PUMPKINNNNNNNNNN

...reason why i love october...

things to bake/make

with pumpkin

caramel pumpkin gingersnap cheesecake (the pioneer woman)

pumpkin rolls with cream cheese

pumpkin bread pudding (smitten kitchen)

pumpkin pancakes

gingerbread crepes with pumpkin filling

classic pumpkin pie

pumpkin swirl brownies (smitten kitchen)

pumpkin apple streusel muffins (all recipes)

vegetarian four cheese lasagna (it has pumpkin in it, don't worry) (all recipes)

pumpkin chocolate cheesecake bars (better homes and gardens)

double decker pumpkin bread (better homes and gardens)

pear and pumpkin soup

pumpkin tiramisu (better homes and gardens)

Pumpkin Ravioli with Gorgonzola Sauce (cooking light)
Pumpkin French Toast Stuffed with Blackberry-Caramel Mascarpone (bobby flay)

basically...anything + pumpkin

japan 2010

the wedding cake project

my sister and i were given the amazing opportunity to make our friend's wedding cake. so here it is! finally done!! i spent a good amount of my summer baking tester cakes and playing around with different potential recipes and reading "how to make a wedding cake" articles online. so finally making the actual cake was really exciting, fun, and stressful all at the same time. i'm so glad something disastrous didn't happen. but it was completely worth the two and a half consecutive days spent in the kitchen.

congratulations ben and connie!

(: 

the bakery: part two

learning how to make bo luo nai su bread (my absolute favorite taiwanese bread)!!!
they didn't turn out perfectly but they still tasted unbelievably yummmyyyyyy

the bakery: part one

my cousin's friend owns a bakery in taiwan and my mom and sister and I had the privilege of being able to observe the bakers/ learn how to make a couple things one day. this is the guy who makes all of the cakes. he led us through the process of making this cake from beginning to end. i'm pretty sure the entire decorating process took less than ten minutes and it still turned out as pretty as this. it was impressive to say the least.

food diary: Taiwan (part two)

finally had the chance to post the rest of my food pictures from my trip to taiwan this past summer. looking at these pictures again makes me miss the all that good food over there, except for the sea urchin. wasn't a fan of that (the slimy peanut butter looking stuff on the lettuce strips). (part one)