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End of Summer into the Fall
A lot happening in between September and October this year. We had a very hot and humid summer and the fall started early. The air...
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Blueberry Pie
I made a blueberry pie every two months no matter what season it was as long as I could get a hold of nice looking fresh blueberries I...
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French Baguettes
I made baguettes a few times including sourdough baguettes but I found this recipe that was very easy (no kneed) and had the complex...
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Classic Chocolate Ice Cream Sandwich
After many disappointments from store-bought ice cream sandwiches I decided to make this recipe and mine came out so amazing and I can...
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Black Chocolate Stout Cake by Ovenly Bakery
I love this Black Chocolate Stout Cake with Salted Caramel Cream Cheese Buttercream, it was so moist and very easy to make, just needed...
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Kindred's Milk Bread
I got this recipe from food52.com.This was the second time I made this bread, it was soft, a little salty and super delicious. The dough...
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Labor Day Weekend
We got a new smoker and made brisket for Labor day BBQ. David made an out of this world brisket and homemade bbq sauce to go with it. I...
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29 on 29
We celebrated our 29th anniversary on Monday August 29th with Sarah, Dawit, Kurt, Benjamin and Bella at our place on 29th street. I felt...
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National Showcase 2022, Tampa
The Figure Skating Showcase this year was in Wesley Chapel, Tampa, Florida took place from August 1-7. We arrived in Tampa International...
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Italian Rainbow Cookie Cake
I made this cake for the first time per David's request for his birthday. One of David's favorite sweets is Italian Rainbow Cookies and...
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Homemade Pizza
I've been making pizza dough from sourdough pizza recipe and wanted to try making the yeast recipe one without tangy taste and it came...
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Ultimate Chocolate Cake
This cake lived up to its name, it will definitely satisfy your chocolate craving. There are a lot of steps and it will take around 3...
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Chinese Cookies
I made this recipe so many times, I adjusted the recipe by adding butter instead of just shortening and add almond flour in the dough for...
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Lemon Blueberry Cake
I wanted to make the summer kind of cake that light and airy. What can represent the sunshine and seasonal fruits more than lemon and...
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Chinese Sticky Rice Dumplings (Zongzi)
After the Dragon Boat Festival dinner at Fang Tao's I wanted to find out more about how to properly make them and I found this recipe...
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Dragon Boat Festival Dinner
We got invited to Fang Tao's(our neighbor) apartment on June 5th to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival. We learned how to make sticky...
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Chai Spiced Cruffins (croissant muffins)
I saw this recipe on Pinterest by Indi Hampton and the pictures look so good that I had to make it. It was not as difficult as I thought,...
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Lemon-Rhubarb Olive-Oil Cake
Tried this recipe for the first time from Martha Stewart's Fruit Desserts book but adjust it to be 2 layers cake with whipped cream...
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David’s Best Potato Salad
David usually uses whatever available at hand when he cooks. For Memorial Day weekend he made potato salad with his own twist and...
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Memorial Day Weekend
Summer is already here! The weather was warm and humid but sunny. We got a beautiful BBQ day on Sunday with Dawit, Kurt, Grace, Paul and...
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