We  have many photographs of Europe and the USA including vacations, shopping trips, weddings, and our grandchildren.  We share some family history and memories.  We are Christian; we believe the Bible and our Lord Jesus Christ.  We provide online Bibles in many languages, study guides for the Bible, and an American Translation of the Bible called "The Holy New Covenant".

The most extensive section of our web home is dedicated to food.  We love to cook and to dine in and dine out.  We have recipes we have gathered from around the world and family.  We also offer many cooking tips.
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Vietnamese Recipes

Vietnamese cooking draws from a number of cultures including French.  Vietnamese food in the north of this long, skinny country is heavily influenced by Chinese cooking and often features stir-fries and noodle-based soups.  The south is tropical and has many rice paddies and coconut groves.  The food here tends to be spicier.  And all that coastline means fish and seafood are prominently featured at the Vietnamese table.  The predominant flavors are mint, coriander, lemongrass, shrimp, nuoc nam and nuoc cham fish sauces, star anise, ginger, black pepper, garlic, basic and rice wine.  Popular Vietnamese dishes include Pho, a beef noodle soup, sticky rice and a spring roll called nem ran.