Baking bread is both pure science and utter magic. It’s a straightfoward process that works almost without fail, yet is amazing every time. (I say almost …
Baking
Simple Double Chocolate Meringues + Chateau de Fesles Bonnezeaux
These were my very first attempt at meringues, or meringue cookies. I hadn’t actually eaten that many before I baked these. I found out that …
One: Chocolate Chip Soda Bread
My first post was published to Bear & Bug Eats on March 16, 2016, and my dear friends and family, that makes this my One …
5-Ingredient Shortbread Cookies with Chocolate + Dessert Wine
Things I did at the family reunion in Tucson, Arizona this weekend: finished knitting a scarf for my Lolo (“grandfather” in Tagalog) tried to tell …
The Gin Family Potato Rolls
This, like the Chocolate Crinkles, is a family recipe: the Gins, my maternal grandmother’s family, have been making this for decades. I’ve eaten countless numbers …
Perfect Easy Pie Crust
Have you seen my new tagline? Food and wine. Trial and error. Love and bacon. This apple pie was definitely a case of trial and …
Birthday Cha Siu Bao
My brother Eric turns 26 this year! While in some ways I still think of him as a kid who can’t possibly be old enough …
Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Muffins
I have a strained relationship with mornings. Most of the problem is that, like most twenty-somethings, I don’t get enough sleep. But even when I …
Leftovers Transformation: Chicken Noodle Pot Pie and Buttery Layered Chive Biscuits
I don’t like to waste food. I feel bad about throwing out something that still has practical use, and also I’m sort of cheap, so …