Posted in *MY FAVORITE RECIPES*, Easy, Rice/Noodles/Breads on February 26, 2007 | 1 Comment »
If you’ve never baked bread before, I don’t blame you. Its so intimidating - the whole kneading technique scares off many. But let me just tell you that this bread is SO EASY to make that Andrew, my 3 1/2 yr old, helps me make it. If Andrew can make bread that looks [...]
Posted in Asian Inspired, Chinese, Thought for Food on February 19, 2007 | No Comments »
Happy Chinese New Year! I’m in Los Angeles, spending the holiday with my family.
For the past few days, I’ve been doing one of the following:
Eating
In the dining room pouring over my Mom’s library of cookbooks
Eating
In the kitchen learning new dishes from my Mom
Grocery shopping at Chinese, Japanese or Korean markets
Eating more
Good thing I brought my [...]
Posted in Fruits, Rice/Noodles/Breads, Sweets on February 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
What do you with 6 over ripe bananas? Why make Banana-nanna Bread of course! This is by far the best Banana Bread I’ve ever had.
Its perfectly moist and is packed with bananas so you get the full flavor of the fruit.
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp kosher salt (or 1/4 tsp [...]
Posted in Rice/Noodles/Breads on February 10, 2007 | No Comments »
This makes a thin, crispy crust with airy pockets. The dough will be sticky and difficult to manage, but its a great crisp crust. From Peter Reinhart’s American Pie book
5 c (22 1/2 oz) unbleached bread flour
2 T sugar or honey
2 t table salt or 3 1/2 t kosher salt
1 t instant yeast
2 [...]
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