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I Gave Up on Drying My Own Oranges a Week Before Thanksgiving — Here's What Happened Instead
Homemade orange slices or store-bought? Cathy chose the bag. Four ways to make them work: decora...
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Behind the Apron ｜The Cathy you don't see in the recipe card. Raising four kids in a Chinese-American household in Los Angeles. Weekend surf sessions at Zuma Beach with whichever kid grabs a board. The Thanksgiving that nearly broke her. The week Mike tried to cook dinner and sent seven texts. Moments between meals that make a family kitchen real — told by someone who's funny without trying to be, and efficient without apologizing for it. This is where the community actually forms. Come for the recipes, stay for the chaos. 5 stories
Behind the Apron
Behind the Apron
Four Kids, One Kitchen: How I Stay Sane Between 5:30 and 6:30 PM
The 5:30–6:30 PM hour with four kids in one kitchen is pure containment. Practical habits that k...
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Thanksgiving as a Chinese Immigrant: Year One vs. Year Fifteen
My first Thanksgiving was a complete train wreck—the turkey was upside down, the stuffing was st...
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Surfing With Ryan: What a 12-Year-Old Teaches You About Getting Back Up
When Cathy trades her weekend Los Angeles to-do list for a cold morning in the Malibu waves with...
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Why I Started This Blog (It Wasn't a Midlife Crisis, It Was a Tuesday)
A former corporate food supply chain procurement analyst turned LA mom of four explains why her ...
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