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Spam Musubi

I love going to new grocery stores when I travel because it's so interesting to see what kind of foods and prices people are eating and looking at in their everyday lives. When I went to Hawaii this year, it was so cool because the grocery store across

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Kale Potato Soup

After our blender died from trying to create mayo from scratch for the pork sung buns, I invested in a Vitamix--something that I've been dreaming of since high school. This was the first soup I made in it! Super warming and filling. Ingredients * 4 potatoes * a ton of

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Tortilla Chips

This is an easy snacks for when you're cutting and don't want to have chips around the house, but you feel like you might die if you don't fulfill your craving for that salty, oily, crisp bite. I know a bunch of people might

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Mango Sago

My high school friend joined me for a stroll through a wine & art festival, and at the end, we were talking about getting some asian desserts, especially sago. My SO is a big fan of sago, so I told the friend to come over to my place for dinner

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Instant Pot Beef Vegetable Stew (or soup?)

Scanning through the "Manager's Specials" section of the Safeway wall of meat has become part of my shopping routine ever since I've started living with the SO because I'm always looking for deals on meat to satiate the carnivore that he is.

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Pork Song Buns

Pork song buns aka pork floss buns are the SO's and my friend, Super Saver's, favorite bun from HK bakeries, so I gave a shot at making it at home. Ingredients * Tangzhong: 25g bread flour, 1/4 cup water, 1/4 cup whole milk * 350g bread

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I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Chicken

Because it is Butter Chicken! (or Chicken Makhani) Perhaps the first time I had Indian food was when one of my high school dorm-mate's parents made butter chicken for our hall. It was one of the best things I had ever tasted. While I occasionally make some kind

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Instant Pot Steamed Egg

Few ingredients, super simple, and super delicious. My mother made this for me when I wasn't feeling well or didn't have much appetite because it always went down easily and felt like great volume food. It's also great for when you're just

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Lemon Garlic Chicken Drumsticks

Drumsticks were on sale, and I still had a lemon left from Aeghrur's visit, so this is what we came up with to serve with the baked potato wedges. This is a really easy dump-and-go recipe. Ingredients * 6 drumsticks * 2 tbsp olive oil * zest and juice from a

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Easy pork tenderlion

For this week's bulk cooking, I use one of my very basic pork tenderlion recipes. I've gone through many iterations of this recipe when experimenting throughout the years; this represents the current version of an ever-evolving recipe. Note that this isn't too fancy, but

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Baked Potato Wedges

I'm pretty sure I was Irish in my past life. I love potatoes. The SO and I were hyped to grab 10 pounds of taters for $3 at ye ol' H-Mart, and we've been slowly grinding through the bag of deliciousness. Ingredients * potatoes * oil * salt

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Instant Pot Curry Ribs

One of the SO's favorite dishes from home is his parents' curry ribs, so the moment we received our Instant Pot (roughly half a year ago!), I knew I had to make it. So I hit up SO mommy and now have this grand recipe to share

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Shrimp Scampi

Aeghrur stayed at my place during 4th of July week and obtained some ginormo lemons while kayaking (???). Normally, fruits make me think of sweet applications, like lemon tarts or lemon bars, but I thought I'd change things up with something more savory. Ingredients * angelhair pasta * 1 tbsp olive

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Chocolate Protein Cookies

Back in Nov 2017, the SO and I made a big protein powder purchase where I was Team Unflavored and said I'd probably take 3-5 scoops a week and he was Team Chocolate and said he would take 1.5 scoops daily. With that, we decided to order

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Lighter Shepherd's Pie

Admittedly, I've never had a real shepherd's pie before in my life, so I have no idea what the real deal is supposed to taste like, but it's supposed to be a two-layer thing: meat and veggies on the bottom, topped with a nice

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HK Hot Dog Bun

This is not the bun you found at all the grilling events during all the 4th of July events you attended, but rather, it is the amazing sweet and savory combo you can find at any Cantonese bakery. Struck by repeating cravings, I needed to learn how to make the

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Matcha Chia Seed Pudding

I made chia pudding once in college and it was incredible--entered my mouth and then almost instantly exited my butt. Fiber is amazing. Ingredients * 1 tsp matcha * 1 cup almond milk * 3 tbsp chia seeds * sweetener to taste Methodology Here's quick recipe--combine everything in a container. Mix it

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Fancy French Food (for 2)

Ah summer, the days when fruit and sunlight grow in abundance to our daily delight. I love walking outside, basking in the warm sun, and seeing the piles of resplendent berries lying on fruit vendors' carts. When beautiful dark, red cherries started appearing in the markets, I could not

Vegan Smoked Salmon

This recipe was inspired by Vegiterra. Though I didn't use his recipe, his video had me hunting around on the interwebs for the best version of vegan smoked salmon (or lox) that there is. Ingredients * 3 carrots * 2 cups coarse sea salt * 1 tbsp olive oil * 2 tsp

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Mak Kimchi

Kimchi is so cheap to make, but I always felt like it was too high effort to bother with, and I've always just bought from the store. I decided it was time for me to buckle down and give it a try. Followed Maangchi's recipe loosely.

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Garlic Instant Pot Drumsticks

Drumsticks were $0.99/lb, so we picked up a pack not really knowing what to make with them. After some gizoogling, the decision was made to play with the Instant Pot and some Asian-inspired flavors. Recipe comes from Living Sweet Moments. Thanks! Ingredients * 6 drumsticks * 1/2 onion * 1

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Everything you could ever want in bulk cooked meals

For this week's bulk cooking, I take everything anyone could ever want in a bulk cooked meal and combine it all together. I mix beef, chorizo, cheese, and egg noodles together in what may seem like a "too much of a good thing" recipe. Thankfully, the

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Black Sesame Soup

This is one of my favorite variants of tong sui aka sugar water. It's super easy to make and super delicious. I mean, how could it not be? Ingredients This is enough for one generous serving or two smol servings * 15g black sesame powder * 13g glutinous rice flours

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Easy Beef Stronganoff

For this week's bulk cooking, I made the simplest, most low-effort beef stronganoff possible. This simplified recipe was much-needed after another injury to my left hand — this time, the result of a golfing accident. Even with the simplified recipe, preparing this week's set of meals was

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Okara Butter Cake

...aka bánh đậu nành (Thanks, Jimmy). I found a sweet recipe to use the okara leftover from when I made golden soy milk and decided to give it a try. No waste, my friends. Thanks Van's Kitchen! Ingredients * 100g flour * 5g baking powder * pinch of salt * 2 eggs