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The Art of Making Bánh Tét

i prefer these sticky rice cakes with a baby banana filling. the bananas get all caramelized from the long cooking. i used to make them often, even during non-New Year days.

those banh tet does lack red beans in the sticky rice part.

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Photo of the Day: Peppermint Marshmallows

i think i'll skip the red food coloring, because they're made from ground beetles :)

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: A Year of Chocolate

Definitely prefer dark chocolate :)

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Cereal only for breakfast?

I love Vanilla Almond Clusters from Trader Joe's straight from the box.

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I like the taste of slightly burnt____

The burnt part at the bottom of the pot when you make sticky rice- the best! I prefer that part than the good part.

-grilled corn
-slightly burnt roasted soybeans
-creme brulee, top part only
-burnt sugar ice cream from Toscanini's (Cambridge, MA)

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What's Your Go-To Weekday Breakfast?

My breakfast is usually either:

-Kashi cereal with soy milk
-Peanut butter, Nutella, and bananas on whole wheat
-Whole wheat & marmite
-Just an apple
I'll drink either soy milk or tea, or the two combined.

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Banana Overload!

My favorite: Spread nutella on them, wrap plastic wrap and freeze.

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What fruit could you eat every day for the rest of your life?

mangosteens, lychees, mangoes, soursop, papaya, bing cherries!!

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Banana Overload!

-Banana fritters- so easy to make. Just make a batter like you would with tempura. You can also buy pre-mixed flour for tempura in asian stores.

-Sweet banana soup with tapioca balls.
-Banana ice cream.

Why don't you put the bananas in the fridge? I do in the hot weather when they just got ripe. The skin will turn brown on the outside over a few days, but the inside is perfectly fine. You'll get to eat chilled bananas too. Just put them in plastic bags to prevent being too cold.

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What's Your Favorite Local Ice Cream?

Burnt Caramel and Earl Grey tea ice cream at Toscanini's and Ginger Molasses and CARROT CAKE ice cream at Christina's!! Both locations in Cambridge, MA.

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Photo of the Day: Peppermint Marshmallows

these are too pretty to eat! i'd be tempted to frame and stick them on my wall =p

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Photo of the Day: Peppermint Marshmallows

I made homemade peppermint marshmallows this year, and everyone loved them! I used Alton Brown's recipe for regular marshmallows, but instead of vanilla, I added peppermint extract, red food coloring, and when it tells you to put powdered sugar and cornstarch in the pan, I also added crushed candy cane crumbs. I like the swirl effect of this one though.

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Photo of the Day: Peppermint Marshmallows

Thanks for the links! I'll definitely be trying these out, it looks pretty easy and I know, no one I know can pass up marshmallows. :3

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: A Year of Chocolate

Dark for sure.

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: A Year of Chocolate

Milk for everyday, but dark when I want The Good Stuff.

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: A Year of Chocolate

Dark - even since I was very young!

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: A Year of Chocolate

the darker the better...

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: A Year of Chocolate

Mmm...dark, dark, DARK, preferably with a bit of chile powder to deliver the final blow.

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: A Year of Chocolate

dark, dark chocolate

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Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: A Year of Chocolate

When I was little, it was milk chocolate all the way. Today, though, the darker the better!