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Daring Cooks' Nut Butter & Taiwanese Cold Noodles

2010-07-15T07:18:00.013+02:00

The July 2010 Daring Cooks’ Challenge was hosted by Margie of More Please and Natashya of Living in the Kitchen with Puppies. They chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make their own nut butter from scratch, and use the nut butter in a recipe. Their sources include Better with Nut Butter by Cooking Light Magazine, Asian Noodles by Nina Simonds, and Food Network online.This months' challenge was

Daring Baker's (chocolate) Pavlova

2010-06-27T19:14:00.021+02:00

The June 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Dawn of Doable and Delicious. Dawn challenged the Daring Bakers’ to make Chocolate Pavlovas and Chocolate Mascarpone Mousse. The challenge recipe is based on a recipe from the book Chocolate Epiphany by Francois Payard.I had the worst luck making Chocolate Pavlovas this month. I really don't know what happened, i followed Dawn's recipe exactly

Daring Cooks' Pâtés and Bread

2010-06-15T18:57:00.008+02:00

Our hostesses this month, Evelyne of Cheap Ethnic Eatz, and Valerie of a The Chocolate Bunny, chose delicious pate with freshly baked bread as their June Daring Cook’s challenge! They’ve provided us with 4 different pate recipes to choose from and are allowing us to go wild with our homemade bread choice.Ooops, i'm a day late for the challenge :( Life has been so busy these days that i just

Pea, Lettuce, and Bacon Soup

2010-06-10T13:08:00.001+02:00

I'm officially done with school this year! Well, other than my summer training that i have yet to do and some scores i have yet to receive, i'm pretty much done!! :) :) :) :) :) The weather has also cheered up and it's finally hot enough for shorts, tanks and skirts. You can say that i'm a very, very happy person right now :D So with summer here, all the grass, trees, and flowers around the city

Daring Bakers' Croquembouche

2010-05-31T21:40:00.000+02:00

The May 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Cat of Little Miss Cupcake. Cat challenged everyone to make a piece montée, or croquembouche, based on recipes from Peter Kump’s Baking School in Manhattan and Nick Malgieri.Oh no... i just realized i'm 5 days late for my daring bakers' Croquembouche post. AHHHHHHHHH, i can't believe it. You have no idea how devastated i'm feeling right now. I

Daring Cooks' Stacked GREEN Enchiladas with Spinach Sauce

2010-05-14T01:18:00.004+02:00

Our hosts this month, Barbara of Barbara Bakes and Bunnee of Anna+Food have chosen a delicious Stacked Green Chile & Grilled Chicken Enchilada recipe in celebration of Cinco de Mayo! The recipe, featuring a homemade enchilada sauce was found on www.finecooking.com and written by Robb Walsh.This month, Barbara and Bunnee challenged us to make our own enchiladas and sauce. The original recipe they

Homemade Ginger Ale

2010-05-09T14:34:00.002+02:00

I've been meaning to make Ginger Ale ever since I received a food request from Shallah in February. I know, I know, it's been a long time since February and i'm not even sure if Shallah will come back to check it out... but here it is anyway!Making your own Ginger Ale is fairly easy. All you've got to do is to make your own ginger syrup and mix it with your carbonated water of choice. I

Daring Bakers' Steak and Mushroom Pudding

2010-04-28T18:48:00.007+02:00

The April 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Esther of The Lilac Kitchen. She challenged everyone to make a traditional British pudding using, if possible, a very traditional British ingredient: suet.Whoopsies, i'm a day late! The thing is, i was sooo close to skipping this challenge after i realized a traditional British pudding isn't really a pudding. A British pudding is"any dish

Daring Cooks' Brunswick Stew, the Long Way

2010-04-14T12:51:00.003+02:00

The 2010 April Daring Cooks challenge was hosted by Wolf of Wolf’s Den. She chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make Brunswick Stew. Wolf chose recipes for her challenge from The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook by Matt Lee and Ted Lee, and from the Callaway, Virginia Ruritan Club.I'm so glad i have the Daring Kitchen to keep me on track with blog updates because Ive been a bit lazy after returning

Daring Bakers' Orange Tian

2010-03-27T18:22:00.005+01:00

The 2010 March Daring Baker’s challenge was hosted by Jennifer of Chocolate Shavings. She chose Orange Tian as the challenge for this month, a dessert based on a recipe from Alain Ducasse’s Cooking School in Paris.I'm finally done with my exams! Well, there's still a lot more over the next few months, but at least i got the big ones out of the way. I can finally start enjoying some overdue,

Spinach and Cream Cheese Tart

2010-03-22T02:00:00.001+01:00

One of the small joys in life is when you discover lost treasures during Spring cleaning. But with only a small dorm room to dust, to me, that joy comes with cleaning out my mini-fridge. Here's an update on a little something that i literally "dug" out the other day: a spinach and cream cheese tart! The leftover puff pastry made for the September Daring Bakers' challenge has been sitting in the

Daring Cooks' Risotto with Creamy Tomato Sauce

2010-03-15T18:20:00.002+01:00

The 2010 March Daring Cooks challenge was hosted by Eleanor of MelbournefoodGeek and Jess of Jessthebaker. They chose to challenge Daring Cooks to make risotto. The various components of their challenge recipe are based on input from the Australian Masterchef cookbook and the cookbook Moorish by Greg Malouf.I've been putting off this month's challenge due to all the stress that comes w/ exams,

