The first time I visited Kantine in SF it was raining cats and dogs (where does that saying come from?). I made the mad dash from my car into their very cute and inviting space. I ended up with a Semlor-a cardamon-flavored bun filled with almond paste and whipped cream, and a terbike, similar to …
Adding to the cucumber salad recipes on 3Jamigos, I recently came across a copycat of Din Tai Fung’s cucumber appetizer. Just in case you aren’t familiar with Din Tai Fung. It is a global restaurant conglomerate from Taiwan that specializes in noodles and dumplings. There’s one in the Valley Fair mall in San Jose. The …
Yet another recipe from the gorgeous cookbook, Made Here created by Send Chinatown Love. In a recent post, I wrote about the Made Here cookbook and shared one of its recipes, Taiwan Bear House’s Lion’s Head Meatballs. Based in New York, Send Chinatown Love, is a grassroots group created by young, POC professionals in response …
Okay, I cannot tell a lie, my geography knowledge sucks. I sat down to write this post on one of my favorite bakeries in San Francisco, Kantine, and on the cookbook, Scandinavian From Scratch, by owner, Nichole Accettola. Tap, tap, tap on my keyboard, “Heavenly Scandinavian pastries inspired by her time in Copenhagen”, WAIT. Isn’t …
A slew of small mom-and-pop stores and restaurants in NYC Chinatown were hit especially hard during the pandemic. In response, Send Chinatown Love, a volunteer community organization, was created to help these struggling businesses. Donations to Send Chinatown Love were used to buy meals from local restaurants and distribute them to the elderly and vulnerable …
I excitedly headed to the city a couple of months ago to pick up my copy of Erin French’s new book, Big Heart Little Stove. I became a fan after reading her biography and watching her show, The Lost Kitchen. Her food is simple and beautiful. She focuses on sourcing amazing locally-grown products from small …
I have been meaning to put the Hubster’s Tuna Dip recipe on 3jamigos for a long time. Tuna Dip is mandatory for every birthday party, impromptu gathering, and of course, every 49ers football game. Yep, Sunday is not Sunday unless there is a game on, a bowl of tuna dip and a giant bag of …
I LOVE Cream Cheese Frosting,. It deserves its own post, and should not be an afterthought tacked onto a Carrot Cake or Banana Cake recipe. TBH…it needs its own post because I was today years old when I learned how to make a creamy, luscious, LUMP-FREE Cream Cheese Frosting. Yep, all those years I struggled …
Well it was the Hubster’s birthday a week ago. I had the nerve to make him a carrot cake for HIS birthday. As many know, his Carrot Cake reigns supreme. Every birthday we celebrate, it is a given the candles will be on a Wes-created Carrot Cake. Do I get jealous? Maybe a bit, BUT …