My garden is my happy place and I love spending my leisure time in the backyard. I find gardening so relaxing and therapeutic. It allows me to enjoy the beautiful outdoors while also connecting with awe-inspiring Mother Nature. In the early mornings and weekends, you’ll find me in my gardening talking to my plants while […]
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YouTube Silver Creator Award – Thank You All!
Friends: I am so thrilled to share this YouTube Silver Creator Award with you! I received this stunning award for achieving 100,000 subscribers to my YouTube Channel, RunAwayRice. Thank You All for supporting my channel over the years and helping me to achieve this huge accomplishment. Hugs and kisses from me to you! ❤️ 🤗 […]
Instant Pot Duo Plus 6 Quart – Unboxing and the Essential Water Test
I bought a new kitchen appliance and in this post I’ll share the unboxing of my new Instant Pot DUO Plus 60, 6 Quart multi-cooker. I’ll also talk about the Water Test and why it’s important to do this test before you start cooking with your new Instant Pot. Of course, along the way, I’ll share […]
Valentine’s Day Sweet Treats
Valentine’s Day is this week and if you’re looking for fun and festive recipes, I have some yummy sweet treats to share. I love Valentine’s Day! It seems like it gets more commercialized every year but, I love what this day represents and enjoy celebrating it. It’s a perfect occasion to pamper your significant other, […]
Fruits for Lunar New Year
Fruits are essential foods for celebrating Lunar New Year. In this post, I’ll share some unique and delicious fruits to enjoy during this festive holiday. In an earlier post, I shared with you the must-have foods for Lunar New Year and it got me to thinking about the variety and abundance of fruits for Lunar […]
Foods for Celebrating Lunar New Year / Tet 2019
Lunar New Year / Tet – Year of the Pig is just right around the corner on February 5th and, for many, our favorite holiday. Like many holidays, it’s a fun and festive time giving us an opportunity to celebrate another glorious year of life. There are many time-honored traditions from giving well-wishes to family […]
A Look Ahead at 2019!
Happy New Year friends! I can’t believe it’s 2019 already! 2018 zoomed by for me, as I am sure it did for you too. I just wanted to take this opportunity to do a quick wrap-up of 2018 and share with you what’s on the RunAwayRice horizon for 2019. I have lots of exciting news!
My Favorite FoodSaver Uses
I finally bought one and in this post, I share my favorite FoodSaver uses. After a year of having this little appliance on my kitchen counter and using it every chance possible, I am happy to say–I really like it! One of my big resolutions for this year was to cut-down on food waste and […]
Instant Pot – Hype or Here to Stay?
The Instant Pot electric pressure cooker has been the kitchen darling for the past 3 years now and still going strong. Touted as the most versatile electric multi-cooker, the Instant Pot has garnered a cult-like following of devoted cooks passionate about sharing pressure cooker recipes for everything imaginable. If you’re still one of the holdouts wondering […]
How to Make a Vermicelli / Thin Noodle Disk
I received lots of requests for instructions on how to make the vermicelli / thin noodle disk used in the Rice Noodle / Rice Vermicelli (Bun Tuoi) recipe I shared. I love that you enjoy DIY projects and I am happy to share the step-by-step process in this post. Making a vermicelli disk for a potato […]