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Chinese-American recipes & tinned fish

Savory · September 26, 2024

Chinese-American Dutch Baby

This puffy pancake combines an American brunch favorite with Chinese breakfast flavors of soy, pork floss, and pickles. What is a Dutch baby? A Dutch baby is essentially a large, puffy, oven-baked pancake. It’s incredibly versatile since it can be…

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Savory · September 13, 2024

Okroshka

Okroshka is a refreshing cold soup from Russia. It’s filled with crisp vegetables and protein for a light meal that comes together in just 30 minutes. I have been eating this on its own as a light meal during summer….

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Savory, Tinned Fish · September 1, 2024

Tinned Calamari and Roasted Red Pepper Salad

This 10 minute recipe requires no cooking thanks to tinned calamari. Get all the ingredients from Trader Joe’s while you pick up their tinned calamari.

Sweet · August 30, 2024

Kool-Aid Pickle Sorbet

Exactly what the name says: a sorbet made with pickled cucumbers and Kool-Aid drink mix. An ice cream flavor born from my quest to create “the most American ice cream flavor”. Why Kool-Aid Pickles? For the uninitiated, Kool-Aid pickles are…

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Sweet · July 17, 2024

Mahalabia (Milk Pudding) with Rhubarb

Mahalabia, also known as muhallebi or malabi, is the mother of puddings. This treat from the Middle Ages is estimated to have originated around 600 A.D. in Persia. It’s made from 3 simple ingredients you likely already have: milk, sugar,…

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Savory · July 11, 2024

Heartbreak Liangfen (Jelly Noodles) 伤心凉粉

Liangfen are a type of noodles with a bouncy, jelly-like texture made from mung bean starch or green pea starch. The noodles are served cold, drenched in a spicy sauce. Heartbreak liangfen is a popular Sichuan dish where liangfen is…

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Tinned Fish Talk 🎣 Trying 11 year old vintage sard Tinned Fish Talk 🎣 Trying 11 year old vintage sardines

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Vanilla five spice whipped sweet potatoes with @li Vanilla five spice whipped sweet potatoes with @lifewaykefir #ad

Makes 4 servings

1.5 lbs sweet potatoes
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/3 cup Lifeway whole milk kefir
1/2 vanilla pod, scraped or 1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon five spice
1 teaspoon kosher salt

1. Heat the oven to 400F. Stab each sweet potato with a fork then transfer to a sheet tray and bake until tender all the way through, about 40 minutes. Once cool enough to handle, peel away the skins.

2. Add the butter to a saucepan over medium heat. Cook the butter until the milk solids are golden brown, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching. Take the pan off heat and stir in the vanilla pod, vanilla seeds, and five spice. 

3. Add the sweet potato flesh, kefir, and salt to a food processor or blender and pulse until smooth. Discard the spent vanilla pod and stream the warm brown butter into the sweet potatoes. Pulse until incorporated. Serve hot. 

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