Homemade Soy Milk
It’s been so hot lately, so I am always looking for something refreshing to cool me down. Sometimes that’s ice cream. Other times it’s salad. And sometimes it’s a drink like this homemade soy milk. I...
View ArticleVietnamese Beef Pho (Pho Bo)
The recipe that all of my friends ask me for is my Vietnamese beef pho recipe. This dish shouldn’t be confused with it’s sister pho recipe chicken pho. This noodle soup has a beef broth, some veggies,...
View ArticleWhite Chocolate Ube Cookies
I have an obsession with ube right now because I love how it tastes and I love the purple color it gives everything. This week I decided to experiment with some white chocolate ube cookies. These...
View ArticleVietnamese Grilled Corn (Bap Nuong)
This blog has been one of the best projects I’ve worked on because I get to share it with you my readers and with my family and friends. It’s something I talk about a lot with my friends, and it means...
View ArticleCinnamon Coriander BBQ Ribs
I’m writing this recipe for cinnamon coriander bbq ribs because my mom keeps asking me for it. I originally created this recipe for a collaboration with Spice Tribe. (Sidebar, I highly recommend their...
View ArticleHoney Rosemary Ice Cream
I was going to make a different dessert, but I went to this ice cream place last week with a friend where I had honey rosemary ice cream. I loved it so much I knew I had to make it! It doesn’t seem...
View ArticlePandan Mochi Donuts
Pandan is slowly becoming one of my favorite ingredients. It has an almost coconut-like flavor, and when you use pandan extract, it gives your food a pretty green color. It is also a flavor that I...
View ArticleHojicha Mochi Muffins
I wasn’t done baking with sweet rice flour this week, so yes I baked more mochi desserts. The dessert this week is hojicha mochi muffins. I’m honestly having so much fun baking with hojicha! It’s so...
View ArticleRed Bean Curd Stir Fry
I have been making a concerted effort to eat less meat and more vegetables for health reasons but also for environmental reasons. Growing up, I never thought vegetables were gross because Chinese and...
View ArticleSalted Eggs
Salted eggs is something my mom started making when I moved back to LA. This is actually her friend’s recipe. It is so simple with so few ingredients, but makes something so yummy. After the eggs are...
View ArticleMatcha Stracciatella
It’s still ridiculously hot in LA, so that means more ice cream for me! I have always been a huge fan of stracciatella, so I knew I had to make a matcha version. Stracciatella is an ice cream...
View ArticleTahini Mochi Brownies
Over the weekend, I asked followers on Instagram what they would like to see next, and someone said a tahini and chocolate dessert. So that’s what you’re getting with this recipe! These tahini mochi...
View ArticleVietnamese Caramelized Salmon (Ca Hoi Kho)
One of the benefits of living with my parents is that I get to eat so much yummy food, a lot of which I post on this blog. It’s sort of my way of documenting my family recipes. I had this Vietnamese...
View ArticleCrispy Matcha Cookies
The most popular recipe on my blog has to be my white chocolate matcha cookies. They’re also one of my favorite recipes I’ve ever developed. But while I love these things, there are people like my mom...
View ArticleSriracha Potato Salad
Recently, the one thing I’ve been thinking about a lot is simple food. Simple recipes. A few simple ingredients. Simple cooking technique. So much of the food we have nowadays in restaurants and even...
View ArticleVietnamese Coffee Mochi Donuts
Fall is hands down my favorite season. I love absolutely everything about it from the colors to the warm spices to the crisp air. And one thing I always crave during fall is donuts, so I crafted 2 fall...
View ArticleVietnamese Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies
I do a lot of cookie recipes because I love how happy they make people. Because cookies, especially chocolate chip cookies, are so popular, there are like a bajillion cookie recipes out there claiming...
View ArticleVietnamese Cinnamon Blueberry Scones
I think the thing I love most about cooking and baking is that there is always something new to learn. A new technique. A new ingredient. Or a new dish. I have always wanted to learn to make scones,...
View ArticleRoasted Squash Grilled Cheese
As the weather turns, I look to cozy recipes to prepare me for the cooler weather. (Even though it’s still pretty hot in LA right now.) One of the most comforting and simple meals to me is a grilled...
View ArticlePumpkin Mochi Muffins
Welcoming the first official day of fall with these pumpkin mochi muffins. I know I am going to do a lot of pumpkin recipes this fall because pumpkin is one of the best fall ingredients. These muffins...
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