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My name is Jen Dao & I’m a foodie currently based in Seattle, WA!

Originally born & raised in a small town in Minnesota, I grew up with a lot of traditional Vietnamese food because of my parent’s home cooking. 

Today, I’m sharing my unique twist on modern Vietnamese and American cooking through socials.

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cinnamon rolls, but make them strawberry. 🍓🌀 filled with homemade strawberry jam and topped with the juiciest glaze — these are dangerously soft, sweet, and barely lasted the hour. 🤤 Full recipe: jenhdao.com/strawberry-cinnamon-rolls Ingredients •    Strawberry Jam 1½ cups chopped strawberries ⅓ cup sugar 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp cornstarch + 1 tbsp water •    Dough Ingredients 3½ cups all-purpose or bread flour ¼ cup granulated sugar 2¼ tsp instant yeast (1 packet) 1 tsp salt 1 large egg ½ cup almond milk + ¼ cup heavy cream 1/4 tsp strawberry extract (optional) •    Strawberry-Cinnamon Filling ¾ cup strawberry jam ¼ cup brown sugar 1 ½ tsp cinnamon 1 tbsp cornstarch •    Strawberry Glaze 1 cup powdered sugar 2 tbsp strawberry jam 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp strawberry extract (optional) #strawberry #cinnamonrolls #brunchreel #fromscratchbakes #jam #strawberries #cinnamonroll #berryroll #cinnamon
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cinnamon rolls, but make them strawberry. 🍓🌀 filled with homemade strawberry jam and topped with the juiciest glaze — these are dangerously soft, sweet, and barely lasted the hour. 🤤 Full recipe: jenhdao.com/strawberry-cinnamon-rolls Ingredients •    Strawberry Jam 1½ cups chopped strawberries ⅓ cup sugar 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp cornstarch + 1 tbsp water •    Dough Ingredients 3½ cups all-purpose or bread flour ¼ cup granulated sugar 2¼ tsp instant yeast (1 packet) 1 tsp salt 1 large egg ½ cup almond milk + ¼ cup heavy cream 1/4 tsp strawberry extract (optional) •    Strawberry-Cinnamon Filling ¾ cup strawberry jam ¼ cup brown sugar 1 ½ tsp cinnamon 1 tbsp cornstarch •    Strawberry Glaze 1 cup powdered sugar 2 tbsp strawberry jam 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 tsp strawberry extract (optional) #strawberry #cinnamonrolls #brunchreel #fromscratchbakes #jam #strawberries #cinnamonroll #berryroll #cinnamon
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some people go to therapy. i go to omakase. 🍣🙂‍↕️ @hummingbird_sushi omakase (お任せ) means ‘i’ll leave it to you’ — and honestly? i’d do it again. ty for hosting us for this impeccable 15+ course omakase, every plate was intentional, beautiful & divineeeee. ✨ honestly 10/10. 📍11 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109 #omakase #sushi #japanesefood #nigiri #seattlefood #seattle #seattlerestaurant #OmakaseExperience #OmakaseLife #SushiLovers #NigiriVibes
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some people go to therapy. i go to omakase. 🍣🙂‍↕️ @hummingbird_sushi omakase (お任せ) means ‘i’ll leave it to you’ — and honestly? i’d do it again. ty for hosting us for this impeccable 15+ course omakase, every plate was intentional, beautiful & divineeeee. ✨ honestly 10/10. 📍11 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109 #omakase #sushi #japanesefood #nigiri #seattlefood #seattle #seattlerestaurant #OmakaseExperience #OmakaseLife #SushiLovers #NigiriVibes
2 days ago
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2/12
