Bai Tang Gao (Mandarin) aka White Sugar Cakes I make this treat for the kids when I am feeling nostalgic about the old dim sum days with my parents. This dessert was once a staple at the old dim sum houses, bakeries, and tofu shops of New York City’s Chinatown. This cake is known for … Continue reading White Sugar Cakes (Bai Tang Gao)
Apple Cider Cake This time of the year we can get organic apple cider by the gallons and who doesn't love that? We buy 2 gallons at a time, not only to drink but also to cook (and bake) with. This week, I wanted to make a cake that was not ONLY gluten free but … Continue reading Apple Cider Cake
Buffalo Style Hummus I have to admit, there is no ryhme or reason how I come up with recipes. Many times I will be sitting with friends or watching my kids at swim practice and then it comes to me. In this instance, I watching my kids doing laps in the pool and I was … Continue reading Buffalo Style Hummus
Roasted Tomato Salsa As the summer approaches, one of my favorite items at the local farmer's market is the cherry tomato. They are fantastic to eat straight but they also make the sweetest and most delicious salsa. You can use it for salsa fresca (aka pica de galio) or if when they get ALMOST overly … Continue reading Roasted Tomato Salsa
Vegan Chocolate Truffles One of my favorite things to buy are chocolate truffles but with recent reactions to particular nuts and dairy I don't get them anymore. Then I remembered something an old friend of mine use to say about truffles...that chocolate truffles are essentially just cream and good chocolate melted together. Building on that … Continue reading Vegan Chocolate Truffles
Seed Butter Crisps It must be the holidays because everywhere I go, they seem to be selling peanut brittle. As a kid, this use to be a favorite treat of mine with its sugary crispy peanut bits. However, as I got older... I couldn't eat dairy, and my kid couldn't have peanuts. Let's not even … Continue reading Seed Butter Crisps
Roasted Brussel Sprouts I absolutely cannot complain, I have kids who love brussels sprouts. Recently, I happen to stumble upon a large bag of it at Costco and of course I had to buy it. This time of the year we see it at most grocery stores and I thought I would share how I prepared … Continue reading Roasted Brussel Sprouts
Cranberry Apple Butter This year instead of serving cranberry sauce, I wanted to make something different. The thing is that I didn't want to completely eliminate cranberries, after all it is synonymous with the holidays. After some thought, I thought it might be nice to make a cranberry apple butter. The sweetness of the apple … Continue reading Cranberry Apple Butter
Cinnamon Apple Butter Don't laugh at me but I have been very hesitant about using my electronic pressure cooker (aka. instant pot). I had this irrational fear of it exploding in my kitchen and food all over my walls. I must have read the instruction pamphlet a hundred times, to ensure there was no mistake … Continue reading Cinnamon Apple Butter
Crockpot Chicken This is one of the original recipes on my Facebook blog and I thought it might come in handy as we approach the fall holidays. I know that at my grocery store around Thanksgiving, when you spend a certain amount you have a choice of a free ham, whole turkey or a whole … Continue reading Crockpot Chicken
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