A year ago I attempted to make har gow and failed miserably. It might have been because I used wheat flour instead of wheat starch and the resulting dough was so sticky that I had to throw the “ball of glue” away. The experience was enough to turn me away from trying to make them [...]
Archive for February, 2011
How to Cure a Dumpling Addiction: Crystal Prawn Dumplings (Har-Gow) with XO Sauce
Posted in Cook, tagged asian, chinese, chinese cuisine, crystal steamed, dimsum, dumplings, food, gar gau, har gow, prawns, recipe, steamed dumpling, yum cha on February 27, 2011 | 45 Comments »
Pancit Palabok (Philippine Style Noodles in a Prawn Gravy)
Posted in Cook, tagged bihon, chicharon, filipino food, food, noodles, pancit, pancit luglug, pancit palabok, philippine cuisine, prawns, recipes, shrimp gravy on February 22, 2011 | 42 Comments »
Sometimes desperation drives us to do things we normally wouldn’t do in the right frame of mind. A few months ago our bedroom door got stuck shut and I couldn’t enter the room. I asked my husband to try and open the door but he couldn’t. “What about using a screwdriver?” I asked him. After [...]
The Cooking Basics: How To Make Pasta (with Video)
Posted in Cook, tagged cooking basics, eggs, flour, how to, how to make pasta, italian, pasta on February 20, 2011 | 30 Comments »
A funny thing happened last weekend. My husband and I were having dinner at a new Italian restaurant and half way through the meal I asked him “Did you bring any money?” I can’t remember what prompted me to ask but his answer, “Of course”, was enough to appease my concerns. When the time came [...]
Vegetable Cake… Would Julia Like It?
Posted in Bake, tagged broccoli, cake, carrots, custard, easy recipes, eggs, food, Julia Child, mushrooms, recipes, salad, vegetable cake, Vegetable Gateau, vegetarian on February 13, 2011 | 34 Comments »
Dinner parties hosted by my family are a curious thing. I grew up with a Mom who prepared for them with the same enthusiasm that sportsmen would train for the Olympics. She would spend weeks planning and revising elaborate menus with no less than six or seven courses to be served. Because we had a [...]
Frozen Brazo De Mercedes Cake – Guest Post on 6Bittersweets
Posted in Bake, tagged brazo de mercedes, cake, dessert, frozen brazo de mercedes, frozen cake, frozen dessert, guest post, philippine dessert, recipe on February 6, 2011 | 31 Comments »
Being invited to someone’s house for dinner always poses a problem for me. I often wonder, what’s the best thing to bring? Given a choice between bringing the standard wine, flowers or food, I’ll inevitably resort to bringing food. Then there’s the dilemma of what dish to bring. Do I bring an entree or dessert? [...]
Guest Post: Orange Passionfruit Curd Mini Tarts from 6Bittersweets
Posted in Bake, tagged 6bittersweets blog, dessert, food, mini tarts, orange, passionfruit, recipes, sweets on February 3, 2011 | 29 Comments »
You would agree with me when I say that you can tell a lot about a person just by looking at the food they post on their blog. Right? Well, today I’m going to introduce you to Xiaolu from 6 Bittersweets blog. First she’s extremely talented. I can’t even begin to tell you about how [...]
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