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Continue ReadingI’m sharing and easy 1-minute recipe hack for Organic Vietnamese Iced Coffee using Trader Joe’s Organic French Roast Cold Brew Concentrate + Organic Sweetened Condensed Milk, it’s the perfect balance of bitter + sweet. Vietnamese Coffee is traditionally made with French roast coffee in a Vietnamese phin coffee press (recipe here) – but I had…
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Continue ReadingEasy 3-minute recipe for Salted Caramel Mocha using a few items from Trader Joe’s. Feel free to substitute the milk with your favorite dairy-free milk if you prefer
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Continue ReadingDalgona Candy (ppopgi) is popular street snack in South Korea (watch how it’s traditionally made here) – it’s been served there for decades, but has become known worldwide recently from Squid Game (Netflix show). About 3 weeks ago, I missed a night of sleep binge watching the entire season of Squid Game (yes, it was…
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Continue ReadingEvery year, I go nuts at Trader Joe’s when all the pumpkin products start rolling in. I wanted to make a dessert that uses as many pumpkin treats as possible, so I created the ultimate Pumpkin Milkshake. I didn’t feel like baking myself a birthday cake this year (like I always do), so I made…
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Continue ReadingIced Strawberry Matcha Latte, one of the most delicious and refreshing matcha drinks, it’s inspired by the strawberry matcha latte served at TeaZenTea boba shop in Brentwood, CA. I’ve come up with a super easy shortcut for sweetened strawberry puree (no cooking involved! yay!) so you can make this drink in under 5 minutes. If…
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Continue ReadingThis is a super easy 5-minute recipe for Pumpkin Spice Latte made with a few Trader Joe’s ingredients. It has all the flavors of autumn in one delicious cup! Watch my 30-second Instagram Reel here I typically don’t like the flavor of instant coffee, but in lattes they work well, since the milk and whipped…
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Continue ReadingFall is my favorite time of year, the weather gets more mild, Halloween is approaching and Trader Joe’s gets tons of pumpkin goodies! Every year I love trying out all the Trader Joe’s pumpkin products, and one of my favorite items is the Pumpkin Brioche Twist, it’s amazing for French Toast – I wanted to…
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Continue ReadingOne of my favorite drinks is Jasmine Lime Iced Tea, it’s super refreshing and delicious – it’s the upgraded version of an Arnold Palmer! I recently tried blue butterfly pea powder to naturally color some desserts and after finding out about the health benefits such as being rich in antioxidants and mood enhancer I wanted…
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Continue ReadingMid-Autumn Festival or Tết Trung Thu is an ancient festival considered “children’s day” in Vietnamese culture. It’s day to celebrate the harvest, spend quality time with your kids – spoiling them with toys, their favorite foods, paper lanterns & treats such as mooncakes. Traditional mooncakes are made with a dense pastry dough and filled with…
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Continue ReadingIf you’re looking to make a healthy and unique salad, try this Strawberry and Feta Spring Mix Salad. It’s dressed with a simple homemade balsamic vinaigrette dressing that only needs 3-ingredients. Not only is this salad nourishing and well balanced, it’s simply beautiful. The simple balsamic vinaigrette dressing is made with olive oil, balsamic vinegar…
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-Van
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