December 2011
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Making Kongnamul Bap (콩나물밥) / Korean Beansprout...
I was never one to urge people to try out food or recipes, because I know first hand that it can be very annoying. But that’s about to change right now. You absolutely have to try this dish at least once in your life, be it homemade or in your nearest Korean restaurant. I was skeptical at first because it contained a ridiculous amount of beansprouts (which I hate - I’ve always...
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Making Instant Ramen Bowl
So this hangover cure was inspired by Momofuku owner David Chang’s creation on the Late Night with Jimmy Falon Show. Instant ramen isn’t exactly known for its health benefits, and even though Chef Chang’s view on the little packet of seasoning is:
It’s basically chicken stock, beef stock, and MSG. I have no problem with that,
too much MSG can actually amp your...
dantev asked: I just discovered this place and this is El Dorado. Seriously. You're making wonderful food photos. It looks so delicious that I really want to eat my screen. Popcorn with chocolate? I was always eating popcorn with stawberries, but with chocolate... Oh dear, it must be like heaven! Why I haven't tried it yet? It's brilliant. And you're studying medicine, and you have time to...
Anonymous asked: This is a noob question: what is a 'cold half and half'? I want to try that smoothoccino!
girlmeetsbowl asked: Hey Peegaw! Thanks again for the mention the other day--it made my heart happy :) So, I have a food wish/question. My bf is Malaysian and one of his favorite childhood dishes that he hasn't had in ages is rojak sotong. I was wondering if you've ever made it and if you had a go-to recipe for it. If not, no worries! Hope you're getting some downtime over the semester break.
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Making Herbed Fries
Make this with a sack of frozen chips if you feel like you can’t handle the task of chopping up potatoes. If you’re not inebriated, I’d recommend swapping half or the entire amount of frozen potatoes with sweet potatoes, toss it with a bit of EVOO and baking it for a healthier take.
HERBED FRIES:
[ 4 cups frozen steak fries or thick cut potatoes + 1 1/2 tablespoon...
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Making Fried Egg & Cheese Sandwich
Seeing as I’ve never had a hangover myself, I consulted the world wide web as to what people would crave for most in the morning. The result was almost unanimous - it was a tie between greasy salty food and eggs, although to be fair I think eggs can also fall under the subset of greasy and salty. There’s also a fair amount of hankering for sandwiches, and so I thought I’d make...
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Making Smoothoccino
Apparently nothing beats a shot of Java to cure the splitting headache you’ll experience after having one too many sip of alcohol. A word of warning though, caffeine is a diuretic and will probably make you pee like Seabiscuit which is bad news for a body that’s already dehydrated, so make sure you down this with a nice tall glass of water. Also, since it’s probably going to be...
Hangover Food
Part.1 is what’s coming in 10 minutes time.
3 of them, to be exact.
If none of them suits you, there’s always going to be Part.2…
BlogLovin'
A key part of being a food blogger (cooking, in particular) is looking at what others are eating and then try to incorporate the inspirations, ideas and whatnots and make it your own. So without further ado here are some wonderful cooking Tumblogs that I’ve had the pleasure of scouring through, in no particular order.
1.It Can Be A Lover
2. Girl Meets Bowl
3. Rachel’s Digestif
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Making Coconut Tres Leches Doughnuts
“Tres leches” or “three milks” cake is a sinfully indulgent South American (don’t want to step on anybody’s toes by typing which country) dessert consisting of an airy sponge cake drenched in a mixture of 3 milks - evaporated milk, sweetened condensed milk, and heavy cream. It is not for the faint hearted and should only be consumed once every full moon....
jenniferc asked: I love your recipes! The photographs, the instructions, the layout... all so easy to understand (: Do you happen to have recipes for this particular picture of bowls? (The post ID number is 13629828369, placed at the end of a post URL)
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Making Apple & Plum Crumble
Guess who just passed the thesis seminar (and with a rather satisfactory mark too, If I do say so myself)? I am now officially school-free until the 3rd of January. Which means there might be a string of food posts coming along the way and this one is going to kick it off. Serve it with yogurt if you’re health conscious, but the pairing with Creme Anglaise really takes the cake. If...
Watch(Source: The Daily What, ABCNews )
Dennis Storm and Valerio Zeno, co-hosts of Proefkonijnen (Test Rabbits) had a surgeon extract a piece of their body, which a chef then prepared in a frying pan with sunflower oil.
“We didn’t add any salt or pepper because we wanted to know what it tasted like,” Storm told ABCNews.com.
Asked about the experience, Storm said there was really nothing special...
The BBC believes most people will have read only 6...
khareen:
Bold those books you’ve read in their entirety.
Italicize the ones you started but didn’t finish or read only an excerpt.
1 Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen 2 The Lord of the Rings – JRR Tolkien 3 Jane Eyre – Charlotte Bronte 4 Harry Potter series – 5 To Kill a Mockingbird – Harper Lee 6 The Bible 7 Wuthering Heights – Emily Bronte 8 Nineteen Eighty Four – George Orwell 9 His Dark...
yngculinarian asked: hey check out my blog im trying to get people to follow its all original and relates to my life not barely any reblogs just posts with meaning about food if you like it tell some people?
