Authentic Vietnamese recipes from the Motherland
Vietnamese Purple Sweet Rice - Xôi Lá Cẩm
My favorite breakfast item during my stay in Vietnam was Xoi La Cam, a sweet version of glutinous rice. Xoi La Cam is made from naturally dying the rice grains purple/magenta from boiling Magenta leaves. It is then steamed with coconut milk and sugar, then topped with a mixture of freshly grated coconuts, toasted sesame seeds, roasted peanuts, sugar and salt.
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Easy and Delicious Pumpkin Spice Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe (makes 24)
Even though it's still August, I'm counting down the days till Fall. With Fall, comes pumpkin spice EVERY. THING. There are pumpkin spice cookies, pumpkin spice lattes, and of course, pumpkin spice cupcakes. I have also seen pumpkin spice hand lotion! I need to get my pumpkin spice game on so I'm getting a head start with my favorite super-moist-utterly-delicious-and-extremely-simple pumpkin spice cupcake recipe with a traditional fluffy and smooth cream cheese frosting.
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Modified Bánh Tiêu Recipe: Vietnamese Fried Donut Holes with Cinnamon Sugar
I rarely drink Starbucks, but when there's Starbucks Frappuccino Happy Hour that comes once a year, "venti white chocolate mocha frappuccino with extra whip, please!" It's sugary, high-calorie frappuccino literally everyday for the whole week. All self control (and my waistline) goes out the window. Now that the evil (but fabulous) promotion is over, it's time to detox with a healthy alternative and a summer time favorite: Vietnamese Avocado Milk Shake or Sinh Tố Bơ.
Read MoreThe end of Summer is near. While I am counting down the days when school starts again, I'm spending the remaining few days of summer vacation with them, testing and baking various cupcake recipes. When I say baking with my kids, I mean them licking the spatulas and bowls clean, and leaving a bigger mess for me to clean. Fun times.
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