I remember the first time I saw melon pan on cookingwithdog (a japanese cooking channel on youtube), I thought this bread was melon flavoured. Surprisingly, it did not contain any melon at all. I believe it got its name based on the way it looks, …
A few years ago, we travelled to South East Asia and took a cooking class in Chiang Mai (Thailand) where we learned to make curry, tom yum soup, and mango sticky rice. As a parting gift, the cooking school gave us a copy of all …
Two years ago, we visited San Francisco where we were introduced to Boba Guys. The moment we tried it, we were hooked! Unfortunately, there are no Boba Guys in Canada where we live so we look forward to visiting the States to try it. Seeing …
Several years ago, we posted about a Japanese Strawberry Shortcake recipe on our blog which we thoroughly enjoyed. Since then, we have discovered a much better recipe that yields a cake that is much softer than the previous one. As one of our most popular …
This is by far the best Chinese Pineapple Bun recipe we’ve discovered to date. Chinese Pineapple Bun (菠蘿包/Bolo Bao [BLB] in Cantonese) is hands down our favourite pastry to get whenever we go to Chinese bakery stores (probably next to Chinese Egg Tarts). Whenever we …
This weekend marks Team J’s 7th anniversary. In order to celebrate, I decided to make a Japanese dinner since J loves all things Japanese. I will be featuring all the dishes that I made on the blog as part of the #JapanWeek series. I’ve been …
Of all the Banana Breads that I’ve ever tried, this is by far the Best Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe EVER. No, you do not need to add the chocolate chips to this recipe (it’s completely optional) but why wouldn’t you? In my opinion, it …
Every summer, we have a tradition of going strawberry picking because we love strawberries. Even if we can’t eat them all, we could always freeze it but they don’t last that long in the freezer anyways. With almost 5 pounds of freshly picked strawberries, we decided …
‘Tis the season! We are seriously behind on the posts here but only because we’ve been slammed with gatherings with friends and family. Every year, we always try to give our friends and family something small over the holidays whether it be a simple greeting …
Nothing is more refreshing and cleansing than having a refreshing Yuzu sorbet as dessert. The great thing about sorbet is that it’s perfect for those that are lactose intolerant, and it typically enhances the flavour of whatever fruit sorbet is being made. The other day, …
