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Continue ReadingLilikoi / Passion Fruit is one of my favorite fruits, it has one of the most delicious and distinctive flavors – just a taste of it will bring back so many beautiful memories of Hawaii. I was shopping at Mitsuwa Marketplace in Plano, Tx and ran across Hawaiian Sun’s Lilikoi Jelly and grabbed it immediately…
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Continue ReadingI loved rice krispie treats as a kid, it was always such a simple and delicious snack that anyone could make. I still enjoy them every once in a while, but nowadays I like to experiment with different flavors. This time, I made Strawberry Rice Krispie Treats using freeze dried strawberries, they add a little…
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Continue ReadingLemon Cheesecake Macarons are one of my favorite flavors to make – the tartness from the lemon curd balances out the sweetness of the macaron shells really well. The filling is also extremely quick to make, you just hand stir three ingredients: lemon curd, whipped cream cheese and lemon – these macarons are one of…
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Continue ReadingDash, drive or fly to your nearest Trader Joe’s and pick up a box or two of their Ube Mochi Pancake & Waffle mix! Of course you can make yummy waffles, but you can also make baked Ube Mochi Donuts with them 🤯 they turn out like slightly chewy cake donuts (these aren’t the same texture…
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Continue ReadingWhite Rabbit Candies were one of my childhood favorites – they were chewy like caramels and tasted like sweetened condensed milk. I also love the beautiful graphic and packaging design – it’s so iconic! Sometime around 15+ years ago, these became hard as rock – they’re no longer soft and chewy – does anyone know…
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Continue ReadingThe perfect summer time dessert, delicious Blueberry Cobbler with a big scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream. I used frozen blueberries and Trader Joe’s Cake mix to make the crumble topping – one of the easiest baked desserts you can make. The blueberries are a perfect balance of sweet & tart, the crumble topping is buttery…
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Continue ReadingThis is a life-changing macaron recipe (at least for me it is!🥰) I’ve been baking macarons for 13+ years and I’m still learning new techniques. I’ve come up with a recipe & method that takes under hour to make a batch of macarons, this includes the time it takes to prep, mix, dry & bake.…
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Continue ReadingThis Keto Broccoli Cheese Soup is better than almost any standard broccoli cheese soup that you can get at restaurants. It’s loaded with broccoli, sharp cheddar cheese and the texture is nice and creamy – it’s very satisfying! Xanthan Gum (0g net carbs) is used as the thickener instead of standard flour – a 1-cup…
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Continue ReadingFrench Buttercream is a beautifully smooth and silky buttercream made with egg yolks, sugar and butter. It’s not overly sweet like American ButtercreamAmerican Buttercream, but richer than Swiss Meringue ButtercreamSwiss Meringue Buttercream because it’s made with egg yolks instead of egg whites – the texture is slightly thicker than pastry cream and it pipes gorgeously…
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Continue ReadingCheese Rolls are Porto’s most popular pastry, out of the thousands of people that visit their bakery everyday – almost everyone buys cheese rolls – can you believe they sell millions a year?? I know any time I’m there, I buy at least a dozen – it’s a flaky, buttery pasty filled with sweet cream…
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-Van
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