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		<title>Mini Luxury</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A lot of people choose to have simple meal when they are on their own. I often feel the sam way, much motivation of cooking has to do with how the fed reacts, for me anyway. After all, we all want some sort of compliment and reward after spending hours in the kitchen, don&#8217;t we? [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[I always wondered how many days it takes for vegetables to reach your fridge. As we know, vegetables start to lose nutrients and freshness as soon as they are uprooted or cut. Tomatoes you bought from a supermarket may have come from Cameron Highlands. It was picked, quality checked, packed, loaded to tracks, delivered to a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cleaning Aid Made from Clean Material</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have always wondered if there is a way to save peels and roots of vegetables and turn them into something useful. Well, ask and you shall receive. My new friend Soon shared with me a recipe to ferment vegetable waste and turn them into a cleaning agent, amongst others. It sounded perfect to me, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My First Harvest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have been planting vegetables for over 10 years now, without much success. Endurance gave me light and I met Arnold Loh, Malaysia&#8217;s best composter. Since then, my life is blessed with series of discovery and joy. I am now growing over 30 vegetables and herbs in my garden, andy Japanese cucumber is doing particularly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.marikokonno.com/?p=145</link>
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		<title>Quick and Hearty Aubergine and Tomato Pasta</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When you travel or work so much, your body and mind need to rest and they will give you a message. These messages are sometimes so subtle and for years I did not take a notice. With a lot of teaching, I have learnt to listen to these callings. When I feel a little tired, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Noodle, Pasta, Soba, Whatever You Call Them</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It is almost miracle what a handful of flour and water can create. It creates so much that noodle chefs get offended for calling their noodle-lookalike noddles such as Udon and Spaghetti. Not quite sure of what defines noodles and where the borderlines are, but I happily submit to their claims. But I was quite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gratin Heaven</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We have been traveling so much from last year and life has been so hectic, packing and repacking suitcases. Quite naturally we miss our new home and enjoy eating at home. This is just a simple gratin with tinned smoked oysters, takes just a moment to make and tastes wonderful. What I like about oysters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dolce Heaven</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I do not fancy sweets much. I am a woman though, there is always exceptions to rule right? However, how can I resist to awe and wow when you see this! A window full of colours! I get sick from raising my sugar level but I do appreciate art of colour and design. And no, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.marikokonno.com/?p=121</link>
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		<title>Food Nation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I may sound dangerously patriotic but I believe that Japan offers one of the best food. But where did that come from? We sure did not have a lot of food back then (like, B.C. back then). We were such a skinny country that grew nothing much. Today, Japanese beef is undeniably the best beef [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.marikokonno.com/?p=119</link>
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		<title>Kyoto, True Japan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you talk about the most Japanese Japan, Kyoto would have to rank in. Kyoto, once a capital of Japan during Edo era, is a province where many temples and shrines are reserved. Kyoto is known for its beautiful architectures and food. Robert has never been to Japan. One would have to show him Kyoto [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.marikokonno.com/?p=112</link>
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