Coffee, among a few others, tops the list of my favorite aromas in the world – seriously, who could say no to that body-warming, pick-me-up goodness of freshly brewed coffee? Sadly my body just won’t allow me to absorb it at all, for some reason. This is why any baking goods that utilizes coffee as […]
Japanese Cotton Cheesecake (JCC) is probably one of the most amazing cheesecakes that I have known in my life. I fell in love with it right at the first time I tried it. And until now, it is still in my most-favourite-cake-of-all-time list. JCC is a special cake because it is the combination of a chiffon […]
I rarely use the word “magical” to describe food, until I was introduced to the taste of the famous Brioche bread – another masterpiece in French kitchen art. The “magical” Brioche is well-known for its especially light, fluffy and soft texture, which tastes almost like a hybrid between bread and cake. This texture derives from […]
If you are to visit a Vietnamese home during Tết (Lunar New Year holiday), there are certain things you will almost always see: a pot of cherry blossom (Northern Vietnam) or golden apricot flowers (Southern) or a kumquat tree, living room decoration in a red and gold theme, calligraphy hanging on the wall, and on […]
This Hokkaido Milk Bread isn’t a newly invented recipe. I have seen dozens of recipes for this bread in recent years. These recipes in general fall into two groups: the first group follows the regular bread-making method, while the second group applies Tangzhong method (or Water roux), which is famous for its ability to make […]
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