After surprisingly long stretches of the clearest blue skies, the weight of the exasperated San Francisco fog begging to be let out paved way to the first rain. My jeans are reeking of rain, my hair is matted flat, and my fingers are numbed rigid. I am alone again under the defense of the umbrella, [...]
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Tartine’s Morning Buns
Posted in Other Baked Goods, tagged cinnamon, Mission District, Morning Buns, orange, Tartine Bakery, yeast on October 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
NYT Olive Oil Granola with Dried Apricots and Pistachios
Posted in Other Baked Goods, tagged dried apricots, granola, Melissa Clark, New York Times, olive oil, pepitas, pistachios on July 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The thought of walking barefoot in the sand, perusing through the farmers’ markets, and mingling with the hippies suddenly appeals to me. Perhaps, it’s the sunshine and heat that’s speaking to me because it finally feels like summer here in the South Bay. It finally feels like California, and I want to celebrate that. And [...]
Coconut Custard Buns
Posted in Other Baked Goods, tagged buns, coconut, custard, Japanese, yeast on May 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
“Coconut tastes like eating paper!” one friend insisted. Haha, that probably explains why I have a partly used bag of sweetened coconut flakes that just sits there. It’s not that I personally don’t like them (I do), but I tend to bake for people that flap their arms furiously at the sight of coconut. They [...]
Pepita Granola
Posted in Other Baked Goods, tagged almonds, blueberries, coconut, golden raisins, granola, pepita, sour cherries, Turkish apricots, walnuts on May 3, 2010 | 1 Comment »
I have to confess that I am not sure how people who can eat the same meal for days on end. Take my brother, for example. At one point, he ate hot dogs for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for a month. He’s a trooper, really, but gosh, I feel sorry for my mother for having [...]
