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
Tag: dairy free
Panais Frites
I've been, for the longest time, on the hunt for the perfect fry. Of course, my perception of perfection might differ from yours, which I sincerely respect. However, as with any commendable dish worth writing about, it needs to be, well, addictively delicious, photogenic, quirky, and lest us forget, wholesome. It may be that my oven… Continue reading Panais Frites
Bittersweet
This is a tart special for plenty of reasons, the greatest being that it encompasses two of my "firsts". The crust is the first gluten free crust I have ever attempted, and thank God, it turned out quite pleasantly. The second first (oxymoron there!) is the chocolate silk filling, which is absolutely, undeniably, and impossibly to… Continue reading Bittersweet
PB&A Brownies
P is for peanut, B is for butter...as for A, it is for adzuki. It may seem like an uncertain rendez-vous for the two, but peanut butter is nothing new in an oriental pantry. Just think peanut-coconut dipping sauces and peanut-butter-stuffed glutinous rice balls simmered in ginger muscovado tea. I love peanut butter in both its… Continue reading PB&A Brownies
Shiozake Fried Rice
British Columbia's coastline - where I live - is abundantly blessed by a multitude of seafood species that, anywhere else on planet Earth, would cost a fortune. Though I am no fisherman, I thank God for putting candy-cane-legged spot prawns, cream-fleshed oysters, and defensive dungenesses on my table. I quite friendly towards cows, boars, and… Continue reading Shiozake Fried Rice
Sanpei “BB” Calamari
I swear, they did not look so wee bb before I cooked them. Without exaggeration, these little squids started each with five-inch long bodies, and fifteen minutes later, when I lifted the lid...poof be gone they were! They became these thumb-sized miniature creatures that lost their original limpness and instead gained a plump, taut physique… Continue reading Sanpei “BB” Calamari
coco et cocoa 