Continuing my virtual traveling by cooking, I’m imagining myself in Taipei right now. I have not been back to Taiwan in ages and yet I find myself thinking about Taipei and my visit so long ago. Growing up in San Francisco the majority of Chinese are from Hong Kong and the Guangdong (Canton) region. I …
More Mochi Madness One of the most popular posts on 3Jamigos is Muffin been the Mochi that Caught My Eye (Butter Mochi Muffins) I stumbled upon the original recipe on Snixy Kitchen, a gorgeous site focused on gluten-free baking and cooking. For good reason this recipe is popular, the muffins are chewy, dense, moist and delicious. …
The one consolation to the pandemic for us (which goes to show just how fortunate and entitled we are), my kids came home at various times for extended stays. I’ll admit, having been empty-nesters for awhile, it took some adjusting but it was nice. Despite finding ourselves falling back into the “parent-child” trap, conversations were …
This post has been sitting on the back burner for a while, the majority of the time because I kept tinkering with the recipe. The other reason for its relegation, Jamie and I have been on a tear baking cookies and desserts for the holidays. It was time to circle back to this post-take a …
My favorite holiday cookie of the season is Eric Kim’s (check out his site, wonderful essays, beautiful writing) Lofthouse Style Grocery Store Cookie. It’s surprising since I am not a fan of those ubiquitous cookies with the toothachingly sweet, artificial tasting frosting and eye-popping sprinkles. But his homemade rendition looked so appealing, I had to …
There are a couple of baking books that are my go-tos for cookies, especially during the holidays, like Rose Levy Berenbaum’s Christmas Cookies, Alice Medrich’s Cookies and Brownies and Flo Bracker’s Sweet Miniatures. I find myself reaching for Sweet Miniatures when I want an elegant, fancy cookie. Yes it will probably require a bit more effort than …
I remarked to hubby the other day, “I ‘ve been pretty bad about baking holiday treats the last few years, huh”. It was a rhetorical question as I pulled out more than a few jars of expired jams. I love filled cookies-Thumbprints, Linzer bars, Raspberry Oaties so I have a penchant for stocking up on …
Always on the lookout for cookies with a twist, I came across these cookies in New York Times Cooking. There I was nonchalantly scrolling through my feed when it popped up on my screen PEANUT BUTTER MISO COOKIES. Say what? Miso? In a cookie? Like a lot of folks, I have had Miso Soup, but …
As a kid, I loved Neopolitan Ice Cream Sandwiches. I mean who didn’t? It was like getting three different flavors of ice cream all at once AND a chocolate cookie. Dessert Jackpot. I would eat my ice cream sandwich slowly, savoring every bite. By the last bite, rivulets of ice cream would be running down …