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Homemade Sweet Red Bean Paste (Azuki Bean Paste) | 紅豆沙

by Yi August 9, 2012
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Sweet red bean paste to Asian sweets is what sugar icing to western cupcakes.  If you ever stepped into an Asian bakery store, you’d find plethora of sweet bean paste flavored goodies presented in different shapes [...]

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Black Rice with Mango in Coconut Sauce

by Yi May 19, 2012
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I have always wanted a garden but never have the space since I live in an urban apartment with limited space. However after I discovered the secret of container-grown vegetables, I started my little urban [...]

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Green Tea Mille Crepe

by Yi April 22, 2012
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Let me preface this post by saying again that…I am not a huge fan of desserts and pastries and then I’ll immediately make another BUT exception to that claim The newest addition to my ever [...]

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Easy Pineapple Upside Down Cake

by Yi March 17, 2012
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Pineapple is a popular tropical fruit in many countries around the world. In Chinese cooking, you can find the traces of pineapple from sweet and sauce pork to pineapple fried rice, to Chinese pineapple shortcake. [...]

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Chocolate-Strawberry Panna Cotta

by Yi February 12, 2012
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Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! IF finding that perfect gift for your loved one and planning the most romantic dinner for two of you have not wearied you down at this point congratulations you’ve survived this [...]

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Almond Tofu (杏仁豆腐)

by Yi January 29, 2012
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The week-long celebration of Chinese New Year has almost come to an end but many traditional festivities will continue into early February. According to Chinese legend, one animal is created in each of the first [...]

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Earl Grey Cupcake

by Yi September 10, 2011
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The cute siblings are turning half year old soon. To celebrate, I made a gourmet chicken liver for the little fluffs. They absolutely love it and devour the meal in just minutes.

As part of the celebration, Alice also made some delicious earl grey cup cakes.

If you like earl grey tea’s fresh bergamot flavor and cupcake’s softness you’ll love this earl grey infused cupcake recipe. Oh and that chocolate whipped cream topping matches perfectly with the cake.

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Green Tea Chocolate Fruit Jam Cupcake

by Yi June 19, 2011
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MY COMPUTER GOT INFESTED BY VIRUSES!!

A few days ago, I was putting together my next recipe on my computer. All of sudden, an antivirus program called “Vista Home Security 2012 Virus” popped up from nowhere. The program performed a seemingly legitimate virus scan and displayed a long list of malwares which could be removed upon a purchase of the software. Just to add more salt to the wound, all my internet browsers were disabled due to “security reasons” and an immediate action was urgently needed.

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Chrysanthemum Tea Jello with Papaya

by Yi June 6, 2011
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June is here! And that means summer is only days away (summer officially starts in mid-June in the States).

As I am anticipating having lots of fun this summer, I have already started to worried about the heat waves that often hit New York during July and August. The temperature and humidity would rise to an unbearable level that I feel lightheaded throughout the day.

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The Cake that Saved My Day

by Yi May 7, 2011
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The past ten days or so have been rough on me. It all started out as a minor cold I got when the weather started to fluctuate. The cold soon turned into a full force [...]

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