Turns out green tea isn’t just for sipping 🍵🍪🍋 I used @bigelowtea green tea to flavor these sugar cookies and let me tell you—they’re soft, buttery, and lowkey soothing?? Like edible self-care. As someone running a one-woman bakery biz, I’m all about brands that lead with purpose. Bigelow has been women-owned and family-run for over 80 years, and they’re a certified B Corp too. That kind of energy just hits different. 💚 Ingredients     •    2 green tea bags     •    6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted     •    ½ cup granulated sugar     •    1 egg     •    1 tsp vanilla extract     •    1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour     •    ½ tsp baking powder     •    ¼ tsp salt     •    Optional: 1-2 drops pandan extract (color) Optional Lemon Glaze Mix ½ cup powdered sugar + 1 tbsp lemon juice Instructions     1.    Infuse the butter – Melt the butter, then cut open the tea bags and stir in the tea leaves. Let it sit for 5 minutes.     2.    Mix wet ingredients – In a bowl, whisk the tea-infused butter and sugar until combined. Add the egg and vanilla, mixing well.     3.    Combine dry ingredients – In another bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt. Slowly add this to the wet mixture until a dough forms.     4.    Chill the dough – Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.     5.    Roll & cut – Roll the dough to ¼ inch thickness. Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes.     6.    Bake – Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are just lightly golden.     7.    Cool & decorate – Let the cookies cool on the sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a rack. Once cooled add lemon glaze! #GreenTea #Cookies #BigelowTea #WomenInBusiness #SupportSmall #Baking #GreenTeaCookies #lemon #lemonglaze #sugarcookies #heartcookies
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Turns out green tea isn’t just for sipping 🍵🍪🍋 I used @bigelowtea green tea to flavor these sugar cookies and let me tell you—they’re soft, buttery, and lowkey soothing?? Like edible self-care. As someone running a one-woman bakery biz, I’m all about brands that lead with purpose. Bigelow has been women-owned and family-run for over 80 years, and they’re a certified B Corp too. That kind of energy just hits different. 💚 Ingredients     •    2 green tea bags     •    6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted     •    ½ cup granulated sugar     •    1 egg     •    1 tsp vanilla extract     •    1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour     •    ½ tsp baking powder     •    ¼ tsp salt     •    Optional: 1-2 drops pandan extract (color) Optional Lemon Glaze Mix ½ cup powdered sugar + 1 tbsp lemon juice Instructions     1.    Infuse the butter – Melt the butter, then cut open the tea bags and stir in the tea leaves. Let it sit for 5 minutes.     2.    Mix wet ingredients – In a bowl, whisk the tea-infused butter and sugar until combined. Add the egg and vanilla, mixing well.     3.    Combine dry ingredients – In another bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt. Slowly add this to the wet mixture until a dough forms.     4.    Chill the dough – Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.     5.    Roll & cut – Roll the dough to ¼ inch thickness. Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes.     6.    Bake – Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the edges are just lightly golden.     7.    Cool & decorate – Let the cookies cool on the sheet for a few minutes before transferring to a rack. Once cooled add lemon glaze! #GreenTea #Cookies #BigelowTea #WomenInBusiness #SupportSmall #Baking #GreenTeaCookies #lemon #lemonglaze #sugarcookies #heartcookies
4 days ago
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buttery pandan cookies + fresh strawberry jam = actual soulmate energy 🍓💚 one of my best-sellers at @banhboxbakery pop-up, if you didn’t make it, don’t worry…I got you. 🍪 Full recipe: jenhdao.com/pandan-linzer-cookies Ingredients For the Pandan Linzer Cookies:
2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
¾ cup (170g) unsalted butter, softened
1 egg yolk
2 tbsp pandan juice 
½ tsp pandan extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp salt
powdered sugar 

For the Strawberry Jam Filling:
1 lb (450g) fresh strawberries
¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar 
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp cornstarch +1 tsp water #pandan #pandancookie #cookies #strawberryjam #strawberry #vietflavors #smallbatchbakes #banhbox #homebaking #linzercookies
