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Easy Mocha Mochi Rice Cakes 찹쌀떡

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In todays video, we make easy homemade mochi that is soft and plush with a gooey chocolate center. You can make it entirely in a microwave! Making homemade mochi rice cakes doesn’t have to be a long winded affair.  It’s true that traditionally, it’s a more difficult, tedious task between pounding steaming sticky dough and..read more

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Loving Lately

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Green tea mochi ice cream to help cool me down SomaFM’s Groove Salad to help me fall asleep each night Eton mess brought to you by the domestic goddess herself, Nigella Lawson. Diggin’ this portrait of Frida Kahlo {one of my favorite artists} Essie’s Bangle Jangle {though, I’m not traditionally a fan of Essie’s application}..read more

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Canada I

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Just like any vacation or every weekend, it’s over way too quickly.  Before you know it, here you are.  The important documents you left laying behind are still sitting there, waiting to be reanimated.  The bottle of lotion you set down before you left is still waiting on you to use and everything is as..read more

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Korean Shaved Ice Patbingsu 팥빙수

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Pat means sweet red bean and bingsu means shaved ice. That’s all you really need to know because beyond that, you squish in what fits in.  I tumbled in chunks of fruit that happened to be on sale at my market.  You can literally add whatever you want to.  Chocolate/peanut butter, liquid cheesecake, guava syrup,..read more

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Korean Shaved Ice

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Pat means Sweet Red Bean and Bingsu means Shaved Ice. That’s all you really need to know because beyond that, you squish in what fits in.  I tumbled in chunks of fruit that happened to be on sale at my market.  You can literally add whatever you want to.  Chocolate/Peanut Butter, Liquid Cheesecake, Guava Syrup,..read more

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What I had for Lunch

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Cajun spiced Shrimp on a bed of Guac with Shrimp Chips…and somehow it all goes so splendidly together! Spicy Eel Roll with Jalapenos and Avocado tucked inside with more Eel draped on top and drizzled with Eel Sauce.  Did you catch the part where I really like Eel?  =D Tart Fro-Yo …and those Pink Bubbles..read more

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