What is Umami? Ponder the oyster. A martini. Tom yum. Carne asada. Fleur de sel. All umami. Don't try to define it! Just surrender to the addiction; savor the flavor implosion.
kayoko: Tiare, A summer in NOLA, lucky you! You’re gonna eat and drink so well. It’s gonna be so so HOT,...
saaara: i can’t believe i’ve never been to NOLA. my dad went to LSU and my parents spent a lot of time in...
Paystyle: A Pimm’s Cup in the dead of winter huh, I see. Hopefully I’ll get a chance to go to NOLA in...
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March 1, 2010
I once saw a recipe on Tastespotting using rice flour instead of regular flour to make muffins. I tried making them and gave them all away, without even try one. The lucky person who tasted it told me I should sell them.
A long time has passed since then,
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February 12, 2010
PREQUEL
The Good: Ode to Jean-George’s Chocolate Molten Cake The Bad: Domino’s Lava Crunch Crapcakes
Despite the occasional subpar specimen (Domino, I’m looking at you), my love of warm chocolate cake continues
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November 22, 2009
Remember my post about making a Japanese cheesecake? It’s a simple recipe, but very difficult to retain the fluffiness because of all the egg whites. Although it rises high during baking, but it shrinks down like an old person once you take it
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November 3, 2009
Sometimes store-bought trumps homemade. Mozzarella is definitely one. Peking duck is another. XLB, totally. You can make it all at home from scratch, which I’ve done, but it’s all readily available (especially in NYC), so why do I
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June 11, 2009
As I mentioned in my last post, I pretty much fucked up my first attempt at making bread pudding- mostly due to my inability to follow directions. Surprise, surprise, I know.
This time around, I followed the recipe as closely as I possibly could, given my ADD
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March 30, 2009
I was a cake decorator last week, and I went out in drag this weekend. I needed to relax and do what I do the best, cooking and baking to calm my
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March 29, 2009
All right, y’all, I know this normally gets wrapped into the Umami Reader, but I thought this too fascinating to pass up. I’ve been making bread for a long time. I’ve made it with Kayoko. I’ve make it pre-1990. But I have never seen footage of this magnificent creature in the wild before. Check out his plumage!
October 20, 2008
How in the world do you send off Kayoko/Ms. Umamimart properly? It’s a pretty daunting task. No way in hell was I going to cook something and compete with Yamahomo. So instead, I attempted to bake Kayoko cookies for her farewell party.
I was using this as my template:
September 15, 2008
With my twisted ankle from last week, I took it easy this weekend. It was also 90 degrees outside, so I cranked up the air conditioner and baked all day. Mind you, my oven isn’t working properly yet, but the convection is the only dysfunctioning part, so I could still use it.
I do bake a lot, and cook
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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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