Notions & Notations of a Novice Cook

fudehouse: flavor bombs.

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:11:56 +0700

fudehouse:

flavor bombs.

Making French Silk Pie

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:47:00 +0700

Almost a fortnight ago, I received an e-mail from a Sonja Schmitt and she wrote, and I...

fattaincasa: Cavatelli lunghi. orecchiette. cavatelli....

Tue, 21 May 2013 17:12:26 +0700

fattaincasa:

Cavatelli lunghi. orecchiette. cavatelli. tortellone. cappelletti. gnocchetti, all handmade by Linda Pugliese.

Hello Piga! I've adored your site and recipes for a little while now. Everything looks delicious and you make so many foods that I love. I was hoping that you could make a staples post about the things you like to always have in your kitchen and cupboards. I know there are many of these sorts of things out there, but since you cook a lot of Asian foods I think your list will be quite different from the others I've seen. Thanks a bunch! - Kaytee

Sun, 19 May 2013 08:25:00 +0700

Hullo Kaytee! Here are the things that I always have in my kitchen: Carb fest, grains and...

Making Ginger Fried Rice

Sun, 12 May 2013 14:52:00 +0700

It’s Mother’s day. You have just hours to decide how to honor the most important woman...

What's cooking for Mother's day?

Sat, 11 May 2013 18:28:49 +0700

Wed, 08 May 2013 16:02:27 +0700

Photo

Mon, 06 May 2013 22:28:52 +0700

Making Gahmja-Jeon (감자전) / Korean Potato Pancakes

Sun, 05 May 2013 14:02:00 +0700

Some days all I wish for is to have someone to help me in the kitchen. I don’t mean to chop...

Favorite opening credits?

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:33:40 +0700

Well, this is a first! The one I can name off the top of my head is the opening for The Tudors...

No-Bake Toblerone Cheesecake (recipe)

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:54:19 +0700

No-Bake Toblerone Cheesecake (recipe)

Making Toblerone Cheesecake

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:53:00 +0700

When Brigid from DIGITAS first e-mailed and told me about “Snack Hack”, a project...

A prominent ingredient in tomorrow’s post.

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:15:00 +0700

A prominent ingredient in tomorrow’s post.

Photo

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:41:46 +0700

Matcha Dorayaki (recipe)

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:44:00 +0700

Matcha Dorayaki (recipe)

Making Matcha Dorayaki

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 11:42:00 +0700

What I know is this: the perfect pancake is a Japanese dorayaki. It is light and fluffy, not overly...

"Everything but the kitchen sink" pasta.

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:20:00 +0700

When I was younger, there was this one thing that I did when I get upset or when someone tells me...

“Do you know what it...

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:46:34 +0700

“Do you know what it says?”

“What?”

“Happy birthday Dudley Dursley! Do you know why??”

*Laughs* “Why?”

“Because I got you more presents than last year!”

And just like that, I turned 23. I seriously have the best sister ever. Even if she did drop the cake just seconds before the clock struck 12.

Making Suya

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:06:00 +0700

About a thousand years ago, misskenshin made a foodwish for Suya. At the time, I had no idea what...

I love how they also drew the very prominent eye bags.

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 15:09:18 +0700

I love how they also drew the very prominent eye bags.