Birthday Cake

Devil's Food w/ Blueberry buttercream:

Dessert Wontons, Gyoza Bento and Black Cherry Ice Cream

Filling is Sweet Adzuki Paste rolled with hazelnut, Pandan Sauce (see below), sesame:

Fried then steamed:

Pandan Coconut Milk Sauce to go on top:

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Shiitake/Veg Crumble/Napa/Lingonberry Stuffing:


Stuffed Gyoza:


Bento!


Black Cherry vegan ice cream:

Making Tofu

Prepping to make soymilk fortified with flax seed:


Heating soymilk


The press:

Separating coagulated curds from whey:

Pressing tofu:

And the resultant tofu!

Hot dog buns, Cherry Tart, Vampire Cupcakes

King Arthur recipe:


Cherry Brown Butter Tart w/ fresh-picked cherries:


Vampire Cupcakes (Vegan; vanilla cake stuffed w/ cherry filling and topped with almond buttercream)

Archives / Nostalgia

This first post will contain a bunch of random food-related photos I've accumulated over time.

Lemon art at National Modern Art Museum in Paris.

Food cooked up (or eaten) in (or around) France:

Cucumber/butter/chive sandwiches

Potatoes and garlic:

Chevre tomato omelette with hash browns:

Various foods in Avignon:

Bouillabaisse in Marseilles:

Kriek in Belgium:

Chevre/Tomato Omelette w/ coffee:


Pumpkin tart for French thanksgiving:

American sauce sandwich:

Sugar Waffles in Ghent:

Bun cha I learned to make from my Vietnamese French roommate:

Twice-baked potatoes:

Near my apartment in Chinatown/Chinese new year:

Cotton candy for Chinese New Year:

Last dinner in Lyon:

Flan overload:

I taught Meg to hardboil an egg:

Apartment picnic:

Avocado lessons:

Yorkshire Pudding:

Spring Roll attempt:

Lyon radishes:

Lunettes in Lyon:

Lunch in Lyon w/ les Francillons

1 kg strawberries/consumed w/ Meg in one evening:

Galettes:

Gelato in Rome:

Marzipan ball in Rome:

Roseau du lac marzipan pastry and other pastries in Beaune:

Cappuccinos in Rome:

_________(end France food)

Basil Tomato Pancakes, Sorrel gratin and Anchovy Squash Bake:

Fajitas:

Leek/pea soup (using up four bags of peas discovered in freezer); chickpea flour pancakes:

Beet/Chicken experiment; ended badly:

Kenna Banana:

Goodwill Picnic:

Honey Ice Cream, Hot Fudge, Profiteroles To Go:

Davey K-ebabs

Fingerling potatoes and garlic roasting:


Sausage Patty Omelette:


Kebabs off the skewer:


Sopaipillias at the Stenbacks:


Chile Rellenos!


Frittata:


Beaujolais and Blood Orange:


Aloo Gobi:



Olives, onion and cheese on toast:


Ginger Ice Cream:


Meringue w/ marshmallow stuffing and strawberry sauce:


Kenna Birthday Cake: