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		<title>Chocolate covered strawberries</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a recipe for chocolate covered strawberries- something so easy yet elegant looking where you can bring to a friend&#8217;s house or prepare for guests coming to your house.  You will be amazed at how easy these really are to make.  And, seriously, who can resist these beautiful chocolate covered strawberries? You [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Butternut Squash Risotto</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you didn&#8217;t already know, I have a love for all things butternut squash and pumpkin related.  Any time I see either of those words on a menu- I&#8217;m sold.  It was to my happiness that I found a butternut squash risotto recipe in the America&#8217;s Test Kitchen cookbook!. You can also find [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.melonoat.com/2011/06/butternut-squash-risotto/</link>
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		<title>Behind in posting..</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sorry for the lag in posting entries folks! I&#8217;ve been busy working in NY and have not had much time in the kitchen.  I have some recipes backlogged that were made previously that I will be posting soon. So wait no more!
Many of you have told me that you&#8217;ve made a few of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.melonoat.com/2011/06/behind-in-posting/</link>
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		<title>Chinese &#8220;gnocchi&#8221; and stew: 貓耳朵</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I first had this dish when my grandma came one year from Taiwan to visit &#8230; The literal translation for 貓耳朵  (pinyin: mao1 er3 duo1) is &#8220;cat ear&#8221;.. but don&#8217;t worry no cats are harmed in the making of this dish.  The rolled flour dumplings look like cat ears, which is what the name of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Tung Fried Chicken Wings and Sauce</title>
		<description><![CDATA[San Tung (山东小馆) is a restaurant in San Francisco that serves chicken wings that are just delicious. Ever since my first visit, I have been curious how they are made. After eating many orders, talking to insiders and reading a few books, I have uncovered their secret; the wings are actually a fusion of Chinese [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.melonoat.com/2010/12/chicken-wings/</link>
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		<title>Happy Holidays!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Happy holidays everyone!
Sorry for the lack of updates.. I&#8217;ve been traveling a lot and haven&#8217;t had much time in the kitchen.
But fear not happy readers, I will be traveling to Taiwan for a few weeks and will bring you recipes directly from the source&#8230;
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		<title>Foodbuzz Festival 11.05.10: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2nd Annual Foodbuzz Festival was held the weekend of 11/5/10 in San Francisco, CA.  Tao and I were very excited to be attending our first time as featured publishers.  The attendees were asked to bring a gift basket on Friday to be swapped with another Foodbuzz attendee. So since I love everything [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.melonoat.com/2010/11/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-cookies/</link>
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		<title>How Tao Cleans/Peels Shrimp</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Peeling and deveining shrimp can be a time consuming task so here are a few tips that will help the process be a little less painful.
1. First, I remove the legs. I pinch the legs and then pull/rip them off by pulling to the side.
 
2. Next, I remove the shell. Sometimes when pulling off [...]]]></description>
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