Tender flaky pie crust
About two years ago I started making my own pie crusts. After trying several recipes, I found this recipe that always yielded a tender flaky pie crust. Basic-Flaky-Pie-Crust-Recipe I have […]
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Macaron Mania
Ever since my best friend brought me back a box of these from Zurich, Switzerland, I’ve been in love. When my other friend taught me how to bake them and […]
Tiramisu cupcakes filled with chocolate mousse
I’ve made these cupcakes twice now for the fiancé who loves tiramisu. It’s not super easy, very time consuming, but so worth it at the end when you take a […]
Lamb Sugar Cookies
My friend’s baby girl’s baptism was earlier this month and I came across this recipe teaching you how to use royal icing to make adorable lamb cookies. http://Sweetopia.net Sur la […]
Smoke Restaurant Dallas
We had a wonderful meal recently at Smoke Restaurant in the Bishop Arts District of Dallas. The restaurant was dim and my photos didn’t come out well but ohhh was […]
Low carb Heaven
I started carb cycling as an effective way of keeping the pounds off. This post will grow as I remember to add more pics of what I eat whenever I’m […]
China’s Four Regional Cooking Schools
Cited from http://chinesefood.about.com, China has 4 main regional cuisines and they all differ in flavors and cooking styles: 1) Northern or Beijing (Peking) Cuisine 2) Eastern or Shanghai Cuisine 3) […]
Shanghai’s Canton and Yi Long Court Restaurants
In Shanghai, I treated myself to two fancy Cantonese lunches, while the fiancé was off doing MBA class stuff. Both restaurants were highly recommended in my guidebook and although each […]
Zhouzhiang and Suzhou, water towns near Shanghai
After two days, I was already growing weary of dodging cars, motorcycles, and rude pedestrians in the city. It was a nice break to take a guided tour outside of […]
Shanghai’s Guyi Hunan Restaurant
Another friend recommended a popular Hunan restaurant to us while we were in Shanghai called GuYi. We had to jump in a cab near People’s Park and take a 10-15 […]
Kris the Foodie 