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Guilin | Yangshuo Honeymoon Trip

May 27, 2017 Eats Around Town

After two weeks visiting family, and our larger wedding in Taiyuan (located in Northern China), the Spork and I flew to Guilin (located in Southern China) for some outdoors and relaxation. Since Guilin had relatively few info sites online compared to other places I’ve visited, below is a detailed list of what we did along with […]

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Hong Kong Crispy Noodles

April 28, 2017 Asian Dishes

Hong Kong Crispy Noodles are a Chinese restaurant classic, featuring vegetables and protein cooked in broth, atop a bed of fried egg noodles. The noodles are pan-fried so that they brown just slightly, and the best noodles are crispy through and through – even in the center of the noodle disc! I’ve been experimenting with […]

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Chocolate Chocolate Cake

April 18, 2017 Cakes

Chocolate on chocolate is the most classic cake I’ve made yet, but also one of my favorites for its rich flavor and timeless recipe. It’s perfect with a glass of milk, or cabernet sauvignon if you’re feeling grown up. This chocolate chocolate cake the one of the only dairy-containing cakes I’ve made in the last couple […]

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Snickerdoodles & Match Day recap

March 22, 2017 Cake Decorating

The end of medical school culminates with a single red envelope, inside which holds our residency destination for the next 3-7 years. In the fall and winter of our last year of medical school, we go on interviews in our chosen specialty and both we and the residency programs make lists ranking each other. The week […]

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Chocolate raspberry chiffon cake

February 26, 2017 Cakes

After the last chiffon cake, I liked the light airy taste of chiffon cake so much I’m recreating the chiffon cake here in chocolate. This chiffon cake is light and fluffy, with a sweet buttercream frosting to add sweetness to an otherwise not-too-sweet cake. To bake the cake, I used a 7.5 inch wide, about 4-5 […]

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Chiffon Cream Cake

December 10, 2016 Cake Decorating

Taking a break from the regular vegan cake, today’s cake recipe will be a chiffon cake (the cake itself is dairy-free, however the frosting is not). This elusive cake is technique wise harder to make well than a vegan cake, however it’s light fluffy texture and not-so-sweet taste makes every extra minute worth it. This […]

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Pumpkin Chocolate Cake

October 23, 2016 Cakes

It’s been a whole year since I last made pumpkin cake. This year’s cake is the bigger, more chocolaty, version of last year’s mini pumpkin cake. This cake is 2 layers pumpkin, 1 layer chocolate, with pumpkin flavored frosting in between the layers, and vanilla frosting on the outside. Initially I had planned to make it four […]

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JiaJiang Noodles 2.0

October 5, 2016 Asian Dishes

JiaJiang noodles is one of my favorite foods. This noodle is a popular Chinese street food served in big bowls meant for sharing, in plastic take out cups, and over dinners at home. I grew up eating this noodle frequently, and my mom makes a ground pork and potato version as in my first recipe […]

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Blueberry Peach Pie

September 6, 2016 Dairy-Free

Recently I was at the grocery store and saw that maple leaf cookies have made an appearance again in the front display. These cookies get put in the front of the store every Fall, so their appearance means that the season for blueberries and peaches, pies and watermelon is soon coming to an end to […]

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Double Chocolate Cupcakes

July 16, 2016 Cake Decorating

From the long hiatus since my last post, I have been on my surgery rotations, during which I almost exclusively ate food of the Trader Joe’s frozen food section. I think I might try them all before the end of residency, though I suppose that depends on how quickly Trader Joe’s changes their frozen food selections. Although […]

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