Last weekend I baked two mini 4″ pies using my springform pans to practice my crust making. Crust came out a little too thick, so I’m hoping for the real thing on Thursday I’ll get it right The filling was pineapple. I’m hoping to do a Korean sweet potato pie for company for Thanksgiving. Will [...]
Archive for November, 2009
November 20, 2009
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Breakfast, lately.
By Pinjing in Autumn, Breakfast, Daily LifeWhat I’ve been enjoying with tea every morning for the past few days: Mmm, autumn wrapped in bread dough. Recipe is on my food blog! Click on over if you’re interested. Thanksgiving is next week and we’re invited to a family friend’s house for a dinner party. I’ve volunteered to make a dessert and I’ve [...]
November 13, 2009
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Two Weekends
By Pinjing in Daily LifeAs promised, two weekend’s worth of doings. Halloween weekend (10/30 ~ 11/1): Tested an electric taiyaki maker that I brought back from my grandma’s house in Taichung. I took leftover vegan jackfruit carnitas filling and whipped up a spelt flour batter for the “waffle” part; turned out really well! The spelt flour gives the taiyaki [...]
November 12, 2009
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Oh Happy Day
By Pinjing in Daily LifeChef Thomas Keller (of the French Laundry, Per Se, Bouchon and Ad Hoc) recently published a new book: Via the interwebs I found out he was coming to Orange County for a book signing and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to meet culinary greatness. Arrived an hour before the signing and there was already [...]
November 11, 2009
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Boo Berry
By Pinjing in Daily Life, Midnight SnackBeen kind of busy lately, haven’t done much in terms of the hobbies, no baking, no blogging, no music-making or photography. When I stray too long from these things, my heart tends to ache . . . Been looking at my food blog and I’m itching to redesign it again (even though its current design [...]
November 6, 2009
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Fall Polaroid Week 2009: III, IV, V
By Pinjing in Daily Life, Photo PostI think I’m getting better at separating the photo from the backing; there wasn’t too much tear on the last two photos. Though, I think I need to take the camera outside; my film speed simply isn’t fast enough for indoor photos. It suddenly got cold again; maybe it’s time I bust out the slanket. [...]
November 3, 2009
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Fall Polaroid Week 2009: I & II
By Pinjing in Daily Life, Photo PostEither I’m stupid in my developing skills (I get nervous still everytime I have to pull the packfilm tabs out and everything), or my pack of Fujifilm FP-100C is a bit defective. All my photos from this box seem to tear in the same spots whie separating the photo from the film backing.