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Whole Wheat Orange Muffins

 

 I love winter for all sorts of reasons but one of the reasons why I love this time of year is because my navel orange tree gets full of ripe, juicy sweet oranges. I wanted to make some baked goodies with lots of oranges and decided on whole wheat orange […]

Chinese Tea Set & Pork Shumai

 

 I make pork shumai throughout the year, but when the weather gets cold, plate of steaming pork shumai taste especially good and comforting. I can have juicy plump pork shumai with veggies every week on cold winter days. Tableware When I was thinking of pork shumai, I thought of this […]

Tea Time with Pain d’ Epices

 

 For a lovely fall afternoon tea time, I wanted to make French spice bread again that I made long ago from a recipe I found in Saveur magazine. I made this back in college for bunch of friends around this time of year who really loved French food and I […]

Molded Cranberry Sauce

 

 I know turkey is the star of Thanksgiving dinner table, but cranberry sauce shouldn’t just be set aside as a minor side dish. Homemade cranberry sauce set in a Victorian style ceramic mold can proudly take a center stage next to any main dish. If you’re also like me, enjoy […]

Hearty Fall Main Dish Salad

 

 Temperature is finally coming down where I live, leaves are turning yellow and I feel like I can really enjoy the fall season. With appropriate autumn vibe, I decided to make a hearty salad full of fall flavors that includes of course, grilled kabocha pumpkins. This is the pumpkin season […]