Growing up, I loved watching my mother bake. Whenever she poured cups of sugar into the mixing bowl, it almost felt like watching snow fall. As soon as I had the financial ability to buy myself some flour and baking tools, I started experimenting with the oven. I started out with the recipes that seemed [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Yeast Bread 101: Overview
Posted in 101s, tagged bagels, baking, Bread, homemade bread, kneading, yeast on May 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Flower cakes for Parents’ Day
Posted in Babbles, Recipes, tagged Carnations, Edible flowers, Father's Day, 화전, mochi, Mother's Day, Parents' Day, rice flour on May 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
May 8 is Parents’ Day in Korea. No separate Mother’s and Father’s Day. The tradition is to buy red carnations for your parents, and the streets get flooded with street vendors selling carnation corsages and baskets. It’s almost Koreans’ second nature to do so…this is what kids make in school every single year for the [...]
Oven 101: Seven tips
Posted in 101s, tagged 101s, Baking tips, Oven, Oven cleaning, Preheating on May 7, 2010 | 2 Comments »
In the Introduction post, I talked about why having control over your oven is critical to successful baking. Here are the actual tips now. #1. Get to know your oven Unless you are an avid baker or a cook who spent a month over deciding which oven to buy, you probably haven’t paid too much [...]
Alaska makes some quality buns
Posted in Places, tagged Bakery, Bread, Buns, Croissant, Korea, Le Alaska, Pastry, Seoul on May 4, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Not the state. Well, I wouldn’t know. I’ve never been. Le Alaska is a small bakery in downtown Seoul. A friend of mine from work recommended the place, raving about their croissants. Even though Korea has a ton of big brand “bakeries” that produce a serious amount of bread and pastries every day (one of [...]
Is all that Yelpin’ really helpful?
Posted in Babbles on May 2, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I love exploring good eateries. I hate wasting an opportunity to eat out (and money) on mediocre places. Last night’s dinner was wasted on overcooked penne with watery tomato sauce that had maybe three pieces of eggplant at most. I finished it because I didn’t want to waste food. The dish cost me $21, too. [...]
