Coconut Buns (Chinese Cocktail Buns 雞尾包)

The Great Milk Hiatus I put myself on a milk diet. The rationale isn’t because I’m lactose intolerant (although that probably is a legitimate but way too logical reason) -- it simply is because my mind is a powerful force and it needs to be stopped. When there is milk in the fridge, my mind…

Yellow Cake Bake Off

A tale of Thanksgiving featuring a yellow cake bake-off, unicorns and clouds, and friends. No turkey necessary. Despite all the trials and tribulations that 2020 has thrown at us, I can’t help but feel lucky. I’ll refrain from using #blessed but I’ll bet those cliché hashtags aren’t trending this year anyway. I don’t have kids…

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup - now available in a triple layer cake! August has been the month of cakes -- for birthdays, for friends, and for science. First there was the chocolate cupcakes from Sallys Baking Addiction, 3-layered chocolate cake from Ina Garten, 2-layered yellow cake from Sallys Baking Addiction, and finally one thick chocolate…

Dark Chocolate Walnut Butter Babka

Still convinced that sourdough should be the quarantine recipe of choice?  Welcome to part two of #domorewithflour / #growyouryeasthorizons. The #hashtags are something that I literally just made up but I'm going to roll with it. The PNW is back with its temperamental weather of extreme heat (80F in the PNW, it's relative), winds, hail,…

Bee Sting Cake (Bienenstich)

Tired of all the hugely popular quarantine recipes? My Instagram feed and inbox have been taken over with sourdough bread, pretzel, bagel, banana bread, no-knead bread recipes and I found myself wanting a break from the onslaught. Not from carbs, of course. I wanted something new; something to get excited over. Enter this lesser known…

Shanghai Sticky Rice Cakes with Beef and Bok Choy

Sticky rice cakes are slowly making an appearance in America but they haven't taken to the masses like soup dumplings or bubble tea. Think of them as the Asian equivalent of gnocchi but with more oomph (chew) and if cooked correctly, a slight char to on the edges. I'll let you in on a little…

Zucchini Bread Redemption

I met my first zucchini bread a few years ago.  Everyone (e.g. Yelp reviews) swore up and down on how special this zucchini bread was that I naturally (naively) joined the band wagon. I began to day dream about my first encounter with Mr. Zucchini Bread-Charming and how our first date would take place on…

Salmon Chowder

Salmon, crispy bacon, potatoes, butter, and a little added flair with jalapeño.  Seriously better than a big hug. I can't stop thinking about this chowder; it is so impressive. It also comes together in 30 minutes and tastes even better as leftovers (assuming you have any). Ingredients 4 tbsp of unsalted butter (1/2 stick) 2…

Easy No Knead Sourdough Dutch Oven Bread

  What is everyone making with the out-of-stock flour / bread flour? Things Tiffanie can understand why they are out-of-stock: cleaning supplies, frozen and canned meats and vegetables. Things Tiffanie wanted but were out-of-stock: 8 pound bone-in pork butt, spam, frozen chicken thighs (but was forced to buy Chicken dino nuggets (#winning), and rubbing alcohol…

Cornbread Belgian Waffles

I've got two favorite waffles: Belgium liege waffles and these cornbread waffles. I have just barely enough restraint to only make liege waffles when I have friends over. Since my food fests have been cancelled in the near future, I have a mysterious growing number of these Belgian cornbread waffles in my second freezer. These…