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toasted sesame sticks

By jacqueline | Published: January 18, 2010

my latest vice is oriental snack mixes.  i could eat a whole bag in one sitting, what with the crispy rice crackers, wasabi peas and – my favorite – the toasty tasting sesame sticks.  i love the stuff so much i decided to try my hand at making them myself.
and it’s easier then i thought. [...]

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sesame-fried shishito peppers

By jacqueline | Published: September 3, 2009

like the daikon radish or momotaro tomatoes, shishito peppers are special japanese treats that – lucky for us – are easily grown in california.  and lucky for me, the local japanese family farm i work for carries them.
most of these miniature peppers are very mild, almost like a bell pepper with just the tiniest bite of spice that is not [...]

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