Ube Dalgona Coffee, a delicious variation of dalgona coffee, aka whipped coffee. This beautiful drink is ready in 5 minutes, the whipped coffee is made by whipping instant coffee, sugar and hot water together 🤯 so cool right? Ube is a purple…
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Continue ReadingButter Mochi is a very popular treat in Hawaii, it’s made with Mochiko (Japanese Sweet Rice Flour) and a few other ingredients typically used to make cake. It’s the perfect example of modern day Hawaiian cuisine (local food) which is…
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Continue ReadingBloody Lychee Sake Martini, a fun & creepy cocktail that’s perfect for Halloween. These are super tasty, so you could easily drink a few of these to celebrate 🎃 Happy Halloween everyone!
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Continue ReadingToday’s recipe, Sous Vide Teriyaki Steak is sponsored by KitchenBoss. I used their KitchenBoss Sous Vide Cooker G320 (purchase here) to get the most perfectly cooked steaks. Sous vide is the most reliable way to get consistent results cooking your steaks…
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Continue ReadingCrispy Coconut Shrimp, one of my favorite appetizers! Jumbo shrimp are coated in panko and coconut shreds, then fried until gold brown and crispy – dip them into Thai Sweet Chili Sauce for the perfect balance of flavors – so…
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