Limoncello

2010-03-11T18:00:00.009+01:00

So here I am finally updating on the Limoncello recipe that i used last week. I said "finally" because even though i just finished 2 exams, another shelf exam for OB/GYN is coming up in 2 weeks, gaahhhh. You would think that I'd have at least a week to relax and spend more time cooking, but our OB/GYN rotation has been crazy enough to keep me away from blogging AND studying. Sigh, and it seems

100th Post: Daring Bakers' Lemon Tiramisu

2010-02-28T01:01:00.007+01:00

Before i go onto my Daring Bakers' challenge, I thought I'd let you know... that this is my 100th blog post!!! Wooohoo! For a blog sprung out of pure boredom and procrastination, I'm very VERY surprised that I made it this this far. Thank-you everyone for all the lovely comments, emails, and encouragements left along the way. I wish i had something cool like a recipe round-up or a 100th post

Feta, Ham, and Spring Onion Muffins

2010-02-21T23:53:00.007+01:00

I don't know if you've noticed, but this blog has been lacking some sweet/dessert updates for a while now. I only realized this a few days ago when i had a sudden craving for chocolate (yes, it's the time of the month). Then i remembered the last time i baked something sweet was 3 weeks ago, when i tried to make cupcakes and ended up with a tub of majorly FAILED buttercream frosting. So for an

Daring Cooks' Mezze Table (Pita, Hummus, Falafels)

2010-02-14T00:56:00.005+01:00

The 2010 February Daring COOKs challenge was hosted by Michele of Veggie Num Nums. Michele chose to challenge everyone to make mezze based on various recipes from Claudia Roden, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Dugid.I'm gonna make this a super quick update since I seem to have forgotten that not only is today valentines day and CNY, it's also the posting date! So here I am writing a super last minute

Ants Climbing a Tree (螞蟻上樹)

2010-02-13T00:35:00.002+01:00

HAPPY YEAR OF THE TIGER! Wow, i can't believe we're already on to the Tiger year! Sheesh, time sure does fly... To me, this only means that i'll be leaping onto my 3rd round of Rabbit year very very soon (24 years old: that's when my mom gave birth to my brother, eeek!). So anyways, it's been 5 years since I've properly spent my CNY. By properly, i mean: visiting the whole family tree, screaming

Chinese Chive Box (韭菜盒子)

2010-02-09T02:13:00.003+01:00

Here's a recipe for something i made this summer: Chinese chive boxes (韭菜盒子). Chinese chive boxes are considered to be one of the many classic street foods that we have in Taiwan. Although classic, it has been increasingly hard to find chive box-stands around the city nowadays-- most of the stalls have been replaced with more Western and Japanese dishes designed to appeal to the younger public.

Chinese Steamed Meat Buns (鮮肉包子)

2010-02-04T19:53:00.011+01:00

As I've mentioned before, i was quite the busy bee this summer in Taiwan. With the unbearable heat in Kaohsiung, I mostly stayed indoors and only went out at night. Other than staying home hiding from the deadly UV rays, my only activity during the day was to push my bread machine to its limit and making enough buns to feed my family for weeks. The only time i took a break was when our freezer

Beef Stroganoff

2010-01-31T09:45:00.000+01:00

I'm sorry guys, I've been on a streak this month with updating but it might get a little slow in February. Why? I blame it on myself. You see, even though Christmas is over, that doesn't mean that SALES are too. I've caught on to the tail of the last discount weeks and somehow drained out the remaining funds in my checking account, hahaha. But just so you know, i'm not a shopaholic or anything...

Daring Bakers' Gluten Free Graham Wafers & Nanaimo Bars

2010-01-27T00:42:00.003+01:00

The January 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Lauren of Celiac Teen. Lauren chose Gluten-Free Graham Wafers and Nanaimo Bars as the challenge for the month. The sources she based her recipe on are 101 Cookbooks andwww.nanaimo.ca.With the Winter Olympics in Canada next month, Lauren challenged us to make a popular Canadian dessert: Nanaimo Bars. In the words of Lauren, "Nanaimo Bars are

Toad in the Hole

2010-01-23T09:04:00.001+01:00

Did i catch your attention with the title? If so, good! If not, you need to read it again because who wouldn't go, "what the heck is a toad in the hole? and who the heck puts toads in their food?!" with a dish name like that! I know because that was my reaction when i first saw it. But unlike you, who obviously continued reading, i didn't bother to find out what the recipe consisted of since the

Savory Cheese Flapjacks

2010-01-20T01:01:00.002+01:00

The very first cookbook that i've owned since coming to POZ is a cute little one called "Cheaper than chips, better than toast" by Miranda Shearer. I received it as a Christmas gift from my aunt Lisa back in 2006, just right before i started taking interest in cooking/baking. But with the lack of pictures (yes, i'm really shallow and visual when it comes to reading), i left that book to age on my

Jajangmyeon (Korean Black Bean Noodles)

2010-01-17T00:45:00.003+01:00

I heart Maangchi! For any Korean food lover whom (who/whom? i never know how to use them properly) wishes to recreate one of your favorite Korean dishes, Maangchi's website is the place to go. Not only does she have great authentic recipes, but she also provides a video tutorial for every dish. And oh~ how i love her videos! She takes you through each step carefully and yet still captures the

Daring Cooks' Pork Satay with Peanut Sauce

2010-01-14T07:40:00.002+01:00

The January 2010 DC challenge was hosted by Cuppy of Cuppylicious and she chose a delicious Thai-inspired recipe for Pork Satay from the book 1000 Recipes by Martha Day.Satay was always something that i wanted to make; the only problem was that I never found a recipe that compelled me enough to do so. But thanks to Cuppy, i can now cross out satay from my list of must-make dishes of 2010 :) We

