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Dancer turned Martial Artist

Dancer turned Martial Artist

After 6 months of learning to kick, punch, block… I’m no longer a lower belt!  I guess some people wonder...

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How to Cut a Pineapple

How to Cut a Pineapple

If you’re like me – the thought of cutting a pineapple is a bit daunting. It’s easier just to pay...

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Suno Shaved Ice

Suno Shaved Ice

What would huge spoonfuls of freshly fallen snow taste like? Topped with fresh fruit and other delish toppings of your...

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Citrus Grilled Shrimp

Citrus Grilled Shrimp

It’s summer, and that means sangria, watermelon and summer BBQs.  We hosted a BBQ at our little home in the...

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Grilled Japanese Eggplant with Pasta

Grilled Japanese Eggplant with Pasta

Two great things about summer: fresh vegetables and grilling. A few little Japanese eggplants sprouted up in our garden this...

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Red Wine, Food & Inappropriate Conversation

Red Wine, Food & Inappropriate Conversation

Plenty of wine, finger food and inappropriate conversation … just a few of the components of Hollis Gillespie’s The Shocking...

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Tilapia with Mango Peach Salsa

Tilapia with Mango Peach Salsa

This dish stemmed from my urge to make a mango salsa… and eventually evolved into a full blown dinner.  It...

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Grow Veggies, Grow!

Grow Veggies, Grow!

We’ve been cooking with our home-grown herbs, basil and parsley, for a couple weeks now.  We have been anxiously awaiting...

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About Dash of East

Hi there! I’m Melissa Crane, welcome to my blog, Dash of East! I started this blog to chronicle the food journeys of one Taiwanese American chick (me!) that grew up in Appalachia, who married to an Irish-Ukrainian boy from upstate New York. The two of us now live in the...

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