Moon’s Favorite Things… After some years of buying light cream cheese, I discovered cream cheese made with tofu. Since I was a baby, I have been eating tofu my whole life, so I was so happy to find it in cream cheese form. As the Asian diet has virtually
Moon’s Favorite Things
Here I share with you some of my favorite things I love, which can help make our lives easier. From adorable panda bear gadgets, to Asian rice containers, to Japanese Bento boxes, these are some of the things that I love and bring a smile to my face. Please share any of your own favorite discoveries that have improved your life in one way or another -- I would love to know about them! ~Moon
Asian Bento Boxes to Carry Food
In this video, I show you my favorite Asian bento boxes that make packing your children’s lunch and transporting food so easy and simple! Stainless Steel Food Containers: To-Go Ware 3 Tier Food Carrier
Dumpling Making Gadget
My mother and I love home-made vegetable dumplings, but it takes us like a whole day to make them In this video, I show you how to use a nifty gadget that cuts your dumpling making time in half! Click here for my vegetable dumpling recipe! Helen Chen’s Asian Kitchen
Manduka Prolite Yoga Mat
Moon’s Favorite Things… Over the course of my yoga practice, I have tried and used all kinds of yoga mats. Yoga mats that are too thin can hurt your body when you’re in certain yoga positions that place a lot of weight on the floor, and yoga mats that are
Asian Rice Washing Container
I used to get annoyed when some of my rice escaped during the rice washing process — you know what I mean? Then I discovered the Asian rice washing container and, in a flash, my rice escaping problem was solved. In this video, I show you why you must have
Panda Bear 2-Tiered Bento Box
Moon’s Favorite Asian Thing…. As I always say, Panda Bears are my favorite images, cause they’re sooo adorable (I even call my hubbie “Panda Bear”). I found this Panda Bear Japanese bento box with two compartments online and ordered it right away! You can place your lunch or snacks in
“Zen Buddhism: In Search of Self”: Inspiring Korean Women Monks…
Moon’s Favorite Asian Thing… I love this video about Korean women Buddhist monks, who live in a temple in the remote mountains of South Korea. With bald shaved heads and austere Korean robes that represent their ascetic life, I was so moved by these spiritual yet strong and disciplined women
IZ Kamakawiwo’ole’s Music: “Over the Rainbow”
Moon’s Favorite Asian Artist… With the stress of the holidays, I have been listening to one music over and over again to calm me down: IZ’s rendition of “Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World.” When I heard this music for the first time a couple of weeks ago, I was
“The Buddha” Documentary
Moon’s Favorite Asian Thing… I watched a wonderful documentary “The Buddha” narrated by Richard Gere about the life of the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, who abandoned his luxurious life as a prince to seek out the answer to the esoteric question on human suffering. In his mission to find the answer
Dalai Lama’s Smile…
Moon’s Favorite Asian Thing… My favorite smile, other than my hubbies’, is that of Dalai Lama. Any picture I’ve ever seen of Dalai Lama, he’s always smiling. I always love his smile because it’s so infectious that you can’t help but smile back. His smile is gentle yet full of
Chinese Take-out Boxes!
Moon’s Favorite Asian Thing… I can’t say enough about the usefulness of the Chinese take-out boxes. When Chinese boxes were designed for taking out food, who ever thought that they would be sooo useful in so many ways? Chinese take-out boxes are the coolest and utilitarian inventions ever! Not only
Ear Picking Spoon to Remove Unwanted Ear Wax!
Moon’s Favorite Asian Thing… Ear picking spoon to clean inside your ears. What, a spoon to clean your ears? I know, I know, it sounds weird and gross, but it really works, removing unwanted and nasty ear wax. You can use the spoon by yourself or, better, have someone do
Panda Bear Airplane to China!
Moon’s Favorite Asian Thing… I looove panda bears, so today, my hubbie (aka “Panda Bear” I call him), whose hobby and passion is flying, sent me this panda bear airplane pic. It’s a British Airways Boeing 777 flying a new route to Chengdu, China. Brought a big smile to my