Potato and Leek Soup

2010-01-12T11:12:00.003+01:00

I've been gone for quite a while and I'm a bit ashamed to have abandoned my blog (once again) for so long... not really a good start for the new year, huh? Seems like the Daring Kitchen challenges are the only 2 consistent updates that i make each month, with only 1 or 2 extras if i'm feeling generous. Sigh, i'm a bad, baaad blogger :( And it's not even because i don't cook enough, but i just

Daring Bakers' Gingerbread House

2009-12-24T19:00:00.009+01:00

The December 2009 Daring Bakers’ challenge was brought to you by Anna of Very Small Anna and Y of Lemonpi. They chose to challenge Daring Bakers’ everywhere to bake and assemble a gingerbread house from scratch. They chose recipes from Good Housekeeping and from The Great Scandinavian Baking Book as the challenge recipes.MERRY CHRISTMAS, everyone! I was so excited when i found out that this

Daring Cooks' Salmon en Croute

2009-12-15T01:00:00.003+01:00

The 2009 Daring Cooks challenge was hosted by Simone of Junglefrog Cooking. Simone chose Salmon en Croute (or alternative recipes for Beef Wellington or Vegetable en Croute) from Good Food Online.I really need to tattoo the Daring Cooks' posting date on my arm or something... why do i keep thinking it's the 17th?? I guess i get too excited about the reveal date that i mix it up with the posting :

German Potato Salad with Bacon-Vinegar Dressing and Dill

2009-12-06T01:53:00.005+01:00

Like most people, I'm also the type of person who needs something to snack on during stressful times. When I have big exams coming up, I usually make myself something that'll last me for at least 2 all-nighters: it could be a batch of brownies, a tray of muffins, a pot of chili, or in this case, a bowl of potato salad. I have one potato salad recipe that I've been using since high school so it

Daring Bakers' Cannoli

2009-11-28T21:05:00.016+01:00

The November 2009 Daring Bakers Challenge was chosen and hosted by Lisa Michele of Parsley, Sage, Desserts and Line Drives. She chose the Italian Pastry, Cannolo (Cannoli is plural), using the cookbooks Lidia’s Italian-American Kitchen by Lidia Matticchio Bastianich and The Sopranos Family Cookbook by Allen Rucker; recipes by Michelle Scicolone, as ingredient/direction guides. She added her own

"Tiger Bites Pig" 虎咬豬 Taiwanese Braised Pork Belly stuffed in Sliced Buns 割包

2009-11-21T22:26:00.008+01:00

Anyone who calls him or herself a true Taiwanese should be no stranger to today's dish. Though the more common street name for it is "Gua Bao (割包)", they are also referred to as "Ho Ka Ti (虎咬豬)" in the Taiwanese dialect, which literally translates into "Tiger Bites Pig". But before you let your imagination run wild, let me just clarify that there are no illegal tiger-eating involved here. This

Daring Cooks' Sushi Challenge

2009-11-15T01:47:00.005+01:00

The November 2009 Daring Cooks challenge was brought to you by Audax of Audax Artifex and Rose of The Bite Me Kitchen. They chose sushi as the challenge.When i first found out that this month's challenge was Sushi, i was like, oh crap, i'm gonna have to sit this one out...how am i supposed to enjoy making something i don't like! Ok, the thing is, i don't HATE sushi-- i'll eat it... but i just

Tiramisu Cupcakes

2009-11-04T23:09:00.016+01:00

Today marks the first day of snowfall in POZ this year. I was completely unaware of it until i finally opened my curtains as i was about to head out around 3pm. It would've been a nice surprise if my curtains opened up to a picturesque view of powdered trees and buried rooftops... but thanks to daylight saving and the premature weather, all i got was gloomy skies, wet sidewalks, and frosted grass

Dulce de Leche

2009-10-28T23:42:00.007+01:00

My name is Angelica and I am a Restaurant City addict. The first thing i do every morning is log onto facebook and RC to retrieve my daily ingredient and answer the daily food quiz. After i finish buying ingredients and upgrading my dishes, i let my computer rest for a while before i come back from class to run my restaurant until i go to bed. Yes. That's everyday. I.am.addicted. And until i

Samgyetang (Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup)

2009-10-25T23:50:00.003+01:00

Another chicken soup and another Korean recipe! I just can't ever get sick of either :) This is a recipe perfect for the constipated weather in POZ right now-- freezing cold and drizzling! Ughhh, it's like, please SNOW already... i would much rather walk to class in snow than to prance around the sidewalk avoiding puddles. Anyone feel the same way? Rainy weather just makes this city even more

Vietnamese Chicken Pho

2009-10-17T12:00:00.002+02:00

The October 2009 Daring Cooks’ challenge was brought to us by Jaden of the blog Steamy Kitchen. The recipes are from her new cookbook, The Steamy Kitchen Cookbook.Oh no, I'm late for the challenge....AGAIN. And to make things worse, I only got to complete half of October challenge :( I really wanted to make the dessert wontons but I just didn't have time to get wrappers from the Asian grocery

Homemade Tofu

2009-10-12T16:26:00.003+02:00

I've been looking forward to sharing this post ever since JLo brought back my tofu kit that I've ordered from the states! This summer while i was in Taiwan, i spent hours on the Internet and markets looking for stores with Nigari (the coagulant used for tofu) but they either didn't have it or the ones who do were located in the middle of nowhere. Ironic how i had to get Nigari in the US when

