What is Umami? Ponder the oyster. Tom yum. Carne asada. All umami. Don't try to define it! Just surrender to the addiction; savor the flavor implosion.
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Loading ...June 8, 2010
My dear friend Leslie alerted me about this bakery when she found out I was going to Chicago. Her friend Sandra Holl had just opened Floriole Cafe & Bakery in the Lincoln Park section of Chicago, and she urged
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September 6, 2009
Newest omiyage (gift) in the Akabori household from Japan: green tea Baumkuchen from a patisserie in Dojima, Osaka called Mon Chouchou. From the website, it looks like it is a relatively new shop (2003),
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August 17, 2009
Went to my go-to cupcake bakery, Buzz in Alexandria, VA, this weekend to take some delicious cupcakes to a friend’s BBQ. I ordered the usual: red velvet, chocolate, vanilla…when I looked at one more option.
Is that a
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March 30, 2009
January 26, 2009
I’ve been doing a lot of photography for this great new company called Nelle’s Nibbles that specializes in “magic bars”- these yummy cookie bars that you’ll die for. Check out my photos on the site here!
You can order your own tasty platter for Superbowl…click on the image below for details…
Inspired by the Food Network’s Ace of Cakes (such creativity!!! I love them!), Sara and I took a cupcake break this weekend at Lark Cake Shop in Silverlake- it’s a darling
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October 10, 2008
I’m really not known for having a sweet tooth (give me french fries over a cookie anytime), but you wouldn’t know that by my recent purchases lately (or past posts on the Treats Truck and Wafles and Dinges!). You know how they say you shouldn’t go grocery shopping when you’re hungry? Well, I did just that,
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September 11, 2008
After spending cocktail hour at Botanica, we headed over to Steve’s Authentic Key Lime Pie around the corner- a definite stopover everyone should make while in Red Hook. I had run into Steve at
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September 3, 2008
Yamahomo’s super fucking expensive oven broke last night. It doesn’t heat up. After making another batch of raisin-wiches, I had the exact amount of egg white left for macarons, so I decided to re-open my battle with Laduree. Complete and Utter failure, becausethe oven was 202 degrees, instead of 350.
It’s like owning
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August 27, 2008
What do you think? I made raisin-wiches last night. These are quite famous in Japan. The cookie is almost similar to short bread, and cream consists of Italian meringue, butter, and plump raisins. Sandwich in the decadent cream, wait for a night,
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