Hello friends, strangers, and family folks! Maybe at this point it is an annual summer season sabbatical, but after several weddings, several work trips, moving (again but thankfully not cross country)–I’m back! Naturally, time away makes the heart grow fonder. So fond in fact that after the season of this year’s Mid-Autumn Harvest…
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Black Cocoa Brownies–Easy to Make, Guilt Free Indulgence
Black cocoa has been on my mind for awhile. It’s clean in flavor, it doesn’t leave that weird aftertaste that I associate with sour milk that is prevalent in milk chocolate. It was an ingredient that led to a coworker friend and I to get some quality low energy time together outside the…
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Easy Fried Tofu Rice ‘N Bread Copy Cat Recipe
I won’t lie. I am sucker for a good fried tofu. In a comforting Japanese agedashi, as the star of Korean crispy tofu appetizers. Even tossed into other dishes to add crunch, bounce, and nourishment in one fell swoop. And in my case, with the craving for Chi’ Town comfort, the joy of…
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Roasted Bell Pepper Sauce, Astonishing Flavor for All Occasions
Struggling with food inspiration? No time to meal prep? Cleaning out a fridge and tired of the same leftovers? Almost every year, like a ritual to exit winter hibernation, I have had a need for a secret sauce to encourage myself to eat more in, eat more cleaner, eat more lazy. This roasted…
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Cheesecake (New York Style) Sensational Recipe
I told myself for years I wouldn’t write about cheesecake. I’m not traumatized, I’m a former employee of one of America’s (at the time) largest cream cheese producers. Which means I know too much. Not enough to get me in trouble (after all I was not a developer and I cook for fun),…
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Mochi, A Timeless Treat, Easy to Make (in a Microwave!)
Mochi is an interesting snack/dessert. Let’s face it. It’s history runs thousands of years back. Yet it doesn’t feel that antiquated. For the most part, there’s a nostalgia there that seems to be separate of that. In an era with such interconnectedness, it is seen as a homey comfort snack for some. For…
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Pandesal (+Ube Twist) Filipino Bread the Easy Way
Nothing says home for the holidays like nostalgic fare. After over a year since seeing pamilya in Southern Mindanao, it’s only fair that my mom is included in the nostalgia train. After all, holidays bring about a time of reflection. One thing she’s been craving–almost religiously since I shared her that Ube Pie…
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Ube Pie Holiday Edition–My Easy “Ooh Bae Baby” Recipe!
The inspiration to sub sweet potato pie/casserole for ube pie this Thanksgiving sent me on a spiral. But the best of sorts. Anyone who grew up with the kultura, or maybe even Southeast Asian leaning sweets, will have fond associations with the trendy natural tuber. Jump to recipe What is ube? Ube is…
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Vegan Goblin Cookies?! Easy Goblincore Recipe For You
The anticipation I’ve had to make these cookies has made this the longest month of my life. Yes, I have piqued friends interest when I tell them I want to have a cookie embody the uggo but cute grunge energy of Goblincore. But, because of life and the desire to have a certain…
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Kombucha Chronicles–Tea Talk & Fan Favorite Flavors
Well well well, looks like this kombucha phase may have outlived it’s phase trial period. Okay I won’t beat around the bushes–I’m completely hooked on making different flavors types of fermented tea, and I’m going to take a gander and say if you’re reading this either you are too or you want to…