Celebration & Wedding Cakes
Hello from Australia! Chad and I have been off on our honeymoon for the last week and a half. I’ve been taking lots of photos and am excited to share them with y’all in my next post. But enough about my trip, this post is about my blackberry cheesecake macarons! Does anyone else feel like,…
Does anyone else feel like a noob when it comes to understanding what’s in season? I’m ashamed to admit it but when exactly is citrus season, or strawberry season, or tomato season. You get my point. When I lived in Japan, they almost made it easy for you because every month or two, the markets…
At the start of the year, Roman calendar, not Lunar, I was contemplating what my first baking challenge of the year would be. In the back of my mind, the first thing that I thought of was a matcha lemonade. To be clear, I wasn’t trying to create my own matcha lemonade, but I was…
Black sesame is commonly found in many asian foods, both sweet and savory. It’s particularly common in Japanese cuisine. If you’re a fan of peanut butter or all things nutty, you’ll likely love black sesame. In the middle east, northern africa, and eastern mediterranean, sesame paste is called tahini and made with regular sesame seeds.…
Some say, new year, new me; I say, new year, new blog. I’m incredibly excited to finally kick it off with the year of the pig! Lunar New Year, or Chinese New Year (CNY), is a time for celebration, family, and of course, food. Since moving away from home, I’ve found myself celebrating with friends…