It’s a common belief that only children tend to be awkward, many times introverts and apparently always selfish. Well whoever said that was obviously jealous- speaking from personal experience being the only child was pretty freaking awesome.
Sure I’m weird (I prefer quirky), and on some days I’m definitely one of the most introverted people you’ll ever meet and when it comes to food, you bet I’m selfish — DONT YOU BE TOUCHIN MY BROWNIES. Don’t ...
A few months an excerpt from the Wallstreet Journal caught my eye: “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior” which was written about Amy Chua, a Chinese-American mother/lawyer/author about her controversial parenting guide titled “Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother”.
While the general population took great offense to what her book had to say, in many ways I completely related to her experiences and even further, the excerpts lead me to a moment of clarity about the constant ...
Last week someone extended a wonderful act of kindness to me that touched me in several ways; it reminded me the importance of helping and giving to others. In our busy world today it is easy to become wrapped up in ourselves and lose sight of the fundamental importance of doing good for others. With the media ramming the image of “Generation ME ME ME” down our throats, it’s no surprise we’ve become so enveloped ...
Since I am still pretty jet-lagged I figured I’d soothe my insomnia with a post . I had actually meant to post this entry while I was in China but apparently they do not allow blogging websites there. I was also unable to access Twitter and Facebook as well, thank god for the whole “Freedom of Speech” thing we have going for America eh?
Shanghai was a blast, I come to realize that I will ...
You know what girls like more than getting flowers? — Beautifully crafted, delicious edible treats, I mean you can’t eat flowers… Once again Sucré has sent me more of their wonderful, artisanal crafted sweets: dark chocolate raspberry ganache and king cake french macaroons.
Sucré (which is French for sugared) is a New Orlean’s based confectionery that is an emporium of “artisan” sweets. Their goods range from hand crafted chocolates, to glorious cakes and breakfast pastries — ...
My goodness it’s good to be back! Work has been busy (hurray!), but unfortunately has left me with little time to tend to my blog (booo!). It’s been a blast though, I feel fortuate to have a job that allows me so much creative/artistic freedom — it is a nice change from scrubbing grease chunks off of kitchen equipment and cleaning out moldy freezers…
At Mealtime Market we’re selling Iced Sugar Cookies, heart-shaped sugar ...
I started getting gray hair when I was 12, and now at 24 I’m about a quarter gray. I am lucky to have a mother who’s a hairstylist that dyes my hair to hide my secrets, she is worried I will go completely gray before her. The time a person develops gray hair is dependent on your genes, but my mother is convinced it’s because I have a deficiency in my body. So for years ...
The Thanksgiving Feast was a great success — thank you to all my guests for coming! I always enjoy holding a Thanksgiving get together with friends and family every year, it always brings me happiness to cook for the people I love . Another big reason is because being Chinese-American, my very Traditional Chinese parents do not celebrate Thanksgiving! I would always remember getting out of school for Thanksgiving break yet never going anywhere ...
A couple weeks ago I signed up to compete in Foodie Fights . Every week, the authors Nick and Dan pick two new ingredients and ask the chosen competitors to submit their top creation using the challenged ingredients and the winner is decided by guest expert judges as well as the general public vote. Being new to this blogging world, I thought this would be a great way to meet new people and have some ...
Ode to the Walnut! Another wonderful gift found during the fall, nuts! I found this recipe in Chanterelle cookbook as well. I usually like soft chewy cookies, but this recipe was definitely an exception–it was a light, buttery cookie with a slight crunch from the toffee topping. Granted the words light and buttery usually don’t belong in the same sentence, a few cookies in the tummy never hurt
Ingredients for Walnut Wafers:
2 1/2 cups ...