Puff Pastry: Vols-au-Vent

2009-09-28T19:08:00.008+02:00

The September 2009 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Steph of A Whisk and a Spoon. She chose the French treat, Vols-au-Vent based on the Puff Pastry recipe by Michel Richard from the cookbook Baking With Julia by Dorie Greenspan.I have abandoned my blog for the past 3 months... but now I'm back!! I actually made quite a lot of stuff during my summer in Taiwan but I just never got around to

Kimchi Mandu (Dumplings)

2009-06-16T00:35:00.003+02:00

Omg, I'm late for this month's challenge AGAIN. UGHHHH, why do i always think posting date is on the 17th??? Gahhh, ahh well, late is better than nothing. So this month's Daring Cooks' challenge is to make our own dumplings. And since I've already posted up a recipe for Chinese dumplings in the past, i decided to make Korean kimchi mandu. But due to the lack of resources in PL, I went through

Strawberry Daifuku

2009-06-14T00:30:00.001+02:00

Okay, so i take back what i said in my last post... here's the second strawberry recipe of the season: Strawberry Daifuku! I was on youtube the other day and came across a video for this beautiful mochi dessert and i just couldn't resist. This recipe is pretty easy to make although i did have some problems with the mochi. I'm guessing my glutinous rice flour wasn't the same as the one used in the

Strawberry Jam

2009-06-12T03:32:00.001+02:00

My 4th year of school is finally over! All my exams went smoothly and I'll be heading back to Taiwan in a few days :D Hopefully i won't abandon this blog for another 3 months like last summer, we'll see! So anyways, unlike the past few years where I update at least 3+ strawberry recipes per season, this year the only strawberry related update will be this strawberry jam. It's kind of lame, i know

Curry Strudel

2009-05-27T00:38:00.006+02:00

The May Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Linda of make life sweeter! and Courtney of Coco Cooks. They chose Apple Strudel from the recipe book Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest and Prague by Rick Rodgers.Ever since the May challenge [Apple Strudel] was revealed, i convinced myself that i was going to sit this one out. Why? I don't particularly like my

Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

2009-05-21T14:56:00.001+02:00

I must be the worst blog keeper everrrr... either that or I just severely lack in stress-management skills :( The school year's almost over and that means more tests are coming up. I'm currently stressing over the Pathology NBMEs we're having in a 2 weeks... sigh, keeping up with school is one thing, but having to memorize the morphology and mechanisms of all the diseases taught throughout the

Ricotta Gnocchi

2009-05-14T18:33:00.004+02:00

OMG... I thought the posting date was May 15th!! If it wasn't for the comment i just got from Olga, i would've been completely oblivious of the fact that I missed the posting date or the first ever Daring COOK'S challenge...*whew* thank-you, Olga! This month's Daring Cook's challenge was to make our own Ricotta Gnocchi. I've never had gnocchi before in my life-- i always thought they were just

Orange Cheesecake

2009-04-27T04:00:00.000+02:00

The April 2009 challenge is hosted by Jenny from Jenny Bakes. She has chosen Abbey's Infamous Cheesecake as the challenge.For this month's Daring Bakers' Cheesecake challenge, I made a double layered vanilla and orange cheesecake with spun sugar and carmelized lemons on top. My original plan was to make a variation along the lines of dulce de leche but went with Orange instead... a colorful,

Basil Vinaigrette

2009-04-23T20:08:00.001+02:00

JLo and I took a trip to Prague and Budapest this Easter and we both returned with extra weight around our bellies :) You'd think all the walking we did in 6 days would burn off the extra calories but NOPE, it just made us hungrier and hungrier... to the point where all-you-can-eat buffets were the only places we could go to satisfy our appetites (or JLo's in particular). Sigh, that's 5

Katsudon (豬排丼)

2009-04-18T21:53:00.001+02:00

I noticed that I don't have much Asian recipes on here despite being asian myself, so here's a recipe for Japanese Katsudon that I got from my friend, Irene. Since JLo and I do most of our cooking in the 2nd floor kitchen of our dorm, we often bump into Irene and my brother during dinner hours. And 9 out of 10 times, they're ALWAYS making Katsudon!! I'm not kidding, their katsudon-eating

Strawberry Mousse and Brownie Cupcakes

2009-04-06T16:22:00.007+02:00

I'm in desperate need of motivation to get myself back into the kitchen. Don't know what's gotten into me these days, but cooking/baking just seems like the last thing i want to do. I've been on my elongated Easter break for a while now and the only produce that came out of the oven were these Strawberry Mousse and Brownie Cupcakes. Sigh, i was actually looking forward to trying out some of my

Lasagne of Emilia-Romagna

2009-03-27T21:12:00.008+01:00

The March 2009 challenge is hosted by Mary of Beans and Caviar, Melinda of Melbourne Larder and Enza of Io Da Grande. They have chosen Lasagne of Emilia-Romagna from The Splendid Table by Lynne Rossetto Kasper as the challenge.Ooops, It's been quite a while since i updated. March has been pretty stressful/busy for me due to our Pharmacology NBME finals. Never ever have i started studying 2 weeks

S'more Cupcakes

2009-03-09T14:10:00.005+01:00

These were the other cupcakes that I made during semester break. I made them again a few weeks ago but that batch came out pretty ugly... so no pics of cottage cheese cupcakes to show :P. I was surprised when most of the people i gave them to never had S'mores before so i thought I'd take a minute to explain what they are. S'mores are a traditional campfire snack: you roast the marshmallows until

