
Asian
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Sườn Nướng or Vietnamese Grilled Pork Chop is one of my favorite foods. The marinade is so delicious and flavorful, grilling it over charcoal gives it a wonderful smokey flavor. Enjoy it with jasmine rice or cơm tấm (broken rice) along with green leaf lettuce, sliced cucumbers and tomato. Look for thin bone in pork…
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This is a super simple and easy way to make Vietnamese Coffee Ice Cream without an ice cream maker. You only need 3 ingredients: heaving whipping cream, sweetened condensed milk and instant Vietnamese coffee. If you love cà phê sữa đá / Vietnamese iced coffee, this tastes just like it! The ice cream is very…
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This is a super simple recipe for Air Fried Brussels Sprouts. You can also drizzle on balsamic glaze to enhance this dish! I use this Balsamic Glaze from Trader Joe’s – it’s sweet & tangy, adds a wonderful flavor to the brussels sprouts
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This Ebi Katsu Burger (Shrimp Cutlet Burger) is inspired by the ebi katsu burger served at Mos Burger, one of the most popular fast food chains in Japan. This is easy to make, since I use the shrimp burger patties from Trader Joe’s (just defrost them in the fridge overnight). The patties are coated in…
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This is such a refreshing drink! I just picked up this new Sparkling Pineapple Juice at Trader Joe’s and thought it would be a delicous mixer for matcha – it was the perfect afternoon pick-me-up!
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Mochiko Chicken – a local favorite in Hawaii, many people describe it as Hawaiian popcorn chicken, it’s more like a variation of karaage (Japanese fried chicken). It’s crispy, sweet, savory & garlicky – you can usually find it served as a plate lunch with rice and mac salad. There are few different ways you can…
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Rose Shaped Pork & Shrimp Dumplings using Wei-Chuan USA Dumpling Wrappers 🌹 how pretty are these? They’re simple to make once you see how it’s folded & rolled *Watch my short Instagram recipe video here. The tops of the dumping are tender and the bottoms get crispy, it’s a really nice variation of textures. Do…
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Every year on April 22, Earth Day marks the anniversary of the birth of the modern environmental movement in 1970. I made a Matcha & Blue Spirulina Latte to celebrate Earth Day. I tried to make it look like the earth, how do you think I did? *Watch my 30-second Instagram video here Simple ways…
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Dirty Matcha Latte aka Matcha Espresso Fusion at Starbucks, this is my husbands favorite mid-day drink (he has it unsweetened though) – it only takes me about 2 minutes to make since I use Trader Joe’s Cold Brew Concentrate, but you can also use a shot of espresso instead.
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My Neighbor Totoro is one of my favorite films, it’s the most touching story of the innocence and beauty of childhood and how magical life can be. I love the way the food looked in the film and wanted to recreate the bento that Satsuki makes for Mei. Satsuki fills an oval bento box with…