Baked Cheesecake
Recipe Summary Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 45-50 minutes Yield: serves 6 Use a 7-inch spring-form pan 1 cup graham cracker crumbs 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 cup cream cheese 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs 1 cup heavy cream 3 tablespoons sifted all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon lemon juice Make sure the butter and [...]
Okonomiyaki Hiroshima fu
Recipe Summary Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Yield: serves 4 For the pancake batter: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/3 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup water 1 teaspoon mirin For the pancake filling: a little sunflower or vegetable oil 2 cups shredded sweetheart or green cabbage 9 oz bean sprouts finely chopped green [...]
Fresh Strawberry Ice Cream
Recipe Summary Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Yield: about 1 1/2 quarts ice cream 1 quart fresh strawberries, washed, stemmed and quartered 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 4 cups half-and-half 1 cup granulated sugar 1/2 vanilla bean, split in half and scraped 6 egg yolks In a food processor or blender, combine [...]
Perfection
It was, in fact, my birthday yesterday. Normally I don’t really look forward to my birthday. It’s not that I don’t like birthdays, it’s just that I tend to have very unmemorable birthdays, so it’s just another day for me. This year, however, was different. Although my day wasn’t all that great because of some [...]
2nd Harvest
Although I didn’t mention about the 1st harvest, this morning for breakfast I collected a salad and some baby bok choy for breakfast. The salad is really light and really fresh. The salad was so fresh, that I think I can safely say I now know the taste of freshness. I’m planning my second crop [...]
Okonomiyakisoba
Over the past couple days, I’ve made okonomiyaki with yakisoba (technically Hiroshima style) 3 different times. I guess it’s safe to say that it tastes pretty good, otherwise I wouldn’t keep making it. Since okonomi means “what you like” and yaki means “grilled” or “cooked” (put it all together and you get “cook what you [...]
Make Me Happier!
I’m sure that title has no meaning, but it’s the figurative translation for tiramisu, which I just happened to make last night and it just happened to make me happier. I’m pretty satisfied with how it turned out and the flavor was really good, I just need to work on the whipped cream/marscapone part. Although [...]
Showin’ Off
Last night I went out dancing to a newer place in Gardena. I’ve been there only once before. One of the nice things about the place is that it’s not crowded, so there’s room to practice big moves (you know all that cool stuff you learn from YouTube). I showed up just after the class [...]
