During the holidays, one of my favorite things to do is baking. It’s this beautiful meditation as baking takes a patient heart, a careful eye and most certainly a sweet tooth. When the weather is cold outside, the kitchen becomes my favorite place of solace — as it’s always been my most sacred spot to relax. I always believe that homemade gifts are the ones people remember, so what better way to spread the love ...
When it comes to alcohol, I’d be what people would call a “weenie”. I almost wince at the sharpness of most liquors, sometimes to the point of tears. But let’s quit the dramatics and get down to business. I love this drink. I love Angus Winchester. And for those of you who don’t know who he is, he’s pretty much one of the big honchos in the world of bartending.
This drink actually came off ...
It’s hard to believe we’re already in December. Where did this year go? As the days quickly approach towards the Holiday season, we’re filled with urges to celebrate — Ugly Christmas Sweater Party! White Elephant! Holiday Potlucks! Whatever your reason may be this year to celebrate, what’s a party without the booze?
For the next few weeks I’ll be posting some holiday cocktails for you guys to try this season — this week I’m featuring ...
My favorite holiday of the year is hands down, Thanksgiving. Growing up, my family didn’t have many Thanksgiving traditions – it was a foreign holiday that we never really embraced. But I’d always dream about what kind of Thanksgivings I’d have when I grew up: the perfectly browned turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, sweet potato casserole with those nicely melted marshmallows on top, green bean casserole topped with crispy fried onions…the glory!
Once I headed off to college and pretty much had to ...
I live for the holidays, it’s what I look forward to every year. Why? Well besides the obvious — spending time with family and friends, shopping for presents, holiday decorations — it’s the FOOD. The yummy turkey, candied yams, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes … I could go on forever but I’ll risk sounding like a porker today. (more…)
The almighty pomegranate is native from Iran to the Himalayas and has been cultivated throughout the Mediterranean region of Asia, Africa and Europe. This mystical fruit with its healing properties and majestic apperance has been featured in Egyptian mythology and art, praised in the Old Testament of the Bible and referenced in the Babylonian Talmud*. It has even gained distinction as a royal fruit in the literatures of Chaucer, Shakespeare and Homer*. Pomegranate fruits contain maximum ...
Okay enough with the decadent desserts for awhile, my expanding waist line is screaming for me to stop. I only have 40 more days til my cruise and this body is not swimsuit ready -_- I’m trying not to panic (I will not stress eat…I will not stress eat…!!!!) and realize that cutting down sugar and increasing fiber in my diet is a must. After having breakfast with my dear friend Kelly last week. she had mentioned ...
This Sunday is Mother’s Day and what better way to say “Mom, I love you” than baking up a batch of treats? Every woman loves her sweets .
I will be featuring 3 easy to make treats for today — Pecan Bars, Coconut Macarons and Brownies. You may choose to be fierce and make all 3 or simply pick your favorite one for your mommy dearest.
Ingredients for Coconut Macaroons:
14 ounces sweetened shredded coconut 14 ounces ...
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 ...
Glad to be back — I have been out of commission for the past week due to a gallbladder infection…ick. December has been a riot thus far, first bronchitis then the gallbladder infection — thankfully the new year is only a few days away so I will be leaving all bad ju-ju behind.
I reviewed my resolutions from last year and realized that I have again only achieved a little less than half of ...
I think the best kind of gifts to give people during the Holidays are ones from the heart, and what better way to express your love than homemade EDIBLE presents? Nothing beats a happy belly I will be featuring 3 different types of edible holiday gifts to give to friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, etc. Part one are these beautiful and decadent Holiday Truffle Sampler Box. You can choose any toppings you’d like to ...
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 ...
