With the apple strudel challenge completed, it was time to tackle the next one, cheese strudel. Cheese strudel is my MIL’s favorite (apple is the Mister’s). The good thing about this challenge was that the hard part was already taken care of. Now just to figure out the cheese filling. Based on MIL’s recollection of [...]
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Apple Strudel Challenge
OMG it’s taken me forever to finish this post! But finally, here it is, the apple strudel challenge post. Ever since I can remember, the Mister and his mother (MIL) talk longingly about grandmother Gram’s apple strudel. We don’t know the origin of Gram’s recipe but it’s very similar to German apple strudel, down to [...]
Tiramisu with Homemade Lady Fingers
Before the Mister left for his 2+ weeks trip to South Korea, I made a promise to make tiramisu for his belated birthday when he got back. (At least this year he wasn’t gone for our anniversary.) I have a couple of recipes for tiramisu but none for lady fingers. I remember reading about homemade [...]
Persimmon Cinnamon Ginger Tea
Some of you might have had this drink without even knowing it. It’s sometimes served at the end of the meal at Korean restaurants. Buga serves it, at least the last time I was there which has been a while. I recall Jeong Won Korean BBQ had some in a drink fountain dispenser but it’s [...]
Red Velvet Mug Cake
I’ve been craving red velvet cupcakes recently but I didn’t feel like baking a whole batch worth, even halving the recipe would still give about 12 cupcakes I’d have to eat myself. Not a big deal if the Mister was at home since he would always help me and then take some to work. But [...]
