Category: Snack
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Air Fryer Eggplant Fries Vegan Gluten Free
Doesn’t every vegetable taste better in fries form? Get ready to fall in love with eggplants all over again with these easy, healthy, air fried eggplant fries! Please do not write eggplants off before you try this! I’ve had so many eggplant haters, well, former eggplant haters who told me that they tried my Miso…
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Persimmon Daifuku Easy Microwave Method
These Daifuku mochi are a celebration of one of my favorite fruits, persimmons! They’re filled with whole frozen persimmon, wrapped with a mochi skin infused with persimmon juice and shaped also like persimmons! So first thing first, what is Daifuku? Daifuku quite literally means great luck, or great blessing, in Japanese. It’s a type of…
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Rice Paper Vegan Omelette
The breakfast that can get you jump out of bed! This rice paper vegan omelette is packed with so many flavors, different layers of textures and lots of nutrients to get you ready for the day. Welcome to another one of my One Thousand and One ways to use rice paper! How did we get…
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Ghibli Susuwatari Mochi Bites
Turn the iconic Ghibli characters into edible treats! Only four ingredients needed and they’re sooo fun to make. Do you remember those cute fuzzy little black charcoal monsters in Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro? They’re called Susuwatari, or wandering soot, or soot spirits, kinda like “dust bunnies” in the English language. I’ve always wanted…
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Quick Pickled Pink Cabbage
Very cutsy, very mindful, very demure 😉 these vibrant and refreshing pink cabbages add a touch of color, flavor, and flair to any dish! I love using garnish as a quick and easy way to fancy up any lazy meal. They take minimum effort but make a huge difference! These vibrant, crunchy, and flavorful pickled…
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Taro Balls and Sweet Potato Balls Sugar Free Gluten Free
An iconic Taiwanese dessert, these soft, chewy, pillowy balls are so widely loved can be found in literally any boba tea shop and Asian dessert shop. It’s super easy to make at home and you only need four ingredients! Taro balls and sweet potato balls, or Yu Yuan, in Chinese, is a popular traditional dessert…
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Rice Paper Apple Cinnamon Rolls
Easiest gluten-free apple cinnamon rolls ever! No “knead” for any dough or flour, these come together so quickly and make a perfect breakfast and snack. When I made my savory rice paper power curls (named by you guys btw!) filled with tofu and veggies, so many of you requested a sweet version and I was…
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Cookie Monster Ice Cream Vegan No Dye No Churn
The iconic cookie monster ice cream flavor but made vegan and wholesome. No chemical dye and no dairy, plus a high protein homemade chickpea cookie dough! In the wise words of Cookie Monster, “bestie, me think you need to treat yourself today!” And what’s a better treat than this stunning vibrant vegan cookie monster ice…
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Japanese Konnyaku Jelly | High Fiber Low Calorie Snack
As adorable to the eye as they are fun to play with, and even better for our gut health! Konnyaku jelly is made from a root vegetable called Konjac, or Konnyaku, a plant native to southwest China. It’s been widely used in Eastern Asian cuisines, both in savory dishes like hot pot, salad, stew, and…
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Vegan Spanakopita with Tofu Feta
Golden, crispy, flaky layers for days filled with savory, refreshing, aromatic herbs, spinach, and tangy tofu “feta”, these vegan spanakopita triangles as good as any spanakopita I’ve had before! Spanakopita is a traditional Greek dish made with phyllo pastry and spinach filling. It’s basically a savory spinach pie that’s typically served as a snack or…
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Purple Sweet Potato Mochi Pancake
A love child between pancakes and mochi – fluffy, sweet, and slightly crispy on the outside like pancakes, and chewy, stretchy, and tender on the inside like mochi! Mochi is one of my all time favorite Asian dessert, the chewy, sticky, stretch texture is just so satisfying and addicting, and of course, it’s NOT TOO…
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Vegan Mozzarella Easy Gluten Free
We’re allowed to still enjoy our familiar food both in terms of flavor and appearance but without any ingredients that we no longer want, that’s not weird that just makes sense. Dairy was really the easiest thing for me to completely cut out of my life, because when I simply just took a minute to…
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Black Sesame Soup – Ancient Chinese Beauty Secret for Healthy Hair
This is a bowl of literal black gold that is not only a decadent sweet treat, but will also nourish your skin, hair, and body from within. Did you ever notice the concept of dessert is quite different in Eastern and Western cultures? In North America and most European countries, desserts are often indulging and…
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Snow Ear Soup Ancient Chinese Beauty Secret
Unlock the ancient Chinese beauty secret with this ethereal treat! It’s a dessert AND a medicinal soup that nourishes our skin and health from 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 collagen…
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Greek Salad Mosaic with Tofu Feta
A fresh spin on an all time fave classic – make Greek salad in a chic aesthetic mosaic pattern and turn your tofu into delicious, and high protein “feta”. This refreshing, flavorful, and high protein salad is a no cook recipe, perfect for those lazy and/or hot days! I especially love to make this in…
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