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Essential Mooncake Guide – Types of Mooncakes
Mooncakes are essential treats for celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival (Tết Trung Thu) and the different types of mooncakes and combinations may be a bit bewildering. Nowadays mooncakes are available...
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Essential Mooncake Guide: Mooncake Molds
Mooncake molds are important tools for making beautiful mooncakes. It’s from the mold that mooncakes get the imprinted designs and motifs. There are lots of different mooncake molds but which one is...
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Essential Mooncake Guide: Tools for Making Mooncakes
Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching and mooncakes are essential treats for celebrating this festive holiday. Making mooncakes at home isn’t difficult at all. They take a bit of time but the process is a...
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Shredded Pork Skin (Bi Heo)
Shredded Pork Skin (Bi Heo) is a classic restaurant dish and with this easy recipe, you can make it at home. Thinly sliced pork skin and marinated pork are tossed with roasted rice powder and fried...
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Ghost Pepper / Bhut Jolokia – Dare to Eat It?
One of the hottest chili peppers in the world, the Ghost Pepper is insanely spicy and not for the faint of heart or stomach. Known also as Bhut Jolokia, Ghost Chili, Red Naga, this hybrid chili pepper...
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Chili Sauce / Hot Sauce (Tuong Ot)
If you’re like me and enjoy hot sauce, you’ll love this recipe for homemade Chili Sauce / Hot Sauce (Tuong Ot). Warning: this Chili Sauce is next-level hot because it’s made with Ghost Peppers (also...
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Fried Garlic (Toi Phi)
Mark this Fried Garlic (Toi Phi) recipe as a must-know if you’re a fan of Vietnamese cuisine or just love garlic! This deliciously crunchy fried garlic adds so much flavor to meats, stir-fries, noodles...
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Sweet and Sour Shrimp (Tom Xao Chua Ngot)
This Sweet and Sour Shrimp (Tom Xao Chua Ngot) recipe is healthy, hearty and can be made in less time than it takes to get take-out delivered to your house. Juicy shrimp, pineapples chunks and fresh...
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How to Freeze Green Onions / Scallions
In this post I share my easy steps for how to freeze green onions / scallions for use later. It takes no time at all and there’s no special equipment needed. Freezing green onions saves money since...
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Rice Noodle / Rice Vermicelli (Bun Tuoi)
Make fresh Rice Noodle or Rice Vermicelli (Bun Tuoi) at home with my easy recipe. This no-frills recipe doesn’t require a fancy pasta machine but just an inexpensive potato ricer to make the most...
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How to Make a Vermicelli / Thin Noodle Disk
I received lots of requests for instructions on how to make the vermicelli / thin noodle disk used in the Rice Noodle / Rice Vermicelli (Bun Tuoi) recipe I shared. I love that you enjoy DIY projects...
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Fish Rice Noodle Soup (Bun Ca)
This recipe for Fish Rice Noodle Soup (Bun Ca) is belly-warming good and perfect for the colder months ahead. Hearty chunks of marinated fish and zesty tomatoes are cooked in a light stock and then...
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Instant Pot – Hype or Here to Stay?
The Instant Pot electric pressure cooker has been the kitchen darling for the past 3 years now and still going strong. Touted as the most versatile electric multi-cooker, the Instant Pot has garnered a...
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Vietnamese Donuts (Banh Cam Banh Vong)
This gluten-free recipe for Vietnamese Donuts (Banh Cam Banh Vong) makes amazingly crispy donuts with a delightful sugar glaze. If you love decadent fried treats (and who doesn’t?), this is a must-try...
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My Favorite FoodSaver Uses
I finally bought one and in this post, I share my favorite FoodSaver uses. After a year of having this little appliance on my kitchen counter and using it every chance possible, I am happy to say–I...
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Chocolate Roll Cake (Banh Cuon Chocolate)
This from-scratch recipe for Chocolate Roll Cake (Banh Cuon Chocolate) makes moist, spongy chocolate cake swirled around a light and fluffy cream filling. If you’re a fan of Asian-style baked goods,...
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Cranberry Orange Scones
I make this wonderful Cranberry Orange Scones recipe every year during the winter holiday. These hearty scones are not strictly seasonal treats but I crave the zesty yet comforting flavors of cranberry...
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Instant Pot Beef Tendon
Use your Instant Pot and this easy recipe to cook beef tendon in less than half the time it takes to cook on the stove top. Beef tendon is a popular ingredient in Asian cuisine. Added to hearty dishes...
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Instant Pot Beef Pho / Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup (Pho Bo)
This Instant Pot Beef Pho / Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup (Pho Bo) recipe can be made in less than half-the time as the stove-top method without skimping on essential ingredients and authentic flavors....
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A Look Ahead at 2019!
Happy New Year friends! I can’t believe it’s 2019 already! 2018 zoomed by for me, as I am sure it did for you too. I just wanted to take this opportunity to do a quick wrap-up of 2018 and share with...
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