Being Canadian-born sometimes makes me forget that I’m Vietnamese. Or that I’m Asian at all. But all it takes is a visit to some sort of Asian restaurant and my face incurs a slew of confused Asians who can’t figure out what I am. Before I get into how I make cucumber avocado sushi (which […]
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Tomato Rice and Beans
It’s been so nice outside for the past while that it reminds me how much I like summer. Despite the allergies, the humidity, and the sweaty people, I quite like this season. Apparently we decided to skip spring all together and just leap into summer (climate change, anybody?) because the weather has been yo-yoing between […]
Vietnamese Avocado Shake (Sinh To Bo)
Creamy, cool and refreshing: this Vietnamese avocado shake, also known as sinh tố bơ, is a classic sweet dessert and treat. Don’t knock it until you try it! This shake is called sinh tố bơ in Vietnamese, which directly translates to “butter fruit smoothie”. Vietnamese culture makes a lot of things into dessert, which confuses […]
Vegan Pistachio Chocolate Cheesecake with Cashew Date Crust
Vegan Pistachio Chocolate Cheesecake with Cashew Date Crust I used to be intimidated by the word “vegan”. In my mind, this term was used for those who had overly complicated diets and aggressively judged anybody who chose to eat any form of animals or animal products. I thought that vegan baked goods would lose their […]
Guacamole
My first experience of guacamole was when I was 21, and I went to NYC and experienced Chipotle for the very first time. At the time, I thought that Chipotle was the best of the best of burritos (spoiler alert: in 2020, Eddie, the original Burrito Boy, is a firm believer in Fat Bastard […]
