Category: Basics
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Quick Pickled Purple Cauliflowers
A quick and easy way to preserve the vibrant color and amazing antioxidants of purple cauliflower while adding tons of flavors! Purple cauliflower is like a whimsical, wild sibling of the classic white cauliflower, it brings both theatrical color and exceptional nutrition to the dinner plate. The brilliant violet hue is entirely natural and comes…
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Homemade Silken Tofu 2 Ingredients
The easiest yet still authentic method to make your own silken tofu with just two ingredients! The two most well known types of tofu are probably regular firm/extra-firm tofu and silken tofu. There are some major differences between regular tofu and silken tofu. They are produced using distinct methods. Regular tofu is made by coagulating…
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Crispy Kimchi Pancake aka Kimchi-Jeon
Kimchi pancake, or Kimchijeon, is a widely loved classic Korean dish. It’s a savory pancake filled with fermented napa cabbage and other veggies, golden crispy on the exterior and soft and chewy on the inside. An iconic Korean dish that needs no introduction! I’ve literally never had anyone try and not immediately fall in love…
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Homemade Rice Cakes Garaetteok for Tteokbokki and Tteok-Kkochi
Make 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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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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Vegan Carrot Wrap No Egg No Flour
Did 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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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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How to Steam and How to Eat Artichokes
Artichokes are quite literally a nature’s wonder, packed with so many essential nutrients, plus, did you know they can perform a “sweet water” magic trick on your taste buds? Instead of cut flower bouquets, I’d much rather get a bunch of fresh, vibrant artichokes! Well, technically, artichokes are flowers themselves. Artichokes are the large flower…
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Two-Ingredient Purple Sweet Potato Flatbread
The easiest, soft, flaky, most wholesome flatbread ever! They only call for two ingredients, and they are gluten-free and oil-free as well! Words cannot express my love for sweet potatoes! Each type of sweet potato has its unique flavor, texture, moisture level, and, of course, color. And among all of them, purple sweet potato has…
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Candied Roasted Chestnuts
Inspired by an iconic Chinese street food, this roasting method gives every one of your chestnuts a “big smile” and makes shelling super easy. In wintertime, one of my favorite street foods was candied roasted chestnuts, or 糖炒栗子 in Chinese. The traditional method is to roast the whole chestnuts in a big, slow-rotating barrel with…
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Authentic Mango Sticky Rice with No Added Sugar
A dessert that needs no introduction! Made using the most authentic method but without any added sugar. Mango sticky rice is an iconic Thai dessert, consiWhen it comes to international recognition and popularity among Asian desserts, few can compete with mango sticky rice, if any. And for good reasons. It is such a beauty-in-simplicity kind…
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Candied Whole Persimmons
A great way to preserve your persimmons so you can enjoy them longer! They’re jammy, sweet, and beautifully shiny and glistening. Persimmons are one of my absolute favorite fruits but they’re only available for a short season in the fall. Luckily, there are a few ways we can preserve them! The traditional Chinese method is…
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3-Ingredient Tofu Bagel Classic New York Style
A healthy, high-protein twist on the classic New York style bagels! Only 3 ingredients needed and you can make them gluten-free as well. These tofu bagels are an instant classic! They have all the signature characteristics we all love about bagels – shiny hearty browned crust, soft and chewy inside, amazingly aromatic flavor, and of…
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Vegan Pumpkin Pie with Torched Aquafaba Meringue
Showstopper pumpkin pie with a fluffy, torched chickpea water meringue, silky creamy filling, and oil-free, gluten-free pie crust. Pumpkin pie just got a whole lot more exciting! I was torn between whether to make a classic pumpkin pie or lemon meringue pie for a holiday party but then I thought, why not both! So here’s…
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Gluten-Free Oil-Free Vegan Pie Crust
No butter, no coconut oil, no added oil of any kind, no gluten, no dairy – and yet it still bakes beautifully and tastes amazing! It might seem too good to be true but believe it, decadent and healthy can indeed go hand in hand! This gluten-free, oil-free, vegan pie crust is magically buttery, soft,…
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