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🍳 Cooking with Ju

Asian American Recipes from the Hessel Kitchen

About me

Hi, my name is Deuane Hessel, aka Ju. Ju is my Chinese name which means pearl.photo of asian woman name Deuane Hessel

I'm a work-at-home mom and student at Gwinnett Tech. I am half Chinese and half Thai so I grew up eating alot of Asian food. When I got married to my American husband I was introducted to alot of other foods.

Welcome to my cooking blog. My mission is to create a place where my kids can go to get recipes we normally eat at home. My mom and I normally cook Asian food at home but my kids also like to eat Western cuisine.

Many of the recipes we have are passed down from my mom who is from Thailand. My husband is of German descent so many of the dishes he likes are American inspired.

I search the internet for all kinds of recipes. My go to Thai website is called Hot Thai Kitchen. I find that Pailin's recipes are the most authentic Thai recipes and her videos are very helpful. I don't have a go to American recipes website so I have included the most popular ones we use at our house here.