The name was ‘Betterfiles’ but I think it was supposed to be ‘Betterflies’ 😜
Tastes #Divine! Small restaurant in the new CityOn Mall in #Zhengzhou called “Strawberry Forever” — all the deserts are strawberry! 🍓
Zhengzhou is really growing recently – the #Mall is HUGE and has #Forever21 #Zara #sephora and more. So nice and lovely!
BACKGROUND
I’m going International!
Last week, I shared a list of South African dishes that I’ve been interested in trying, and ever since I’ve been desperate to try my hand at cooking again. I can’t do a lot of cooking at my China apartment because I lack both a kitchen and money for imported ingredients. You’d be surprised at how expensive things like Vanilla, Chocolate, Sauces, and even Cheese can get!
Anyway, July is a busy month for my family with a family reunion, fish fry, 4 Birthdays, and anniversary, and a Home Extension luncheon with my aunt. Since I’m staying at my aunt’s house and have access to her extra awesome kitchen, I decided to whip some international dishes up.
The Fish Fry was our first event, and I tried my hand at a South African Melktert! Originally based on a Dutch dish, the Melktert is now a clearly South African custard dessert that requires no cooking but tastes delicious! It has a strong cinnamon/almondy flavor and is kind of a cross between a cake and an egg custard. Really unique, my uncle said he’s never had anything quite like it.
The recipe below makes two pies, and easily slices into 16 pieces. Must be cooled, but can be served warm or cold.
**Although it’s been recommended as a possibility, I don’t suggest replacing cake flour with normal flour–its need that extra cakey touch. Continue reading
Wow! No one does breakfast like Tom n Toms in Seoul! This is so good! Honey and butter toast, with a HUGE pile of whipped cream!
Delicious desserts at a small restaurant in Japan. It was actually attached to a little shop beside our home station; and we ran in for some lunch before a movie. The signs all pointed to it being a omelette shop (Japan has many restaurants that serve lunch and dinner omelette), and we thought it’d be another mom & pop place. Instead it was incredibly fancy and the dinner was arranged prettily and with elegance 🙂 Luxury in Excess!
Got into a discussion with a friend about how to remember which one has the second “s” – This is how I remember it 😛
This dry and sandy spot exists because it has limited amounts of water–generally an entire absence of the stuff. Thus it is limited to only one “s”–it’s missing something.
This stuff is all about overkill — sweetness and calories galore. Ergo it get’s an overabundance of the letter “s.”
This started as an experiment with altering the tried and true Peanut Butter filled Dipped Ritz cookies (I actually made some of those too). I have some family members who actually prefer mint to Peanut Butter and friends allergic to peanuts, so I thought I would try out something new for the Christmas season. Happily, these yummy alternatives were quite the success! And they really are quite easy to make!
Ingredients
Directions (approx. 1 hour)
They’re ready for you to enjoy!! Let me know what you think; I’m kind of proud of this recipe!
Cigarette Vending Machine
Holy cow, there is just no way to describe all of the things you can get in vending machines here in Japan. Continue reading
Gluten Free Apple Pie
What is your favorite dish? Mine is always the apple pie, and I make a mean apple pie if I do say so myself 🙂 Unfortunately, this year I had to give up gluten, so I have been attempting to replace all my favorite thanksgiving dishes non Gluten-Free (GF) items. So here is my new pie recipe! See? A blessing! I did not have to give up any of my favorite treats this year. Continue reading
“She was free in her wildness. She was a wanderess, a drop of free water. She belonged to no man and to no city” ~ Roman Payne
Language Translation
Deceptively Blonde 