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About Me & My Blog – Beyond Her Kitchen

Published on December 18, 2014 | in Tibetan Culture, Tibetan Tradition By |
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Happy Holidays! Today, I’m presenting to you a bit more about me and why my blog (Beyond Her Kitchen). I hope you will find my stories and reasons interesting enough to stay along for the ride. Thank you for tuning in. Read more about here …

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Tibetan people, Tibetan customs, Tibetan man, Tibetan woman

Dear Cousins, Can You Please Save Me?

Published on October 29, 2014 | in Family, Food, Tibetan Tradition, Travel By |
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July turned to August. My departure for the West was fast approaching. And my cousins had yet to practice a long-lived tradition in that neck of woods – Rebgong. A Tibetan custom, you are invited to a scrumptious meal, if you’ve returned from a journey, worked or studied a distance away, completed a long period […]

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Dumplings ready to pile up trays–cooked in just 12 minutes on a stacked steamer.

One Last Savory Bite

Published on October 14, 2014 | in Family, Tibetan Culture, Tibetan Food By |
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As an expatriate, the journey afar from North America back to my motherland, the Tibetan plateau, has always been very special. Just the thought of a trip home uplifts memories of my upbringing in the majestic land where I feel most connected. Spending two months with my loved ones, visiting historic spots, as well as […]

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Family Life: A Day on the Grassland

Published on August 13, 2014 | in Family, Food, Tibetan Culture, Travel By |
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  A day on the grassland with my paternal family—the biggest family reunion I’ve ever attended. Fifty-six families, 180 people total, from two distinctive worlds (agricultural and nomadic), joined together on Mgar-tse’s grassland in Rebgong, Amdo region. They included farmers, animal herders, educators from elementary school to university, small business owners, doctors, students of all […]

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