This blog was born as my social distancing activity of 2020, instead of traveling through Asia for 6 weeks. Here you’ll find…

  • Recipe reviews from my underutilized cookbook collection

  • Pictures of Rosie sleeping

  • Life thoughts to look back on

(thank you Patty for this wonderful watercolor)

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Sourdough Hokkaido Milk Bread

A very weird and interesting thing. It’s out there, it exists. I decided to seek it out because I wanted to make more fluffy milk bread and didn’t want to have fed my starter so diligently for nothing. So I used my starter for this.

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Our Bossam

We regularly eat bossam at home, once every few months. It’s always a little different and never traditional. Over the years, we evolved into a few standbys that I usually prefer to have, and some I can do without most of the time. Here is my collection. