Chinese New Year Food EXPOSED (PT.II)
February 05th, 2008 
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Archive for the 'Unscripted' Category
The Moon Cakes Story
September 26th, 2007 Comments(1)
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Mooncakes are not only loved for their different flavors- sweet and salty-, but for the special role they played in Chinese history. About seven hundred years ago during the Yuan Dynasty, the Chinese were ruled by Mongolians, their northern neighbors. They were very unhappy and desparately wanted to overthrow the leaders but they were closely watched and could not talk freely. The Chinese secretly planned an attack, wrote it down on small pieces of paper, and hid the paper slips inside the mooncakes. They then secretly passed the message of the attack from family to family, house to house with the mooncakes.
The battle was difficult, but the Chinese were well-organized. The Mongolians were completely taken by surprise and the Chinese successfully won the struggle. To this day, they believe that the mooncakes were responsible for the victory.
From “Moonbeams, Dumplings, and Dragonboats,” by Nina Simonds
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Watch Nina and the Moon Cakes girls make The Best Recipe for Moon Cakes Ever in her kitchen.
Healthy Foods For Kids Exposed
September 13th, 2007 Comments(1)
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This month we are focusing on healthy food and kids. Myra Goodman of Earthbound Farm Organics and her family are certainly health-conscious. Her children LOVE salads, often coming home from school to snack on raw veggies and fresh fruits - on their own accord! How does she do it? The answer she says (besides having acres and acres of the fresh produce growing around their house) is that healthy doesn’t have to mean sacrifice - healthy can be delicious!
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