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bunnydread asked: im going to make a variation on your Dak Kang Jung, any tips or advice?
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typhlosion-explosion asked: hello! i just came across your blog and i wanted to tell you your food looks delicious. but even more so your photography is spectacular. its so visually stunning. i hope i can take photos as good as you some day! -matt
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Shout out
To Andy (I hope he’s tracking his tags):
Any word on the mystery ingredient for this month’s Food Challenge?
Anonymous asked: what camera/lens do you primarily use? your photos are beautiful!
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Making Compound Butters
Never underestimate the power of condiments. Take these for example - they do wonders to the most mundane of food. As it is, I just needed a way to celebrate the end of my semester VII finals and to gear up for the thesis seminar next week. And really, what better way to celebrate than indulging yourself in some buttery goodness?
Just make sure you wear an old t-shirt while making this, because...
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Making Cherry & Shortbread Affogato
I probably shouldn’t have done this, but I can’t help myself. I just sat one of my finals today and have two tomorrow - and yet I can’t stop myself from posting this up. I’m a cooking addict; though thank goodness this one’s only a short post. So enjoy, I guess?
CHERRY & SHORTBREAD AFFOGATO:
[ 1/4 cup hot Espresso (either instant or made with an Espresso...
You guys must really like Banh Mi
The Banh mi photo post just went rogue and is now circulating around collecting notes from unsuspecting tumblr-ers (Thanks everyone!).
On another note, I would like to apologize for the use of bread with sesame seeds, because from what I’ve gathered from the reblog comments of none other than the Vietnamese themselves (there were a few others, I chose just one):
ten-toi-la-khet-tung-nha...
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The secret handshake of basic food photography
Equipments:
I know I’ll sound superficial when I say this, but I think investing in a good camera is (one of) the first step to taking good food photographs. Since a major part of it is about capturing the different details of a dish, you’d want a camera that will do it justice.
- In terms of lenses, as far as general food photography is concerned, standard ones will suffice especially when...
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Making Chocolate Covered-Salted Caramel Popcorn
I thought this would be somewhat appropriate as my last recipe post before I go on a temporary semi-hiatus. You can make this as gifts or just to munch for yourself - you gotta pace yourself though, I wash my hands clean over reports of sugar coma. So enjoy this, and I’ll see you guys whenever I see you next.
CHOCOLATE COVERED-SALTED CARAMEL POPCORN:
[ 4 cups of popped corn + 1...
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Recipe List
So here’s a compilation post of all the food I’ve made so far in this blog. Some of these dates back to early 2009 - I’ve never realized how many there are until I had to save, upload and link each and everyone of them (the process of which almost killed me).
Here we go!
CAKES & CUPCAKES:
Devil’s Food Cake | Funnel Cake | Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting |...
I'll tell you what's in store for today:
A novice guide to basic food photography
A recipe for an edible holiday gift
A compilation of the recipes done so far
After that, I’ll put this baby to sleep for a temporary semi-hiatus; with finals week and thesis seminar approaching like a speeding bullet train, it’s either this or never sleep again.
Consider it an early Christmas gift.
- Piga
nafeezakhanphotography asked: I happen to come on tumblr at this unjust hour and saw that you have a chicken banh mi recipe. I love vietnamese sandwiches and a good almond bubble tea. I will be trying this recipe this evening. I will post a pic of it and let you know what I think. Absolutely thrilled right now!!!!!
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Making Grilled Chicken Banh Mi
I’ve never tasted daikon (I stared at it for too long and it reminded me of the radish spirit in Spirited Away) or even had a banh mi, for that matter, so I’m pretty glad someone made this foodwish. So here it is, as requested by Anon - I hope it doesn’t disappoint.
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To address the woes of the use of sesame buns, here is an apology from yours truly. The recipe did say to...
Anonymous asked: What sorts of fruits would you recommend NOT mixing with milk?
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Making Pesto Potatoes & Eggs
I’m actually fasting today so I have no idea what this tastes like…yet. It doesn’t really matter though, because I made it mainly for my sister, who is currently moping around due to the death of her pet rabbits. She hasn’t complained so far, so I’m taking that as a good sign. There isn’t an exact recipe for this, just eyeball the amounts to what looks good...
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Secrets of the boba
redblackapron replied to your post: Making Watermelon Bubble Tea
I should try your way of boiling the boba! Did you have any problems with them sticking to your pot at all?
Nope! I read somewhere that the secret is to have a ratio of 1:6 of boba to water, and to have the water boiling first before adding the tapioca pearls in. Works like a charm :)
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Making Watermelon Bubble Tea
Today we had our last lecture as medical students. The reality of us becoming doctors in less than 3 months is starting to crystallize, and honestly, I’m scared as hell. We’ve all talked to our seniors about the experience of becoming interns and the stories they tell are far from the likes of Grey’s Anatomy or House MD ( as if we didn’t know that going in to the...