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Here in California, we are lucky to have berries all year round, even though they are not in season. Last weekend, I got a box of fresh blackberries from Costco and baked a batch of these beautiful looking blackberry muffins.
Blackberry is a great source of antioxidant–in fact, the highest of all accordingly to this article–meaning you’re more likely to stay younger, healthier, and live longer with lots of blackberries. Sounds good to me…
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On my recent flight back from Asia, I read a very interesting article about 10 superfoods that one should integrate into the daily diet: garlic, tofu, mushrooms, blueberries, kale, flaxseed, beans, carrots, tomatoes, and strawberries. These foods are referred to as “immune boosters” by the author, a MD and medical director of a cancer treatment center.
Earlier this year, I had a major health scare–one that was fortunately harmless–that leads me to be more conscious about the foods I consume on a daily basis. When I read through the list, I felt rather happy and relieved because I am already a big fan of many of them; for example: garlic, tofu, mushrooms, carrots, and beans. However, I don’t eat enough blueberries and strawberries, even though they are so adorable, absolutely edible, and readily available in the US. I resolve to eat them more…
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There is something very comforting about baking on a Sunday afternoon. First of all, the smell of baking perfumes my whole house with sweet and buttery aromas; secondly, there is no better way to beat my Monday blues than with homemade baked goods and start off the busy work week on the right foot. So, that was exactly what I did this past Sunday afternoon–making these cute-looking mini raspberry muffins.
I don’t like my muffins big because I could never finish the whole thing and always end up wasting the food. When it comes to baking, I love everything mini–mini egg tarts, mini tartlets, mini cupcakes, etc. (My obsession with small baked goods also explains my petit fours fetish in Paris recently.) I always opt for a light breakfast in the morning so mini muffins fit my bill…
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I have never paid much attention to scones–I don’t even remember the last time I had them, but it all changed when I was on my cruise vacation. Being on a giant ship 24 hours x 9 days– mostly sea bound–means that the best past time on board was to eat. Every afternoon, I had scones for my afternoon tea, and of course, a crepe or two. And then one fine day, I fathomed that scones are such great things to eat–under the shade on the deck overlooking the azure blue sea–over a cup of tea or tea…
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Even though I am still a rookie in the baking department, I am slowly but surely getting the hang of things, especially baking cakes.
I love baking cakes; I find it rather easy, well, if I choose a simple recipe. I especially enjoy baking cakes in the weekends because nothing tastes better than a cup of [...]
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I had gone completely bananas with this delicious banana bread. (Banana bread is also known as “banana cake” outside of the United States.)
I love the smell of baking, especially the smell of banana bread, so yesterday, I baked banana bread (banana cake). Previously, I baked banana nut muffins to perfume my house with the [...]
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One thing I resolved to do better is learning how to bake, so when I was home this past trip, I managed to pick up a ton of baking essentials: cookie cutters, scale, baking thermometer, cake tester, scraping spoons, etc. (Things are a [...]
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This is my lemon chiffon cake. I love the lemony essence and the pillowy soft texture of this chiffon cake.
Other than lemon flavor, I also love coffee and pandan (screwpine leaf) chiffon cake.
What kind of chiffon cake do you like?
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