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…
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Continue ReadingThis is a super easy recipe for delicious, homemade Coconut Syrup. It’s a perfect syrup for waffles & pancakes – especially ube mochi waffles. You could also use this as a drizzle for ice cream or as a sweetener for…
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Continue ReadingNo-Bake Strawberry Icebox Cake 🍓 one of the easiest cakes you will ever make! Only 4 ingredients needed. This is my Winning Recipe for Trader Joe’s #TJsStrawberryContest on Instagram🍓 I had so many recipe ideas for this contest, but I…
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Continue ReadingRose 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…
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Continue ReadingMay the 4th Be With You! I thought it would be fun to make Blue Milk (aka bantha milk) from Star Wars today. You can get this at the “Milk Stand” at Galaxy’s Edge in Disneyland. They describe it as…
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Continue ReadingHappy National Boba Day! I’m sharing how to make an extra special boba drink: soy milk tea, with foamy soy milk cream, topped with mochi and soy bean powder. Enjoy by dipping the mochi into the cream, the soy bean…
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Continue ReadingEvery 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…
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Continue ReadingTraditional methods of cooking mahi mahi can sometimes make it dry. Cooking it sous vide ensures that a they stay tender and moist, so you don’t have to guess when it’s the perfect doness. I served it over rice with…
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Continue ReadingHomemade Almond Milk is the best! It’s easy to make and you can control the ingredients. Most store-bought almond milk use thickeners and numerous additives to produce their product. Erewhon Market is one of the few exceptions, there are no…
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Continue ReadingDirty 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…
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