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Category: How-Tos

A Mini-Vietnamese Writing Demonstration from my Mom

by Linda Nguyen on December 29, 2009December 29, 2009 in How-Tos

I’m a bad Vietnamese girl and do not know how to read or write in Vietnamese. I was telling my mom about how I was talking to Kym (who is… [Continue Reading]

Making Bánh Cuốn with Mom- Part One

by Linda Nguyen on December 20, 2009February 23, 2016 in Diary, How-Tos

I know this may be obvious as I’m a Vietnamese American girl, but I really enjoy Vietnamese cuisine. I don’t get to eat it enough. Austin has an abysmal selection… [Continue Reading]

When You Run Out of Bar Supplies

by Linda Nguyen on December 12, 2009 in How-Tos

When you run out of bar supplies, using a measuring cup is a very exact way of pouring your drinks.

Deesh teaches me how to make an Irish Car Bomb

by Linda Nguyen on December 11, 2009December 11, 2009 in How-Tos, New Thing(s) of the Week

I had my first Irish Car Bomb last weekend courtesy Deesh and Brittany. It’s pretty good. I’m a big coffee drinker, (especially lately as I’m a night owl with very… [Continue Reading]

Ten Food Facts about Me & an Awesome Cookie Recipe

by Linda Nguyen on October 29, 2009March 18, 2015 in Diary, How-Tos

Ten Random Food Facts about Me 1. As a baby, my mom used to feed me and coax me to eat by cooing, “mum mum mum,” probably while doing the… [Continue Reading]

A Peek into my Journal Collection and Journal Keeping Advice

by Linda Nguyen on September 10, 2009October 24, 2012 in Books, How-Tos, Memories

I’ve kept at least one journal at a time since middle school. I remember my first journal my mom glued the first two pages together because she noticed I mentioned… [Continue Reading]

How to get rid of your hiccups

by Linda Nguyen on September 8, 2009 in How-Tos

My friend, Lily once told me when I had hiccups at work that the Korean way of getting rid of hiccups is to lick your finger and touch your nose… [Continue Reading]

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Linda Nguyen is a Texas Native who recently moved to North Carolina. She’s a blogger and photographer and loves eating noodles. This is her personal blog. She also writes a food blog.

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