Apple Fritter, Greek Yogurt Ice Cream, and Caramel Sauce

Matcha Green Tea Pudding with Sweet Red Bean Paste

Gingery Plum Cake -Happy Labor Day Weekend!

Cashew Nut Cookies as We Call "Cookie Singapore"

Perfect Bite

Orange Bear and Happy Father's Day!

Whole Wheat Flax'N Apple Muffins

Raspberry Mousse Brownie - Back in Time with Valentine's Theme

2.17.11

Individual Berry Bread Pudding and the Winner!

10.1.10

Upside down version. Isn't it adorable?

Decorated Mini Brownie Bites

9.28.10

Asian Popcorn -Wasabi Sesame & Vietnamese Food Guild 2010

9.15.10

Cinnamon Oat Crunch Cookies

9.2.10

Lazaro brings the Rose Water Eton Mess over at IJLMP!

7.31.10

Matcha Madness! - A Parade of Great Matcha Recipes

7.23.10

Banana Coconut Katsu

6.18.10

Matcha Choc Chip Macadamia Nut Cookies

6.11.10

The Best Chocolate Pie Filling from my Grandma-in-law!

5.13.10

Raspberry Thumbprint Wholewheat Scones with Macadamia Nuts

4.28.10

Red Velvet Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting

4.7.10

To celebrate a good friend of mine's birthday and the Cupcakecamp Seattle Event (and cupcake places around town on April 10th, 2010) sponsored by Bella Cupcake Couture, I'm baking cupcakes! I came across this event flyer while searching to see what was going on around Seattle. Yes, I was looking for a good place to dine. I was so excited especially after I found out this event is raising money for the Hope Heart Institute.

My First Attempt of Making a BirthDay Cake!

Devil's Food Cake with Mocha Frosting

Barb's (my mother-in-law) birthday was coming up and my sister in-law, Kimberlee, has been pregnant with a beautiful baby "fill-in-the-blank" - we don't know what gender it is yet, they want it to be a surprise. Kimberlee normally does all the birthday dinner cooking and baking. I would usually only bring a salad which is the easy part for me! However, this year Kimberlee asked me if I could bring a salad (I'll describe this dish in a later post!) AND dessert. Shoot. What kind of dessert am I going to make for my in-laws!? It's a Birthday Party. I need to make a cake. A Birthday Cake!? I've never made it before. That's when the challenging feeling and my nervousness came into the equation.

               Deliciousness + Look + History/ (Challenge x Nervousness) = Beautiful Birthday Cake

Plan B: Buy a cake at a bakery store nearby. Business plans need a plan B; so do I!

My Pocket Pie of Love

The first thing that motivated me to make pie is a pocket pie mold I saw in a heart shape at my favorite store, Williams-Sonoma. I know it sounds silly but utensil and kitchen equipment does motivate you to cook and bake! When I stopped by at the store, I felt like it was calling my name: "Tanantha, please take me home!" I ended up spending $$$ unintentionally. I bought this mold before I even knew how to make pie!

Anyway, going back to my pocket pie of love... I've found the best pie crust recipe so far and learned a few tricks of making pie! It's flaky and tastes really good. Confirmed by my friends, co-workers, and myself! I found the recipe I borrow from the Pioneer Woman web. She's incredible and inspiring. I'm a fan of her website. She started out like me with a blog and it has grown and turned into a top-ranked website. This recipe is one her reader, Sylvia L., sent her. She claimed it is the most flaky pie crust and I totally agree!