At into the Soup, we have hit a number of milestones in the last week. To celebrate these events, I thought I would share with you some recipes that I learned while living in Singapore

The picture is very similar to one that hung on the bulletin board of my office for four months while I planned my escape from corporate America, I was 24 years old. I cashed my $1,600 IRS refund check, piled all my stuff in my parent’s garage, threw on my new backpack, and headed off on a grand adventure…

Although tamed down and classed up, we hit the road with all the same zeal of a college road trip. Arguably, there are few better places for road trippin’ than Arizona. This time, we pointed south to a small part of Arizona we had yet to explore but had heard a lot about, Sonoita and its wine country.

In this episode of into the Soup, we tour Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, Borneo. We visit the Gaya Street Market, hit the KK Adventure park for some kid friendly fun, and then explore Malay street food at the Dragon Food Center hawker stand.

I'd been patrolling the local grocery store for something other than goldfish and apples or ice cream and oreos and stumbled across a childhood favorite:  Graham Crackers and Vanilla Frosting.

Tonight we’re having oven –roasted carrots and sweet potatoes; fresh mixed greens and those diva heirloom tomatoes with a champagne vinagraitte; pan seared pork chops with fresh garlic and mushrooms and an Anjou pear with a little gorgonzola for dessert.