This morning, I said to my mother, "You look beautiful in that dress." And as she sat, across from the table, she couldn't help but smile. It was a breathtaking smile, the kind that's so bright that it becomes a white-washed photo in one's memory. Outside the window, drops of rain were beginning to fall,… Continue reading Forever One, and Only
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Pastel Yellow: A Miniature
The best bakeries are almost never found in the spotlight, never on the side of congested streets, and never with shop signs that span the entire width of their storefront. I know this is quite a long ways since, but in December, during my vacation in Taiwan, I discovered an obscure little gem that to… Continue reading Pastel Yellow: A Miniature
Honey Honey
A weekend is always a breath of fresh air a midst a stuffy itinerary of papers, events, and due dates; and I am not about to let it slip by without the addition of some sweet memories. Something wintry and bright, and maybe with a bit of spice would be surely very nice, but continuing with my… Continue reading Honey Honey
Gateau Fuji
If lovely had been a fruit, what would it look like? I think apples when I see the word lovely. Lovely is a young lady shy of seventeen years, blushing a pastel pink. Lovely is a grandmother beyond seven tens, eyes green and bright smiling through round spectacles. Lovely is a rising star, her talons… Continue reading Gateau Fuji
Lemon Altitude
From making my Matcha no. 8 I've still half a recipe of the tofu cream. With said cake I realized that the tofu cream's lemon was slightly prevalent, perhaps a little too assertive for my liking it paired with musky matcha. That being said, I did thoroughly enjoy the tofu cream; it being lusciously smooth,… Continue reading Lemon Altitude
Matcha no. 8
Few things can win me over when I have a dark, dense slice of chocolate cake in my hands. The midnight smokiness of cocoa is just too seductive, and yet there is one other that makes my heart skip beat when it catches my eye: matcha. In many ways it is cocoa's green cousin. In terms… Continue reading Matcha no. 8
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