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buttery pandan cookies + fresh strawberry jam = actual soulmate energy 🍓💚 one of my best-sellers at @banhboxbakery pop-up, if you didn’t make it, don’t worry…I got you. 🍪 Full recipe: jenhdao.com/pandan-linzer-cookies Ingredients For the Pandan Linzer Cookies:
2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
½ cup (100g) granulated sugar
¾ cup (170g) unsalted butter, softened
1 egg yolk
2 tbsp pandan juice 
½ tsp pandan extract
1 tsp vanilla extract
¼ tsp salt
powdered sugar 

For the Strawberry Jam Filling:
1 lb (450g) fresh strawberries
¾ cup (150g) granulated sugar 
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp cornstarch +1 tsp water #pandan #pandancookie #cookies #strawberryjam #strawberry #vietflavors #smallbatchbakes #banhbox #homebaking #linzercookies
5 days ago
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4/12
Crawfish Island got me in my feelings. And by feelings, I mean sauce. 🔥🦞 appreciate ya for hosting us for this incredible seafood feast @crawfishislandfw! do yourself a favor and try their seafood egg rolls too! 🤤 📍 31871 Gateway Center Blvd S Federal Way, WA 98003 #crawfish #federalway #seafoodboil #asiancajun #crab
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Crawfish Island got me in my feelings. And by feelings, I mean sauce. 🔥🦞 appreciate ya for hosting us for this incredible seafood feast @crawfishislandfw! do yourself a favor and try their seafood egg rolls too! 🤤 📍 31871 Gateway Center Blvd S Federal Way, WA 98003 #crawfish #federalway #seafoodboil #asiancajun #crab
6 days ago
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5/12
top seller at @banhboxbakery. instant favorite. coconut pandan never misses. 🥥🍃 the way this coconut pandan crème brûlée sold out first?? y’all are my people. 🫶🏻 thank you for loving the things I love most. 💚 Full recipe: jenhdao.com/pandan-creme-brulee Ingredients (doubled) * 2 cups heavy cream * 1 cup canned coconut milk * 6 egg yolks * ½ cup granulated sugar * 4 tbsp fresh pandan juice * 1 tsp pandan extract * 2 tsp vanilla extract * Pinch of salt * Granulated sugar * Glazed berries #creme #brulee #cremebrulee #pandan #coconut #pandancremebrulee #coconutcremebrulee
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top seller at @banhboxbakery. instant favorite. coconut pandan never misses. 🥥🍃 the way this coconut pandan crème brûlée sold out first?? y’all are my people. 🫶🏻 thank you for loving the things I love most. 💚 Full recipe: jenhdao.com/pandan-creme-brulee Ingredients (doubled) * 2 cups heavy cream * 1 cup canned coconut milk * 6 egg yolks * ½ cup granulated sugar * 4 tbsp fresh pandan juice * 1 tsp pandan extract * 2 tsp vanilla extract * Pinch of salt * Granulated sugar * Glazed berries #creme #brulee #cremebrulee #pandan #coconut #pandancremebrulee #coconutcremebrulee
7 days ago
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6/12
That’s a wrap! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who came out to @banhboxbakery’s first pop-up — we SOLD OUT in 2 hours!! 🥹💚 This was a little girl’s dream come true, and yesterday, we lived it. Huge thanks to @sweetricewa for hosting! Welp, back to the kitchen… because this is only the beginning.✨
That’s a wrap! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who came out to @banhboxbakery’s first pop-up — we SOLD OUT in 2 hours!! 🥹💚 This was a little girl’s dream come true, and yesterday, we lived it. Huge thanks to @sweetricewa for hosting! Welp, back to the kitchen… because this is only the beginning.✨
That’s a wrap! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who came out to @banhboxbakery’s first pop-up — we SOLD OUT in 2 hours!! 🥹💚 This was a little girl’s dream come true, and yesterday, we lived it. Huge thanks to @sweetricewa for hosting! Welp, back to the kitchen… because this is only the beginning.✨
That’s a wrap! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who came out to @banhboxbakery’s first pop-up — we SOLD OUT in 2 hours!! 🥹💚 This was a little girl’s dream come true, and yesterday, we lived it. Huge thanks to @sweetricewa for hosting! Welp, back to the kitchen… because this is only the beginning.✨
