Making my own kouign amann has been on my baking bucket list for years now. Last week I finally had the time and energy to make it happen. And it only took 17 hours to make six of them! Kouign amann are considered some of the most difficult of the French “viennoiserie” pastries — harder…
Category: Food and Drink
My Self-Care Circle
I did this back in 2021, but it still does a pretty job of expressing different ways that I show care and love to myself. How I express self-care:
My First Cup of Coffee (and Second and Third)
I was a junior in high school on my first date with my friend Tricia. We went see a movie, no idea which one. And then she took me to a local diner which was open late and nearly empty. We sat in a booth and talked for an hour or so. I sipped bad…
Baingan Bharta Pot Pie (recipe)
For Pi Day this year, I decided I wanted to make a savory pie. But what to put inside of it? I’ve been more and more plant-based over the past year, and really enjoying finding new recipes and ingredients that I haven’t cooked with before. Baingan bharta is one of my favorite Indian dishes to…
Skating, Eating and More Skating in Vegas!
This weekend I traveled to my first big skate event, the 3rd Anniversary Party at Rock City Rink in Las Vegas. I joined 400+ skaters at a beautiful wood rink on the outskirts of Vegas city. I’ve been wanting to go to Vegas for awhile, and I knew a few Bay Area folks going to…
2023 Highlights: Tokyo Disney, Closing Yehoodi, Skating, Knitting, Baking
Japan Disneyland Bucket List Trip The biggest highlight of the year for me was getting to go on a bucket list trip to Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea last May. Getting to visit the two best Disney theme parks was a dream come true. Of course, I had a lot of other lovely adventures in Tokyo,…
Spiders in the Box of Chocolates
I have this one pretty gross memory as a kid that exemplifies my parents’ attitudes toward possessions. My cousins and I were gathered at our house for some occasion, probably Christmas, which we typically hosted for our extended family. My mom brought out a box of fancy chocolates for us to share. We opened the…
Halloween 2023 as “Cake Week” from the Great British Bake Off!
This was in some ways one of my easiest costumes, but also my most performative: “Cake Week” on “The Great British Bake Off!” I was a little stymied about what I wanted to be this Halloween, until the week before. And then it came to me in a flash: I wanted to be a baker…
What body and mind do you need to achieve your goals?
The show Physical 100 on Netflix is built around the conceit that there is a “perfect physique.” And thus the producers designed a series of challenges to put various body types and builds against each other to see which is “the best.” That is, of course, a ridiculous statement, but one that often gets trumped…
Osaka Foodie Adventures: Okonomiyaki, Takoyaki, Cake in a Can and… Starbucks
How much could I eat in Osaka in three days? I didn’t know, but I was excited to find out! Friends had told me that Osaka was unparalleled for its street food culture, which got me super excited to visit. I arranged a four night stay in the trendy Namba district, where I was surrounded…