The Better Butter Chicken & Tandoori Chicken

2009-03-04T17:18:00.005+01:00

Okay, so i had a major sweet tooth for the past few weeks so I thought I'd balance it out with a savory update on an improved butter chicken. There was huge snow storm 2 weeks ago in POZ, forcing me to hibernate and cook enough curry that could last me 3 blizzarding days. I was going to use my old butter chicken recipe but wanted to try something new since I had nothing better to do. So after

Chocolate Valentino with Caramel Ice Cream

2009-02-28T08:01:00.023+01:00

The February 2009 challenge is hosted by Wendy of WMPE's blog and Dharm of Dad ~ Baker & Chef. We have chosen a Chocolate Valentino cake by Chef Wan; a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Dharm and a Vanilla Ice Cream recipe from Wendy as the challenge.I've recently joined an online baking community called the Daring Bakers. About 70% of the food blogs i browse through are members of the Daring Bakers

Homemade Marshmallows

2009-02-26T23:22:00.001+01:00

I wasn't planning on giving this marshmallow recipe an entry of its own but I didn't want to flood my next S'mores cupcake entry with too much stuff... so I'm gonna be quick and brief here. This recipe can either be used to make normal marshmallows or a marshmallow frosting. I've made them twice for cupcakes and they both turned out pretty well, just have to remember to frost right after whipping

Red Velvet Cupcakes

2009-02-17T21:08:00.007+01:00

As promised, here's the update on my Red Velvet cupcakes. They didn't turn out to be dramatically red since I didn't have enough food coloring to go around. I was going to make 20 cupcakes and pass them out on Valentine's day... but had to cut the recipe in half since a 1 ounce/2 tablespoon bottle of red food coloring here costs almost 6zl!!! Sigh, i waited 4 years for PiP to start selling food

貢丸 Chinese Bouncy Pork & Beef Balls

2009-02-15T15:42:00.005+01:00

Happy (day-after) Valentine's Day!!My valentine's day consisted of staying up all night the day before and cramming for the Lab Medicine final i had. I completely bombed that test... It turned out to be much, much, muchhhhhhh harder than one other people took last week. ARGHHHHHHH... should've taken the test earlier :'( I hate the feeling of doom during and after exams, makes me want to climb

Key Lime Bars

2009-02-09T00:54:00.007+01:00

So i found the limes. The day after i posted up the lemon curd mousse cake entry, i went to PiP and found them right there, sitting in the exotic fruits section. HMMMmm... did i just never notice them or were they coincidentally imported the day after my post? Haha, fishy fishy... I still haven't found a lime mousse cake recipe that i like, so I thought I'd postpone the lime-project for a few

Korean Spicy Chicken Stew (Taktoritang)

2009-02-03T16:36:00.002+01:00

Here's a recipe for a soup I made on my feverish-coughing days: Korean Spicy Chicken Stew. Okay, now you're probably thinking, "Uhh... Drink spicy stew when you're coughing? What kind of doctor are you gonna be..." I know, I know! This probably prolonged my flu for another 2 days but what can i do, I'm a sucker for Korean food =) It was also a nice change from the Chinese mushroom chicken soup

Chinese Egg Tarts 蛋塔

2009-01-30T19:30:00.007+01:00

I received my first food blog request from hfng last Friday, yipeee! Coincidentally, i found an egg tart recipe a few days before the request so I wanted to make them as soon as possible. I've already tried making egg tarts a year ago but it turned out to be a disaster. I don't know what went wrong (bad recipe, probably) but the custard filling completely puffed and dried up... like a fritatta.

Shepherd's Pie

2009-01-28T15:02:00.000+01:00

There's a super virus circulating around the dorm and it got to me last Thursday... all thanks to this shepherd's pie. I knew a lot of people were getting sick on the second floor but I thought i was safe since i hang out on the right wing of the building and the people who were sick (including my brother) lived on the left. So after cooking that night, i decided to give my brother some

Chili Casserole with Cornbread

2009-01-21T00:25:00.000+01:00

Don't be fooled by the pictures, today's recipe is actually a simple one. It's just an integration of 2 of my old dishes: chili and cornbread which are also verrryy easy to make as long as you watch the fire (haha, Denise ;] ). Just pile up the chili onto your casserole dish and pour the cornbread batter around it. If you're really lazy or having problems with the chili, just spread the meat out

Lemon Curd Mousse Cake

2009-01-14T15:44:00.008+01:00

01/29/09 UPDATE: Found the Limes, Thanks!If anyone knows where I can get limes in Poland, PLEASE TELL ME!! Ever since my first mousse cake success, I've been wanting to recreate this specific lime mousse cake that I used to have in Paraguay...but I CAN'T FIND ANY LIMES HERE! It was such a long time ago but I still remember that box of assorted sliced mousse cakes from the "里本郎" (that's how the

Chinese Dumplings

2009-01-09T13:32:00.008+01:00

With the weather averaging between -10 and -20 degrees Celsius this week , I thought I'd blog about, what i believe, the best hibernation food there is on earth: Chinese Dumplings! The reason why I call them the best is cuz they can be pre-made and stored in the freezer for months. When you're too lazy to go out or cook, just boil a few and call it a meal! They're a healthier alternative to 泡麵/

