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Homemade Nutella- Chocolate Hazelnut Spread

Ahhh… the first time I’d tasted Nutella.  I remember it very clearly (the taste anyways… the rest is sort of hazy, as you’ll see). ...

Chocolate and Peanut Butter Caramel Chex Bars

So I’m interrupting your regularly scheduled programming (French recipes) because holding back this recipe from you guys for another couple of weeks just seemed...

Vietnamese Pork Meatballs in Lettuce Cups

Here's a fun, quick little recipe using those Vietnamese pork meatballs I posted last week.  The traditional recipe includes rice noodles in these little...

Avocado Ice Cream

No longer unjustly vilified as unhealthy, avocados have gone from being associated almost exclusively with a certain Mexican dip to being appreciated as a...

Peruvian Ceviche with Candied Sweet Potatoes

Sure, there might not be consensus on where ceviche originated or even how to spell it (it’s also spelled cebiche and serviche), but I...

Lemongrass Ice Cream

I mentioned earlier that some of the best foods I’ve ever eaten was in Vietnam, primarily in stalls in back alleys and nondescript restaurants. ...

Gluten-Free Blueberry Buttermilk Breakfast Cake

If you spend any amount of time on Pinterest, then you’ve probably seen this Buttermilk Blueberry Breakfast Cake pinned about a million times in...

Chanh Muối- Quick Salty Limeade

Before my trip to Vietnam I anxiously checked the weather reports on a daily basis.  I’d chosen to visit during the shoulder season, when...

Avocado Soup

I’m not gonna lie.  Two things drew me to this soup: the claim that it could be made in 15 minutes and the fact...

Papaya, Pineapple and Ginger Cooler

I’d like to say that I set out to create a mocktail to balance out the boozy beverages I’ve been posting around here, but...