That’s a wrap! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who came out to @banhboxbakery’s first pop-up — we SOLD OUT in 2 hours!! 🥹💚 This was a little girl’s dream come true, and yesterday, we lived it. Huge thanks to @sweetricewa for hosting! Welp, back to the kitchen… because this is only the beginning.✨
That’s a wrap! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who came out to @banhboxbakery’s first pop-up — we SOLD OUT in 2 hours!! 🥹💚 This was a little girl’s dream come true, and yesterday, we lived it. Huge thanks to @sweetricewa for hosting! Welp, back to the kitchen… because this is only the beginning.✨
That’s a wrap! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who came out to @banhboxbakery’s first pop-up — we SOLD OUT in 2 hours!! 🥹💚 This was a little girl’s dream come true, and yesterday, we lived it. Huge thanks to @sweetricewa for hosting! Welp, back to the kitchen… because this is only the beginning.✨
That’s a wrap! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who came out to @banhboxbakery’s first pop-up — we SOLD OUT in 2 hours!! 🥹💚 This was a little girl’s dream come true, and yesterday, we lived it. Huge thanks to @sweetricewa for hosting! Welp, back to the kitchen… because this is only the beginning.✨
That’s a wrap! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who came out to @banhboxbakery’s first pop-up — we SOLD OUT in 2 hours!! 🥹💚 This was a little girl’s dream come true, and yesterday, we lived it. Huge thanks to @sweetricewa for hosting! Welp, back to the kitchen… because this is only the beginning.✨
That’s a wrap! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who came out to @banhboxbakery’s first pop-up — we SOLD OUT in 2 hours!! 🥹💚 This was a little girl’s dream come true, and yesterday, we lived it. Huge thanks to @sweetricewa for hosting! Welp, back to the kitchen… because this is only the beginning.✨
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That’s a wrap! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who came out to @banhboxbakery’s first pop-up — we SOLD OUT in 2 hours!! 🥹💚 This was a little girl’s dream come true, and yesterday, we lived it. Huge thanks to @sweetricewa for hosting! Welp, back to the kitchen… because this is only the beginning.✨
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✨ 1st POP UP TMR!! ✨ @banhboxbakery is popping up this Saturday 4/26 from 12PM–3PM (or sellout!) at @sweetricewa 📍 4017 A St. STE 107, Auburn, WA 98002 Iykyk. — this has been a loooong time dream of mine 🥹💚 Banh Box is a love letter to my Vietnamese roots, with a lil Western twist. Can’t wait to finally share these flavors with you. See you there!! 💕 #banhbox #popupbakes #vietnamesedesserts #asianfusionbakes #banhboxpopup #firstpopup #homebakerlife #seattleeats #auburnwa #vietnamesebakery #pandan #popup #seattlepopup
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✨ 1st POP UP TMR!! ✨ @banhboxbakery is popping up this Saturday 4/26 from 12PM–3PM (or sellout!) at @sweetricewa 📍 4017 A St. STE 107, Auburn, WA 98002 Iykyk. — this has been a loooong time dream of mine 🥹💚 Banh Box is a love letter to my Vietnamese roots, with a lil Western twist. Can’t wait to finally share these flavors with you. See you there!! 💕 #banhbox #popupbakes #vietnamesedesserts #asianfusionbakes #banhboxpopup #firstpopup #homebakerlife #seattleeats #auburnwa #vietnamesebakery #pandan #popup #seattlepopup
1 week ago
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8/12
Ever since I started making my own fresh strawberry jam, store-bought just tastes… sad. 🍓✨ Find it inside my pandan cookies this Saturday (4/26) at the @banhboxbakery pop-up! Ingredients     •    1 lb fresh strawberries     •    ¾ cup granulated sugar     •    1 tbsp lemon juice     •    Optional: 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tsp water #strawberry #strawberryjam #jam #berryjam #strawberries #seattlepopup