Cinnamon Rolls

2009-01-06T19:32:00.009+01:00

School was supposed to start yesterday but to our pleasant surprise, the Dean's office had some scheduling problems so our classes got cancelled! GOOD. I was so not ready for school to start, one last day of 混ing was all i needed before i reactivated my brain. But I guess my extra day didn't do much since my cellphone alarm didn't go off and I had only 10 minutes to get ready for class... yup,

Espresso Cupcakes

2009-01-03T01:17:00.004+01:00

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!I'm back from my awesome trip to Turkey and London! Though it has been an exhausting 12-day trip, JLo and I have fell absolutely in love with Turkey and we're definitely going back again someday. I can't believe such a beautiful country is still under the tourist radar. If it wasn't for JLo, i would have never thought to go there. Our original plan was to visit Greece; Turkey

5 Dishes, 5 Roses, and an Early Christmas

2008-12-15T20:19:00.003+01:00

UWAGA: very long entry.With that being said, here comes a mega-update with enough recipes to last for the rest of the year. So consider this the last 2008 update as I will be gone for the next few weeks for Christmas break, yayyyy. So to what do I owe this extreme pleasure of laboring 4 hours on a Saturday night? You've guessed it: Christmas dinner! Last year JLo and I spent Christmas eve roaming

Sausage & Pepper Calzone

2008-12-10T23:40:00.008+01:00

I'm on a roll!! Updating the next day? Yea, i must be really bored. After the 4 pharmacology quizzes i had on Monday and Tuesday (that's right, 4 in 2 days), i immersed myself into a night of brainless Animal Crossing on NDS (which currently ranks #1 in my guilty pleasure list). I don't know if it was my burning heater or what, but i had a hard time sleeping last night. My conscience then woke me

JLo's Hybrid 油飯 (Fried Glutinous Rice)

2008-12-09T10:25:00.004+01:00

I haven't updated in a while and there's a good explanation for that. I've been extreeeeemly busy spending 8-11 hours at the hospital everyday for the past few weeks. Though i still get some time for myself after school, cooking would be the last thing on my mind. I rather sit in front of my computer for 3 hours munching on stale bread than to leave my toasty room for a 15 step excursion to the

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

2008-11-21T20:56:00.002+01:00

Ever since school started, i cant seem to remember the last time where i could relax and have any afternoons to myself without any exams or quizzes lurking behind my back. But with psych out of way and pharm quizzes on a halt, these few days of chill was more than i could wish for :) However, next week we'll be starting disaster medicine and spending the entire day (8am - 5pm) in a hospital,

Cheesecake Brownies #2

2008-11-18T19:19:00.002+01:00

Last weekend was quite a crappy one. We had the psychiatry NBME on Saturday so that meant that i pulled many all-nighters which turned out to be a waste of time cuz IT WAS SO HARD!!! UGHHH, No way I am ever becoming a Psychiatrist. So anyways, after a 13 hour sleep, i got up and had the worst chocolate craving that I've had in months, cheesecake brownies were the only things i could think of.

叉燒/ Cha Shao/ Cha Siu

2008-11-11T19:59:00.006+01:00

Today's the last day of our 4-day weekend and since JLo has been wanting to show off his fried glutinous rice, we decided that today would be the day (to be updated later). He calls this his Canto-Taiwanese "hybrid" 油飯 since the main ingredient was Cantonese Cha-Shao. So being the great girlfriend that i am, i got up at noon and started making the Cha-Shao that i've marinated overnight--

Kimchi & Kaktugi

2008-11-08T19:55:00.005+01:00

Here's the update of the Kimchi i made a few weeks ago. Making it was easier than i've imagined but the entire process was sooo time consuming. I took me hours to prepare and i had to wait 3 days just to have a taste of it. Not to mention the kimchi stench i had in my room while fermenting and the perpetual smell that has overtaken my fridge (baking soda and lemon wedges were of no help at all).

Kimchi Chigae (Kimchi Stew)

2008-11-02T22:53:00.010+01:00

I had quite an eventful weekend this week, JLo and I took a weekend trip to Berlin! Yep, it was a spur of the moment idea, really. And it only took 3 hours to get back to sweet civilization :) This was like, our 4th-5th time there we skipped all the sight-seeing and went straight for the fooood! We had the usual beef noodles, sushi buffet, burger king, dunkin' donuts...etc. But what made this

Steamed Pearl Balls

2008-10-27T23:08:00.003+01:00

A few weeks ago, the two packages that I sent out this summer from Taiwan finally arrived, yippeeee! It's been so long since I've sent them that I almost forgot about all the goodies I've packed up inside-- from snacks, condiments to noodles and rice! Yes, that's right, rice! Glutinous rice to be exact. I can't believe they don't sell glutinous rice here... these polaks are seriously missing out.

Fish n' Chips

2008-10-19T01:00:00.005+02:00

Here comes another acne-popping entry-- Fish n' Chips!Rodeo Drive at Stary Browar serves suuuuper yummy Fish n' Chips, but due to my 阿嬤心態, I've refused to order this since their 5zl price increase. Hahaha, but seriously, if you think about it, that's like a 60NT increase... 不整個就是黑店嗎?? But 好啦, i still go there pretty often cuz the food is still pretty good XD. So with their Fish n' Chips out of

Chicken and cider stew with mashed potatoes and apples

2008-10-08T23:40:00.009+02:00

School has started for about 3 weeks now and it has never been so busy-- 8'am classes all around the city with endless seminar quizzes and course final exams. That's one of the reasons why i haven't been cooking much... the 2nd reason is because our kitchen has been occupied EVERY.SINGLE.NIGHTby kitchen-hogging newbies from different floors who don't seem to have anything else to do (like,

Wow, after a 3 month hiatus, finally an entry!

