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Mango pomelo sago, with haupia.
I’ve written a lot about how much I love the food in Hong Kong. I’ll probably write more even after this. I’m a food-oriented person to begin with (I know, shocker) and the places I’ve been and the...
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Tomato bisque & apple-bacon grilled cheese // a guest post for the Pig & Quill!
Hi friends! I’m back! I’m just peeking in again this week to share a special little guest post for a radiant new mama — Emily from the Pig & Quill (whose baby shower from a few weeks ago was my...
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Spicy ahi poke, avocado & rice “parfaitinis.”
It’s our wedding menu! Over the next few weeks I’ll be sharing homemade versions of some of our reception eats, our cake, and our wedding favors. You can see the recipe for one of our cocktail hour...
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Strawberries & cream miniature chiffon cake.
Early mornings in the summer are my favorite. That cool, crisp sheen over everything, a dewy freshness that heat and humidity haven’t quashed yet. I used to dog-sit for our neighbors back in the 7th...
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White nectarine & lychee cobbler.
We’re back! So far, married life has mostly consisted of (a) jet lag, (b) coffee, and (c) delivery pizza. Our first morning back we woke up at 3 AM, B2 played video games in our brightly-lit living...
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Charred corn with miso butter, bacon & garlic scapes.
Last Saturday, when we were still puttering around in the throes of jet lag, a good friend dropped by to help ease us back into the real world. She belongs to that lucky (for us) class of friends...
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Yuanyang coffee-tea ice cream with condensed milk crumble.
Ceramics: Little Upside Down Cake; The Fortynine Studio, Akiko Graham via The-Commons; woodwork: Nershi Woodworks. Hi friends! Can I say I missed you guys? I know it’s only been a week, but somehow it...
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Fig, rose, & almond granola parfaits.
Figs are here! We finally had our first figs of the year this weekend, and words cannot adequately express how excited I am. I feel like my first fig sighting is always one of the best days of the...
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Mul naengmyeon (Korean cold noodles).
It’s the last week of August and I’m sad about it! I know, technically summer doesn’t end for another three weeks and change, it’s still plenty humid here in Brooklyn and the heat in the subway...
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Blood orange hibiscus spritzers.
Thank you to Sanpellegrino for sponsoring this post and providing the products used in this recipe! All statements and opinions are solely my own. It’s been hot again this week! I love it. Just as...
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Olive oil ice cream sundaes.
This weekend I killed a mosquito! All on my own! (It should say a lot about my capability as a human that this is news.) I feel like combating wily mosquitoes in old, not-quite-insulated apartments...
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Chicken & apple salad with honey mustard vinaigrette (and LA!)
We’re back! How was the rest of your February? I won’t bore you with most of the details of mine, which was mostly a mish-mash of work and other not-super-fun things, but B2 and I did top off our...
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Lime bars with saffron
The first time I had an Apt. 2B Baking Co. creation was at a picnic in Prospect Park (yep, the same as this one — it was a very gastronomically exciting day) on the kind of Brooklyn day that would be...
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Bubble tea oatmeal, hot and cold
Yep, it’s true. I went and made oatmeal out of bubble tea. (Or bubble tea out of oatmeal?) I have no idea how it happened. The idea landed in my lap when I was making, not any other kind of kooky...
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Whole wheat milk bread & little sliders.
Here are the two things I made for the first time this month: (1) a copycat delivery pizza (I am nothing if not classy, also, in case you were wondering, making chain delivery pizza instead of...
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Korean potato salad (gamja salad)
Two days after we moved to LA, we promptly left again on what would previously have been practically impossible (or at least, incredibly not enjoyable) from our former home, the quickest weekend trip...
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Melon jam & cream cheese pastries (with chamoe!)
This should probably come as no surprise, but my favorite thing about new places is the new food that I’ve never had before. Hawaii has had a wealth of these in the years since B2 first brought me to...
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Jasmine-honeydew sorbet // a Cuisinart giveaway!
Dear diary. Dear everyone. On Sunday, I had my very first cup of coffee in four months. !!! To be fair, I think it was about two tablespoons of coffee in a cup of milk and a boatload of sugar, so...
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Watermelon, grilled corn, & feta salad
I have a confession — I was not a fan of watermelon & feta salad for the longest time. I wasn’t even really a fan of watermelon with anything other than itself. Why, I thought, would you ever eat...
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Oatmeal lace ice cream
Overwhelmingly, pregnancy thus far has been a much more peaceful experience than I ever thought it would be. This isn’t to say that it’s been a total walk in the park (in case you’ve had or are having...
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