This month Peabody of Culinary Concoctions chose a beautiful Strawberry Mirror Cake for the July Daring Baker Challenge. The cake consists of...
Strawberry Mirror Cake: Daring Bakers July
Farfalle with Smoked Salmon, Cream Cheese, and Artichoke Hearts
Smoked salmon and cream cheese is always a delicious combination. I knew it would be great on pasta but Steven needed a little convincing....
A Tart for Julia - Mango Lime Curd Tart
My friend Julia came over for dinner Friday night because she is leaving for the University of California, Irvine where she will be a slave...
Flaky Pate Sucree
Pate sucree is one of the three basic French pastry crusts (pate brisee - the all purpose crust used for pies, savory and sweet tarts, pate...
Spaghetti alla Carbonara with Basil and Mushrooms
The once tiny basil plant on the back porch is now very large and bushy so I'm always looking for ways to incorporate basil into recipes so...
Two Birthdays, A Whole Lot of Food, Roses, and Animals
This year for Steven's and my birthdays, we played hooky took some time off work to have a picnic and go to the zoo. Temperatures the day before...
BBQ Chicken Quesadilla
The last few days have been unbearably hot, with yesterday being one of the top 10 hottest days ever recorded here in Seattle. I was too lethargic...
Cherry Clafouti
Remember when I said the best thing about living in the Pacific Northwest was the salmon? Well it's a tie between the salmon and the cherries....
Sun-dried Tomato and Olive Pesto Pasta Salad
(10pm)"Oh, can you make me something to bring to a potluck?""Sure! When is it?""Tomorrow""..."Luckily pasta salad is one of my go-to dishes...
Kung Pao Shrimp
Kung pao chicken, gong bao ji ding is virtually on every Sichuan Chinese restaurant's menu. The difference between the classic Sichuan version...
Green Tea Ice Cream
Ever since I bought my ice cream maker back in February, I have a mile long list of ice cream flavors I want to make this summer. Now that...
Mile High Buttermilk Biscuits and Sausage Gravy
I first made these biscuits for Thanksgiving last year and hands down they are the best biscuits ever. Gone are the days of buying tubes of...
Egg Dumplings and Stuffed Cakes
Back in Shanghai, my relatives would make these egg dumplings for a special occasion or big family get together. A thin layer of beaten egg...
Bagels: Daring Bakers June
June marks my first Daring Baker's Challenge and this month, Jenny of All Things Edible and Freya of Writing at the Kitchen Table chose Real...
Daikon Cakes
Daikon is a large white radish that's very popular in East Asian cuisine. It can be simmered, dried, pickled, or eaten raw. I love the taste...
Carbonnade
June isn't exactly the typical season for stews but a week ago the weather was a bit chilly, chilly for June that is, (like my graduation) and...
Green Tea Truffles
In my previous green tea confection post, Wandering Chopsticks suggested I make green tea truffles as a way to use up my aging matcha. It was...
Baked Salmon ala Mayonnaise
Steven first introduced me to this salmon dish many years ago during the teenage period when I hated mayo. I definitely raised my eyebrow when...
Green Bean Stir Fry
I pulled this recipe out of the archives because there was no photo to go with it (well there was but it was so awful I was too embarrassed...
Pizza
Once upon a time, I tried to make pizza... on a cookie sheet... in a 350 degree oven. To put it bluntly, the end result was bad. The "crust"...
Green Tea Cheesecake White Chocolate Brownie
Green tea is one of my favorite flavors for sweets, from cakes, cheesecakes, puddings, ice cream (I can't tell you how much I adore green tea...
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