I am always looking for gluten free desserts and Vegan treats for my friends. This is a cataclysmic mind-shift for a person who has always been in the “All butter, Cream-filled, No holds Barred, Is there another flour besides AP wheat” camp. Years ago we headed to a regatta in Sac. During a break in …
I bought WAY TOO many bananas on my COVID reconnaissance to the grocery store last week. Luckily, too many bananas is a happy problem. Eat em’, freeze em’, bake em’ in a cake. Banana Bread was out. I had just baked a loaf of banana bread from Shauna Severs’ latest book, Midwest Made. These overripe …
Shhhh…please don’t tell Chef H I messed up his cornbread recipe. I’m not sure what I did wrong but I’m way too embarrassed to ask him so I went hunting for another cornbread recipe. I’m a Californian, I’m pretty wimpy when it comes to cornbread. True cornbread is NOT cake-y and sweet, too bad that’s …
Growing up in Chinatown I took for granted that everyone had access to fresh vegetables, fish, poultry and meat. If only I had an iPhone back in the day to capture the pictures of daily life in my Chinatown. I’d have pictures of crates filled with live chickens sitting on the sidewalk, tanks filled with …
A simple and delicious way to enjoy asparagus. Just a little bit of butter, soy sauce as you saute asparagus and a dash of salt to finish. Serve!
Hello my fellow social distancers It is I again, your resident baking aficionado (J A M I E). I hope you all are staying away from other humans. Queue the joke about how that’s how I normally live my life!!!! The other day (or whenever my mother decides to post the recipe) I wrote a …
The Hubs, Jorge, Sammy, and I are home while Jeffrey is in The City, and Mui is in Houston. Like most folks, we are finding ways to occupy our time during the quarantine. Yoga on YouTube, Wes still woodworking in the garage, and the boys playing Fortnite. Me? Let’s see what have I been doing? …
The COVID-19 stay at home policy has me pulling out my mixing bowls, pots, and pans. Cooking and especially baking keeps me busy and helps calm the COVID-19 jitters. I find myself gravitating towards comfort foods and foods from my childhood. The first thing that came to mind was bread. Who doesn’t like the aroma …
Hi everyone! Hope you are all staying sane out there sheltering in place! It is me, Jamie, your favorite blogger. As I am clearly the superior baker in our family, I have decided to grace your feeds with a quick lil’ post about my latest baking passion: BREAD Now, I know what you are thinking: …