Join me on my quest of making homemade treats with less sugar!
It's blueberry picking season in mid-July and August and we had a fun family outing with other friends at the farm. Freshly picked blueberries are just CAD$3.15 per pound. They are so plumpy and sweet and my kids have been enjoying a big bowl of berries every night after dinner. I reserved some for dessert... Continue Reading →
I have always used pasteurized egg whites for my Swiss meringue buttercream (read about my blog post, Foolproof Swiss Meringue Buttercream) but this is not the best for young kids and pregnant women as the egg whites are not thoroughly cooked. In the past I would frost the cupcakes with whipped ganache for them (read... Continue Reading →
This is nothing new. I just mingled some recipes and created another one. This is a mango mousse cake with a marie biscuit base. I added diced mango inside for more mango madness. Everything is easy peasy as there is no baking involved. It is particularly convenient for those who don't own an oven or... Continue Reading →
Whenever I post my mochi pictures on social media, I got questions like “will your mochi become hard after being refrigerated overnight?” or “how do you keep mochi from hardening?” Well, my mochi could stay soft for three days at room temperature (of course I won’t recommend placing mochi at room temperature for that long)... Continue Reading →
I received feedback from several readers not long ago. They said they all love how decadent my Chocolate Mousse Cake was. However, they had difficulties smoothing the cake surface as the mousse firmed up rather fast. My recipe contains no gelatin as the high ratio of chocolate is good enough to set the mousse. It... Continue Reading →
I made some matcha mochi in April but it was a disaster! It was the same recipe I had been using all the time (read about my blog post Purple Sweet Potato Moch). However, somehow my newly opened box of mochiko sweet rice flour had a different absorption rate than my previous ones. I ended... Continue Reading →
The picture of a beautiful chocolate cotton cake my friend recently posted on Facebook has evoked my memory of my cooked dough cake from last year. I made that cake with reference to my my Tang Mian Sponge Cake and 妃娟's 黃金可可蛋糕 (literally Golden Chocolate Cake). The Tang Mian method helps to coat the flour... Continue Reading →
This is the sugar-free version of my Purple Sweet Potato Mochi. I used Swerve, which is a blend of erythritol and oligosaccharide, as the sweetener. Swerve is a like-for-like sugar replacement so the conversion is straight forward. Both mochi dough and filling were sweetened with Swerve. Inside the mochi was purple sweet potato filling and... Continue Reading →
My friend introduced me to sous vide corn on the cob in April. My first reaction was like, “why spend time cooking corn sous vide while it can be done in the microwave in two to three minutes?”. I finally gave it a try and my mind was blown! The corn was so tender, juicy... Continue Reading →
I usually use Mexican Ataulfo mangoes for my dessert but there is no guarantee that you will have access to fresh mango at peak ripeness every time. When this time hits, canned mango pulp comes in handy. I made a few mousse cakes with Kesar mango pulp in April and was very pleased with both... Continue Reading →
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