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View recipe →: Homemade Rice Cakes Garaetteok for Tteokbokki and Tteok-KkochiMake the iconic garaetteok, aka Korean rice cake, from scratch with only three ingredients. You can use it for so many dishes and snacks. Some of my fondest childhood memories all revolve around this one simple, humble food, rice cake, or tteok. I love the chewy, pillowy, tender tteok simmered in a budaejjiggae (Korean army…
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View recipe →: Papaya Custard Jelly No Gelatin No Agar AgarInspired by Indian Halwa, this simple, wholesome custard jelly recipe is here to turn a dreamy tropical fruit into an even dreamier treat! Halwa is a rich, pudding-like Indian dessert that holds a special place in the country’s culinary heart, particularly during festivals, weddings, and cold winter months. There are many variaties of Halwa across different Indian…
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View recipe →: Traditional Homemade Kimchi (Vegan No Fish)Once you try homemade kimchi, you’ll never look back! This is my go-to napa cabbage kimchi recipe, and it’s super flavorful, easy to do at home, and highly customizable. There are actually many types of kimchi, but the most well-known and recognizable one is napa cabbage kimchi, or Baechu Kimchi, which happens to be my…
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View recipe →: Stuffed Pita Pocket Vegan ArayesGolden crispy on the outside, flavorful, juicy, and incredibly meaty on the inside! These scrumptious, high-protein stuffed pita pockets will have you coming back to them again and again. There’s quite an interesting personal journey behind these flavor bomb pockets. What started as a spontaneous creation turned into a learning experience! So what sparked the…
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View recipe →: Vegan Carrot Wrap No Egg No FlourDid you know you can turn your carrots into wraps with only three ingredients?! What could be a more fun way to eat veggies! We all love a veggie wrap, it’s a perfect handheld food for a quick meal or power snack. But what if we could make the wraps themselves out of veggies too?!…
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View recipe →: Banana Coconut Samoa Cookies (Vegan, Added Sugar Free & Gluten Free)Cookies so healthy you can eat them as a meal! These banana coconut Samoa cookies are 100% wholesome – fourless, gluten-free, egg-free, dairy-free, and added sugar-free, and so easy to make. Never throw out your overripe bananas again! As bananas ripen, their starch content is slowly transformed into natural sugars and while they might look…
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View recipe →: Chinese Turnip Cake Dim Sum (萝卜糕)A cornerstone dim sum dish and a great way to enjoy a super underrated root vegetable! These turnip cakes are a humble yet iconic delicacy. Chinese turnip cake, also known as Luo Bo Gao in Mandarin or Lo Bak Go in Cantonese, is a cornerstone of Chinese dim sum. Its English translation name always confused…
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View recipe →: Crispy Rice Sushi CupGive your leftover rice a makeover and turn it into these crispy rice sushi cups! They are quite literally little flavor and protein bombs. Do you ever have leftover rice that you don’t know what to do with, but at the same time feel bad about wasting it? I think we all do… Especially when…
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View recipe →: Snow Ear Peach Gum Ancient Chinese Beauty SoupUnlock the ancient Chinese beauty secret with this ethereal treat! It’s a dessert AND a medicinal soup that nourishes your skin and health from the inside out. Snow ear and peach gum soup is a popular Chinese dessert known for its nourishing and rejuvenating properties. It’s believed to give our skin a healthy glow, promote…
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View recipe →: Easy Vegan Radish Butter (Soft and Spreadable)Make your own vegan butter that’s way better than any store-bought! Rich, creamy, spreadable, and made of simple plant ingredients. If you haven’t already, you gotta try the radish + butter combo! The zingy, crunchy, juicy, and subtly sweet radishes compliment the rich, creamy, silky butter so well and together they make one irresistible bite.…
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