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Continue ReadingThis Vietnamese Yogurt Recipe is a little different from the standard recipe because it uses Laughing Cow Creamy Swiss Cheese. The yogurt is absolutely delicious – it’s still sweet and tart like regular Vietnamese Yogurt, but the cheese adds a whole new depth of flavor – it adds a very slight savory note to the…
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Continue ReadingJapanese Curry is a huge hit in my household. We usually make the Chicken Katsu Curry (recipe here), but this week I changed things up and made a delectable beef curry – which is the most popular curry dish in Japan. The immediate difference when using beef is the richness in the flavor. All that…
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Continue ReadingThis is a very easy and quick way to make almond milk with the help of your Instant Pot. Normally you have to soak raw almonds for 12 hours or overnight (if you’re looking for a Raw Almond Milk recipe, link here). I’ll use this method when I need almond milk quickly and I haven’t…
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Continue ReadingI make yogurt in my Instant Pot every week and my kids love it when I make frozen yogurt pops for them. I really like that I can control the ingredients and even with purchasing the disposable popsicle bags (link here), it’s still cheaper than buying the organic yogurt tubes from the store. You just…
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Continue ReadingThis recipe is inspired by one of my all time favorite restaurants— Matiki Island BBQ in Anaheim CA. Matiki is a Hawaiian Style BBQ restaurant that serves these amazing beef ribs grilled right over charcoal in the building! You can smell the smoke for miles—which always gets my appetite all worked up if I’m in…
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Continue ReadingWhipped Cream is wonderful on almost any dessert, this Stabilized Whipped Cream recipe should be part of any baker’s repertoire. Regular homemade whipped cream only holds it’s shape for a few hours and this stabilized version will last about 3 days refrigerated – so if you’re using it to decorate a cake or as a…
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Continue ReadingCandied Strawberries or Tanghulu is a traditional treat that’s popular in China, Japan and Korea. They’re absolutely gorgeous and easy to make – strawberries are already so delicious on their own, but you’ve never truly enjoyed a strawberry until you’ve cracked into this crunchy sugar glaze–It’s such a unique treat. You’ll have to make these…
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Continue ReadingAlmond Milk is best made at home. Easy to make—and you can control the ingredients. Most store-bought almond milk use thickeners at least, and numerous additives to produce their product. All you need is a nut milk bag, and a blender. Thats it! Almond milk has tons of vitamins and minerals, it’s alkaline-forming in your…
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Continue ReadingI have an Instant Pot Duo, so why would I create recipe to make yogurt in the Lux model? I have a ton of yogurt recipes on my blog and whenever I share any of the recipes, the question about making yogurt in a Lux Instant Pot always comes up – so being the ever…
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Continue ReadingIf you’re Vietnamese then you already know and love this drink. If you haven’t tried it yet then you’re probably thinking wtf? Give it a try though! You’ll be surprised at how delicious it is – it’s super creamy and the flavor of sweetened condensed milk and avocado is perfectly balanced. You can buy this…
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