It is upon us yet again, friends. Every year, I say, “This is my last year. I’m gonna die if I eat one more piece of chocolate.” But then I make new friends, and they’ve never been, and I want to share my gut-exploding, sugar shock chocolate sickness experience with them.
However, Chocolate Fest as we [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Week of Chocolate!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Mexican Chefs Make World’s Biggest Cheesecake!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
N to the friggin om. N-O-M.
Associated Press article here and below.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has long been known for tacos and tequila — but cheesecake?
Chef Miguel Angel Quezada says 55 cooks spent 60 hours making the world’s biggest cheesecake — a 2-ton calorie bomb topped with strawberries.
The monster cake used nearly a ton of [...]
Bento #2: Rough Draft
Posted in Uncategorized on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Okay, I’m SO not going to show you my first attempt at making a Tuskaar bento box. I will, however, show you the fish light I made as a backdrop for the box. I think it turned out really well. The Tuskaar looks like a walrus-shaped Chef Boyardee (thanks for helping me find the words [...]
Hello, Cupcake!
Posted in Uncategorized on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Shaowen’s birthday cake.
It was a fun experiment. Looking forward to making some faux-food cupcakes in the near future. It is a LOT harder to do than it looks, indicated by my sloppiness. Not bad for the first time!
PT: Cooking–Banana Brownies
Posted in Foods on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not entirely sure what is so “American” about banana brownies. I’m American, and I’ve never cooked banana brownies in my life, nor have I had a banana brownie. Nonetheless, this was the first recipe I chose to cook (bake) with Personal Trainer: Cooking. Despite a lot of yelling “CONTINUE” in various speeds, tones, and [...]
Hainanese Chicken Rice
Posted in Uncategorized on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This posting is dedicated to PS Foong. She knows why. We received a mysterious package in the mail from Singapore. Much to our surprise, a quick-mix for Hainanese Chicken Rice was inside the mailer! After watching a wonderful episode of No Reservations my mouth was watering for even the worst version of [...]
Birthday Cake
Posted in Foods on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A good friend’s first birthday in the states–made him a quick and easy cake to make sure his birthday was special. It’s always nice to feel special on your birthday, espeically when you’re so far away from home. I didn’t have much around the house to decorate it with, so I used some Nestle chocolate [...]
Thanksgiving
Posted in Uncategorized on January 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
My partner and I got to have Thanksgiving, together, just the two of us, for the first time EVER. We were expecting some family to come down to visit us, and they did, but not on the actual holiday. So yes, everyone, we got to stay in OUR home and make a delicious meal.
I’ve cooked [...]
