Warning! Making homemade ice cream is really easy and a lot of fun. If you end up making the best ice cream, over-indulging and then can’t fit into your skinny jeans, please don’t blame me, LOL! Honestly, I’ve been there. After I bought my ice cream maker and started experimenting with different types of milks, creams and […]
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Chicken Liver Pate (Pate Gan Ga)
Not sure if you’ve had or even like pate? If you’ve had a Vietnamese sandwich (banh mi) chances are you’ve eaten this delicious spread. Typically made of liver, it’s combined with fresh herbs and spices and then whipped into a creamy spreadable paste. Yes, it makes an amazing condiment for sandwiches (Check out the recipe for Grilled […]
Marbled Coffee and Cream Gelatin
This recipe is a twist to my earlier post on the Coffee and Cream Agar Jelly. Let’s say you can’t get to an Asian grocery store to buy agar agar powder and because you’re so busy you don’t have the time to make the dessert layer by layer but still want to enjoy this cool, […]
Coffee and Cream Agar Dessert (Thach Ca Phe)
This Coffee and Cream Agar Dessert is a fantastic summer treat that is refreshing and unique tasting. The recipe uses agar agar, a gelatinous substance derived from seaweed. It’s similar to unflavored gelatin but has more of a crunch and is vegetarian. Agar agar is tasteless and so combines well with most flavors. In Asia, it’s a very popular ingredient […]