on google to make sure that I got the name right, there was nothing quite like this under "roman coffee".
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This is likely something that's seen in Rome but had a different name, Taiwanese coffee shops took it and named it "Roman Coffee".
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So what is this drink, REALLY? Espresso, lime/lemon juice, soda water, sugar(optional).
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I love this drink in summer, it's tart, super refreshing and there's no dairy! I'm not dairy free, but I just don't want milk sometimes. (or Sean drank all the milk with Graham Crackers)
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Recipe:
☕ 1 Double shot espresso (about 6 ounces)
☕ 1TBsp Sugar (or to taste)
☕ 2 ounce of lime or lemon juice (lemon is not as common in Taiwan)
☕ 12 ounce of sparkling soda water
☕ Ice

Melt sugar in espresso, pour over ice. Add Lime juice & soda water. Stir. Top with dehydrated lemon for garnish or grate some lime/lemon zest on top.
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Dumplings/餃子(JiaoZi) are a great way to meal p

Dumplings/餃子(JiaoZi) are a great way to meal prep, also a good family activity! My mom and I would fold dumplings together in the kitchen and just chat about everything and anything.
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After the dumplings are folded, we freeze them and enjoy them for weeks! (Freeze them raw and cook when you want them)
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Homemade dumplings taste SO much better than restaurant dumplings! (are there even good dumplings here?)
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Need a activity this weekend? Make some dumplings ;)
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Recipes & 5 different ways to fold here: ➡️ choochoocachew.com/dumplingparty
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Did you make some scallion pancakes and have lefto

Did you make some scallion pancakes and have leftovers? It's probably unlikely, but if you do... here's a dish to make with them!!!
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SHREDDED SCALLION PANCAKE STIR-FRY (CHǍOBǏNG)| 九層塔炒餅
Chao Bing is a dish made with rotti-like pancakes stir-fried with vegetables, basil and a bit of seasoning. This dish is fast, easy and delicious. You’ll love this if you like fried rice!
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RECIPE➡️ choochoocachew.com/chaobing/
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Summer means... Cold noodle salad with LOADS of fr

Summer means... Cold noodle salad with LOADS of fresh vegetables from @rochfarmmkt ! 😍
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This is one of our favorite summer foods- homemade sesame dressing with noodles and veg ♥️♥️♥️
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It's so refreshing when I don't want to eat anything else.
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Get the recipe here: choochoocachew.com/SesameNoodleSalad/

@rochfarmmkt goodies of the day! ♥️ . I just L

@rochfarmmkt goodies of the day! ♥️
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I just LOVE shopping at the farmers market. All the fresh local foods and things I cannot get at grocery stores. 😍
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Endless inspirations.
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What are we cooking this week? 😜
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Happy #worldOceansDay. Humans wouldn't exist witho

Happy #worldOceansDay. Humans wouldn't exist without the ocean, and Taiwan would not be the same without it.
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Here are some images from our trip to Taiwan last fall. ♥️ Connection between the land, the people, the country and the ocean- something I think about all the time as a Taiwanese.
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The ocean is home to me. I don't think I can ever watch Moana or any ocean related movies without crying 😭
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The world seems so big when you freedive to the bottom of the ocean- so much to explore but never enough time.
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I don't ever want to stop exploring and learning. .
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