I have been stressing out over all kinds of deadlines lately. Whenever that happens, I tend to seek a temporary hideaway in my kitchen to give my mind some “zen”. The idea of “zen” in the kitchen always links me to Japanese ingredients thanks to their subtlety and delicacy in terms of both color and […]
It is almost Lunar New Year! I remember when my father went on a business trip around this time to China, he always brought back this sweet delicacy called Feng Li Su (鳳梨酥). When I was small, I never quite understood why it’s always just around Lunar New Year when I got to eat them […]
The traditional chocolate chip cookies are one of the very first experiments in my “baking life”. My train of thoughts at the time was simply to try an easy recipe with a high chance of success that would give me a baked sweet that everyone would love. An optimal option for a baking newbie. And […]
Biscotti is the type of cookies that always makes me feel happy and satisfied every time I bake them. It doesn’t cost a lot of efforts to prepare Biscotti and also doesn’t require high-level baking skills or techniques. Everything seems to be very straightforward. Just follow the recipe and after 60 minutes, you will have […]
As a little kid, I was genuinely fascinated by the fairy tale of the Hansel and Gretel brothers. The most impressive part of the story was when the brothers got lost wandering in the woods, and came across a cottage with the walls built of gingerbread, the roof of cakes and windowpanes of crystal sugar. […]
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