2008-09-20T09:28:00.010+02:00

I haven't updated this blog in foreverrrr, 害我一時之間不知道要寫什麼... 雖然說在台灣, 這個什麼都有的地方, 因該可以做更多東西...可是這三個月就讓我一混就混過去了. My summer is coming to an end as i'm heading back to POZ in 3 days... sighhh... back to the simple life where cooking becomes the only hobby i can have. 真不知道是該高興還是該哭....sighhhh. So anyways, a few days ago on the student government website, someone posted a link for a online test to see

Feta Couscous Salad

2008-06-27T18:11:00.004+02:00

So after spending a week and a half observing sick kids, i have officially crossed out Pediatrics from my list of potential specializations. Hmm... actually, Pediatrics isnt permenantly ruled out, but for now it is. Don't get me wrong, i LOVE kids. But even though I'd be trying to make them feel better, i still think i would kill myself if i had to inflict pain on them every single day. Argh, i

German Pork Knuckles

2008-06-24T11:07:00.001+02:00

About a week ago while i was going through my daily dose of recipes, i came across this page: 李家咖哩小舖. It was a German pork knuckle recipe by a Taiwanese blogger so I had a few doubts on the authenticity of the dish. I went online and googled for a German one but none of the recipes I found looked convincing, so I went ahead and made the asianized German pork knuckle since it sounded so easy to

Chili

2008-06-21T12:55:00.002+02:00

Some time last month i got super lazy and decided to make something that could last me a week. The first thing that came to my mind was Chili (a.k.a chili con carne). Like my Mexican casserole, i got the recipe from Food Management class in high school. We never made it in class so i tried it out at home and my mom loved it! Ever since then, Chili became my first choice week-long food cuz you can

Strawberry Mousse Cake and Strawberry Charlotte

2008-06-18T09:57:00.008+02:00

So last week my roommate and I had to run some errands downtown... our freakin residence card is being delayed due to the annual "techincal" problem of theirs. Sighhh, it's ridiculous how inefficient Poland can be some times. There was only one lady that was attending the window/stand at the immigration office and I was already getting pretty annoyed waiting in line... then to find out that their

Bulgogi

2008-06-15T10:54:00.005+02:00

I haven't been doing much these days except waking up early in the morning to make 便當s (Bento/lunchboxes). JLo's 3rd year DDS schedule is pretty screwed up; on their last 3 weeks, the school decided to add 3 new classes for them. They have classes every day from 8am - 5pm, with only two 30-45 minute breaks in between. On top of that, they have to study for their Pharmacology final and 3 other

Berry-Mi-Su: Berry-me-up

2008-06-13T11:00:00.001+02:00

I went to Italy for the 2nd time last December with JLo. On our last night there, while we were packing, JLo suddenly realized that we FORGOT to eat Tiramisu (his favorite dessert). 到了ITALY, 該去的地方都去了, 該看東西的都看了, but his trip wouldn't be complete without a Tiramisu. Well, it was already 11pm when we realized this (and we've already had an exhausting day walking across Rome cuz we were too cheap to

Orange Cream Cheese Mousse

2008-06-12T10:43:00.000+02:00

So instead of using my time wisely and study for my Pathophysiology final last weekend, my procrastination took over and out came another dessert XD. Okay, in my defense, I HAD to make something before my cream cheese expired the next day. I didn't really know what to do with it since I wasn't in the mood for any more cheesecakes, so I went back to the hundreds of recipes I saved in My Favorites

Tortillas + Chicken Quesadillas

2008-06-10T10:00:00.004+02:00

I have one more final to go and I'll be done! (that's if I pass it today) But yea, after that I'll have even more time on my hands... all the way till June 18th, where I'm the last group to start Pediatrics. I'm not that bummed about being the last group to finish though. I don't have much summer plans and most of my friends are either staying in the states or... they live in Taichung or Taipei :

Pão de Queijo- Brazilian Cheese Buns

2008-06-07T00:24:00.011+02:00

picture taken at El Rodizio, Madrid-Spain (12/25/07)Last year, i had the BEST Christmas dinner EVER! JLo and I were in Madrid, and my aunt (who has been to Madrid a zillion times) made reservations for us at "El Rodizio" restruant. This place isn't just any ordinary res truant-- it was a Brazilian barbecue buffet (emphasizing on "Brazilian" and "buffet", haha). Back in Paraguay, we used to go to

Thank Goodness It's (my own) Friday's 3-for-ALL

2008-06-05T13:19:00.013+02:00

I took my 2nd-to-last final on Tuesday (immunology). To celebrate, and make-up for the past few studying days where I haven't cooked any proper meals for JLo, I decided to make Buffalo Chicken Wings. But having only buffalo wings for dinner sounded kinda dull... so since i had nothing else to do, I just went ahead and made the whole Friday's 3-for-all platter! From the mozzarella sticks to the

Light (Strawberry) Cheesecake

2008-06-04T11:00:00.003+02:00

Continuing with the strawberry theme, I decided to use my strawberries for a light cheesecake. I've never been a fan of cheesecakes; a few bites are okay, but trying to finish a big slice can be torturing sometimes. Some are just so thick and concentrated that even swallowing can be a problem for me. I know, i can always choose to not finish it... but seeing people throwing/wasting/not finishing