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Ever since I started making my own fresh strawberry jam, store-bought just tastes… sad. 🍓✨ Find it inside my pandan cookies this Saturday (4/26) at the @banhboxbakery pop-up! Ingredients     •    1 lb fresh strawberries     •    ¾ cup granulated sugar     •    1 tbsp lemon juice     •    Optional: 1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 1 tsp water #strawberry #strawberryjam #jam #berryjam #strawberries #seattlepopup
2 weeks ago
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9/12
Making pandan extract from scratch 🌿
Used in all my bakes for this Saturday’s pop-up @banhboxbakery—catch the glow-up IRL 🍰✨ #banhbox #pandanextract #homemadeflavor #fromscratchbaking #popupready #vietnamesedesserts #pandan
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Making pandan extract from scratch 🌿
Used in all my bakes for this Saturday’s pop-up @banhboxbakery—catch the glow-up IRL 🍰✨ #banhbox #pandanextract #homemadeflavor #fromscratchbaking #popupready #vietnamesedesserts #pandan
2 weeks ago
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10/12
Citrus got real. 🍊✨ citrus szn is almost over, so let’s make some candied mandarins with only 3 ingredients! P.S. I’ll have some of these cuties at my pop-up this Sat 4/26! 🙂 Full Recipe: jenhdao.com/candied-mandarins Ingredients     •    3–4 medium mandarins     •    1 ½ cups granulated sugar     •    1 cup water     •    Optional: vanilla extract #mandarin #mandarins #candied #candiedfruit #orange #oranges #fruitcandy
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Citrus got real. 🍊✨ citrus szn is almost over, so let’s make some candied mandarins with only 3 ingredients! P.S. I’ll have some of these cuties at my pop-up this Sat 4/26! 🙂 Full Recipe: jenhdao.com/candied-mandarins Ingredients     •    3–4 medium mandarins     •    1 ½ cups granulated sugar     •    1 cup water     •    Optional: vanilla extract #mandarin #mandarins #candied #candiedfruit #orange #oranges #fruitcandy
2 weeks ago
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11/12
It’s pop-up time ✨ @jenhdao @banhboxbakery x @sweetricewa! Mark your calendars: Saturday, April 26th | 12–3 PM I’m bringing a small-batch collection of Vietnamese-inspired sweets I’ve been so excited to share: — Sparkly, gem-like Kohakutou Candy ✨ — Soft + dreamy Ombré Pandan Butter Cake 🍰 — Chewy, fragrant Bánh Da Lợn (Pandan + Mung Bean Rolls) 🌿 — Buttery Pandan Linzer Cookie with a berry twist 🍓 — Creamy Pandan Crème Brûlée 🔥     •    a free side of Coconut Pandan Sauce 🥥 with every Banh Box Set! Everything’s handmade in small batches with fresh pandan and lots of love. Come early to snag your favorites — they’ll go fast! Can’t wait to see you there! 🤍 📍 SWEET RICE 4017 A St. #107 Auburn, WA 98002 POP-UP HOURS: 12 PM–3 PM (or until sold out) ⸻ #banhboxbakery #popupbakery #vietnamesedesserts #smallbatchbakery #pandanbakes #kohakutou #banhdalon #vietnamesesweets #auburnpopup #seattlebaker #cremebrulee #buttercake #linzercookie #banhbox
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It’s pop-up time ✨ @jenhdao @banhboxbakery x @sweetricewa! Mark your calendars: Saturday, April 26th | 12–3 PM I’m bringing a small-batch collection of Vietnamese-inspired sweets I’ve been so excited to share: — Sparkly, gem-like Kohakutou Candy ✨ — Soft + dreamy Ombré Pandan Butter Cake 🍰 — Chewy, fragrant Bánh Da Lợn (Pandan + Mung Bean Rolls) 🌿 — Buttery Pandan Linzer Cookie with a berry twist 🍓 — Creamy Pandan Crème Brûlée 🔥     •    a free side of Coconut Pandan Sauce 🥥 with every Banh Box Set! Everything’s handmade in small batches with fresh pandan and lots of love. Come early to snag your favorites — they’ll go fast! Can’t wait to see you there! 🤍 📍 SWEET RICE 4017 A St. #107 Auburn, WA 98002 POP-UP HOURS: 12 PM–3 PM (or until sold out) ⸻ #banhboxbakery #popupbakery #vietnamesedesserts #smallbatchbakery #pandanbakes #kohakutou #banhdalon #vietnamesesweets #auburnpopup #seattlebaker #cremebrulee #buttercake #linzercookie #banhbox
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