To a Rosy 2010...

Malaysia, July 2007: I was walking around the night market in Chow Kit when I was lured by a brightly pink colored drink.  What is it?  I didn't care, all I knew was I had to have some... yes unlike most people who shy away from brightly colored food...I can't seem to get enough of them.  Excited, I walked up to the vendor, pointed to the drink and bought a glass.  It was delicious!  Refreshing and rich with notes of floral...

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Buche de Noel 2009

Let's face it, all Buche de Noel is just a cake...like any other cake.  The only difference is that it's made during Christmas time and decorated to look like a log.  I got bored with the same old chocolate icing, scraped with a fork for the "bark" and meringue "button" mushrooms.I've always believed that if you don't like something; change it. So I did. Instead of making button mushroom with meringue, I made oyster mushrooms instead.Yes,...

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Forgive Me Father, for I have Stollen

..............just in time for Christmas............Ingredients:-200g milk-20g yeast-1 egg (50g) -600g bread flour-7g salt-80g sugar-1/2 tsp cardamom-300g butter-250g raisins-50g ea: candied lemon, candied orange-150g almonds-50g rum-400g marzipan (divided into 4 pieces, optional) Prep:Scale the butter and cut it into small cubes, set aside. Mix together raisins, candied fruit, almond and rum, set aside.Mix together sugar, salt, flour and cardamom.Mixing:In...

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Pumpkin Cheese Cake, Gingersnap Crust , Maple Cream, Glazed Walnut, Tuile Leaves, Brushed Chocolate

What did I make for dessert on Thanksgiving?  Pumpkin cheese cake.... a cross between pumpkin pie and cheese cake paired with flavors of maple, chocolate and walnuts, what more can one ask for?For the Crust:-4 oz gingersnap cookies-melted butter*Crush the cookies, add butter and mix until mixture comes together.  Press mixture into a cheesecake pan to make the curst.Cheese Cake:-1lb cream cheese-300g pumpkin puree-200g sour cream-2 tsp...

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