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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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Sweet Red Bean Paste Rolls

by Yi August 7, 2012
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With the gold medal count for the summer Olympics reaching the 30s for the leading countries, the 2012 London summer Olympics in full swing. Unlike many Olympics viewers around the world who watch the games [...]

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Avocado Shake

by Yi June 17, 2012
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Last week, after I mentioned about what happened to the pot of basil I kept outside of my window, I have received many comments from you awesome readers. Thank you very much for all your [...]

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Chocolate Cheerio Krispie

by Yi June 3, 2012
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I have been a little busy with other things that posting a full recipe has become a real luxury for me! I had to even skip the memorial weekend when most other food bloggers posted [...]

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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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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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Eight-Treasure Rice (八寶飯)

by Yi January 23, 2012
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Happy Chinese New Year, the Year of Dragon! Unlike my last minute celebration from last year, I started this year’s celebration a lot earlier with some of my New Year special dishes. Find them here [...]

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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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