Strawberry Milkshake

2008-06-02T11:00:00.005+02:00

Strawberry season is back. Once again, i went ahead and bought myself 1kg of strawberries. But this time, I'm not gonna go into how cheap strawberries are in Poland. Compared to the 1kg/6.49 zl last year.... the price doubled to 1kg/11.99zl. CRAPPP...!!! What's happening to this world. Everything's getting more expensive while the freakin' USD has no more value. Ugh, i hope i don't get too broke

Chicago Deep Dish Pizza

2008-05-30T12:02:00.003+02:00

Yes. One layer wasn't enough for me, i had to go for two. XD I came across a video for Chicago deep dish pizza a while ago and told myself that i have GOT TO make this. I don't think they have deep dish pizzas in Taiwan or Poland so the idea of a 2 layers fascinated me (o goodness, <-- listen to me, I'm such a fatty). The video made the pizza seem TOO easy to be true so i was pretty skeptical

Chocolate Mocha Trifle

2008-05-27T12:30:00.001+02:00

Ever since watching one of Nigella Lawson's trifle episodes on TV in Taiwan, I've been keeping my eye out for a trifle bowl so that i could make one of my own. Never found any in Taiwan and couldn't find any in Poland. I went to Ikea last month in search of one but the best thing i could find were these tall glasses that only sold in packages of 6. Of course i didn't buy them and was kind of

Beef Wellington

2008-05-24T11:11:00.006+02:00

According to the trusty Wikipedia:"Beef Wellington is a preparation of beef tenderloin coated with pâté (often pâté de foie gras) and duxelles, which is then wrapped in puff pastry and baked."Believe it or not, Hell's kitchen is what introduced me to Wellingtons... I have never seen or heard of them before that. That show really popularized that dish (you'll know what i mean if you watch the

Strawberry Chocolate Mousse Cake

2008-05-21T11:24:00.001+02:00

The picture on the left is my 3rd (and finally successful) attempt at making mouse cakes. For the sake of writing whatever to filling up a (what would have been) blank page, here's a brief history of my previous unfortunate failures:Failure #1: Peach Mousse CakeYes okay, structural-wise, there was nothing wrong with it. But it tasted like nothing but pure sugar... I don't know why I even bother

Sausage/Ham Buns

2008-05-18T12:30:00.003+02:00

So my freedom and 閒-ness is coming to an end as most of my finals and hospital trainings are coming up. But who knows, I might just keep on updating/baking to get away from it all. Ahh crap... I don't want to go back to the school routine, i have adapted too well and made myself too comfortable to this unproductive month... It's gonna be hard fixing my chaotic biological clock. And even harder to

Napoleon (the dessert)

2008-05-15T11:13:00.004+02:00

Puff pastry is definitely a must for people who are too lazy to bake but still want to impress. Even though using puff pastry is almost like...cheating, you still get so much more satisfaction in your outcome than, let's say, baking from a cake mix. Puff pastry can just fancy up whatever you were trying to make and take it to another level. Take 酥皮濃湯 for example, a normal bowl of soup would cost

Chicken Cordon Bleu

2008-05-12T13:20:00.002+02:00

As you might have known, my favorite online recipe source is http://www.allrecipes.com/. My favorite thing about it is that all the recipes are from normal people who have already tried it on their own. They rate the recipe, give comments, post up pictures, and even suggest some changes you can make. If you have no idea what to make, they also have an "Ingredient Search" where you can search for

Ultimate Twice Baked Potatoes

2008-05-09T11:20:00.007+02:00

I have one thing to be thankful for in POZ-- cheap potatoes. As i might've mentioned in my previous posts, I'm a potato freak... and if i could be less weight-conscious, potatoes will definitely be my staple food (yes, i will give up rice... just.like.that). Whether its mashed potatoes, baked potatoes, french fries, potato chips, potato skins, potato salads... you name it, I'll love it. When i

Salmon Pasta

2008-05-06T09:00:00.005+02:00

I think almost everyone in Eskulap can unanimously agree that Donatello has the best Salmon Pasta in POZ. Not only is their pasta good, almost everything in there is worth a try. But maybe it's the fact that its located so close to the dorms, or the fact that its food delivery is so convenient... Donatello is almost never our 1st choice restaurant to dine in. Since i almost never go there anymore

Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

2008-05-04T04:29:00.001+02:00

If you ask me what my favorite cuisines are, i would have to say 1) Korean 2)Mexican (of course excluding Taiwanese/Chinese food which are unconquerable). I almost never make anything Korean cuz it just feels like all their dishes are harder to make and ingredients are harder to find...especially in Poland. But when it comes to Mexican food, its a whole different story; no matter how hard you try

Cheesecake Brownies: Happy Bday, Grace!

2008-04-29T13:59:00.020+02:00

Edit- 11/16/2008- I posted up new pictures of the more successful cheesecake brownies and made some changes on the recipe :D Scroll down to check it out!Last night the girls planned a surprise for Grace's 23rd Birthday...(which actually is today!). And since i had another free day, i decided to make these Cheesecake brownies that i have been eyeing on for quite some time. The ones i made somewhat

涼拌椒麻雞

2008-04-26T19:37:00.017+02:00

So like, 3 weeks ago, JLo came up to my room and couldn't wait to show me a cookbook that he borrowed from Linda. It was like a Thai/south-east Asian cookbook with recipes like 檸檬魚, 月亮蝦餅, spring rolls, curries,... etc. But the only thing JLo wanted to eat in there was the 椒麻雞. I didn't really want to make it for him cuz frying chicken thighs can be a bit trickier compared to chicken breasts...