Blackberry Syrup  Ingredients 2 pints blackberries 3/4 cup sugar 1 cup water 1 lemon, zested In a saucepan over medium heat, combine all ingredients and bring to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Lower heat to a simmer and cook until liquid is reduced to a syrupy consistency, about 10 minutes. Use a wooden spoon to break up blackberries as they cook....

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I always get confused on how October should feel like.  Here, in San Francisco Bay Area, it's been sweltering hot since the summer and the severe draught drags on.  Despite an earnest effort by retail stores to lure us into the spirit of the seasons, it just doesn't feel so... yet! I hope. I found this easy and light recipe from My Little Expat...

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In the last blog, I was so happy that my macarons were starting to resemble macarons and not just some weird-shaped almond cookies. Yay! And even though my oven is not behaving that cooperatively on most days (On some cold winter days, it could take up to an hour to get the pilot lit properly -- arghhh), I found ways around it (here)....

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Two years ago, I embarked on a journey to try to bake French macarons but got so discouraged and humbled that I swore to never go on this hair-pulling, teeth-grinding, suicide-inducing baking experience ever again.  Alas, I should have known better.  You guessed it, never say never, right?  So here I am again, being drawn into the labyrinth of recipes and techniques, and...

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I've adapted the recipe by Noreen's Kitchen to make only half the recipe.  Here it is. Ingredients: 3 1/4 - 4 cups  all-purpose flour 1/3 cup  mashed potato flakes 1/3 cup sugar 1 packet instant yeast 1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup milk 1/4 cup warm water 1/2 stick butter 1/2 cup pineapple juice 1 large egg (2 medium ones) 1 tsp vanilla Directions: 1....

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Recipe by กินเที่ยวกับ yaya yayai Ingredients: Bread flour    200 g ( 2 c.) cake flour      50 G ( 1/2 c.) yeast              1 1/2 teaspoon milk              120 G ( 3/4 c.) luke warm egg               1 sugar            4 Tbsp...

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It's been a while since I baked apple pie.  And the other day, I went to McDonald's and got their apple pie on a rainy day -- Ummmm... I forgot how I miss the cinnamon & nutmeg aroma and the gooey juice of the apple.  So I decided to make one today, since it was cold out and thus perfect weather to bake...

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