Angry Bird Cupcakes!
My friend’s son was having a birthday party and asked me if I would make the cupcakes! OF COURSE! I was worried though, I don’t have the best decorating skills and he wanted angry birds. I asked Hunter what he … Continue reading
Surprise Cake!
February is coming to an end and that means the month of publicly displaying your love to one another is should now be kept on the down low… NAH! You should showing your love everyday- not just to your SO but your … Continue reading
5 Weeks until Homemade Vanilla Extract!
Of course you know by now that I bake and cook a lot and it isn’t cheap to use the ingredients I choose to use… but one of the most expensive ingredient I use A LOT is vanilla extract. At … Continue reading
Riddle: What is sweet, spicy, good for your health AND an aphrodisiac?
Mexican Dark Chocolate Truffles! Truffles sell like hot cakes around any holiday because it tastes wonderful, looks super presentable, and fancy. What is sweeter than getting a box of truffles for the upcoming Valentine’s day? However, a small box of … Continue reading
Homemade Hong Kong Eggettes aka Gai Daan Jai!
I have been waiting a long time to make this post and I am so happy and deliciously full enough to finally do this. I’ve been dreaming of making HK eggettes since 2011 when I found out that Williams Sonoma has a heavy … Continue reading
Just in time for Christmas! I perfected red velvet cake without the dye
I finally did it! I finally have a red flavorful cake that is light, fluffy, soft crumbed and fine texture! I changed things up a little bit since the first trial. As a recap, I thought the first trial had … Continue reading
Dear Santa and/or Cookie Monster, these cookies are MINE!- xoxo
Gathering with friends over dinner, game night and cookies is one of my favorite things to do. It turns out, I have really competitive friends when it comes to games- it really tests how much we care for one another… … Continue reading
This is as close as to Belgium I will get for now…Liege Waffle-Trial #1
Who doesn’t love a good waffle for breakfast…brunch… and/or dinner? There are so many toppings to put on top of a waffle to make sweet or savory. I don’t discriminate, I love them both if not together. Back in college, … Continue reading
Seeing Red (Part II)- Red Velvet Cake (no dye)
As if the Beet Pesto wasn’t red enough, I made Red Velvet Cake as dessert for the meal. Now I’ve been researching this cake for a month now and I am confused. It isn’t a true red “chocolate cake”, nor … Continue reading
Seeing Red- Part I (Red Beet Pesto)
Since having dinner with Christina, I’ve been waiting for the right night to make this for Wei. Christina doesn’t know (until she is reading this…) that she taught me that you don’t need a BIGGGG pot of water to cook … Continue reading