5 January 2015
Taiwanese pineapple cake with shortbread pastry and pineapple jam
凤梨酥 [Feng Li Su] is a Taiwanese pineapple cake made of a buttery shortbread-like pastry and a decadently rich pineapple jam filling. I’ve always loved this (...)
1 March 2015
Orange Cream Vertical Shortcake with Caramel Glaze
I’m not great at cake decorating, so I have to rely on things like a rough frosting, glazing to give it an impressive cap, and shaping candied orange peels (...)
17 September 2014
Bourbon Maple Bacon French Toast
According to Tastespotting, September is both bourbon month and breakfast month. They went on to joke about a bourbon breakfast. Well, I don’t joke about (...)
21 April 2015
Roast duck lettuce wraps for food52
Hope you all had a lovely weekend, everyone! By this time, I should be in Queenstown, NZ!! After almost a year of marriage, Alex and I are finally heading off (...)
26 November 2014
Cranberry Orange Zest Ice Cream
Happy Thanksgiving week everyone! I was going to do a post on meatballs, but with Thanksgiving right around the corner, I decided to share this cranberry (...)
4 July 2015
Red wine roasted cherry chocolate chip ice cream
The best laid plans always seem to go awry, doesn’t it? I try to stick to a blogging schedule… but when that fumbles and I’m up to my arms in the best ice (...)
4 August 2014
Earl Grey Macarons – Nut Free
A fact about me: I am allergic to tree nuts. I’ve never paid much attention to this and simply dismissed the foods I could not eat, even though my friends (...)
27 May 2015
Spicy lobster and clam boil
What a happy weekend. I saw the classic colors of America hanging off windows, billowing in the wind, painted onto teenage girl’s shorts, and popping up from (...)
20 December 2013
No mi fan - chinese sticky rice
糯米饭 -This is a traditional dish I learned from my mother and my friend’s mother. For Thanksgiving this year, Alex and I hosted our first Thanksgiving as an (...)
19 December 2016
Edible Gifts: Earl Grey Marshmallows, Seeded Toffee Bark, Maple Granola
I’m heading to California today!!!! It’s been half a year since I’ve been back, and I’m so excited to see my parents, my friends, and hit up all my favorite (...)
9 January 2015
Steamed scallion flower buns - two ways
香葱花卷 literally translates to fragrant scallion flower buns. Aka, steamed scallion buns. I kept the flower because I liked the image it evokes. It’s in the (...)
29 November 2014
Thanksgiving leftovers garlic turkey miso ramen
I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! I for one am in a perpetual food coma. We had the whole turkey/stuffing/pie ordeal, then we had sushi the next (...)
29 March 2015
Tangzhong coconut milk hot cross buns
As I’m typing this post out, I’m munching on my third hot cross bun. Eek. I just can’t stop eating them. They are so soft, so fragrant, and honestly (...)
20 May 2015
Chive boxes (jiu cai he zi) - chinese dumplings with chives
韭菜盒子 (jiu cai he zi), or chive boxes, are another childhood snack, of which I seem to have a lot of. What can I say? My mom spoiled me with Chinese food. There (...)
10 February 2016
Fudge blood orange chocolate cake with spiced rum cream for two
Valentine’s day is fast approaching, and while normally I don’t celebrate Valentine’s Day in the pink splendor that pops up inevitably around me, I do love the (...)
15 August 2014
Lavender Honey Peach Buttermilk Pie
What a mouthful. Lavender honey peach buttermilk pie. What can I say? I love putting together different flavors, and honey and lavender are just subtle enough (...)
5 February 2015
Blood Orange Black Sesame Ice Cream
If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you’ll know that I’ve been completely obsessed with black sesame!!! I can’t help it – it’s such a lovely, nutty (...)
7 April 2015
Roasted Balsamic Strawberry Ginger Ice Cream
Hi dear friends, do you ever have a moment – doesn’t have to be related to food – when you have this genius idea, but then realize it’s not quite so genius (...)
4 April 2015
Gruyère and Scallion Scones
When these are baking in the oven, the kitchen fills up with this deep fragrant aroma that makes you want to yank open the oven and immediately eat a scone. I (...)
14 July 2015
Fresh coconut milk from coconuts and dragonfruit popsicle
I’m typing up this post from California and it is so good to be back! I’m so excited about this post because there are three things I’d like to share with you: (...)
6 June 2014
Earl Grey Tea Scones with Rose Glaze
My sister threw the most amazing bridal shower for me. It wasn’t just a gathering with fun wedding-related games such as toilet paper dresses. It was a classy (...)
22 June 2015
Kimchi and pork belly mini hand pies
Happy Monday, lovely friends! Since the start of wedding season I’ve been feeling a bit bedraggled. I often feel like I’m chasing the minute hand on a big (...)
29 August 2014
Caramelized shrimp tacos Monterrey Mexico trip
What foods come up in your mind when summer finally starts? For me, it’s ice cream, grilled vegetables, salads, berry pies, cocktails, and tacos. Tacos are (...)
3 June 2014
Whiskey peach blueberry pie with star anise crust
Star anise is a potent spice that can easily overpower any dish. I use it frequently when braising meats (such as hong shao rou – red braised pork belly) or (...)
20 May 2014
Szechuan dry fried green beans with lao gan ma
Before you holler “LIE” at me – I’d like to say this is not the traditional dish. This is a quick and easy shortcut version, using a spicy chili oil called Lao (...)
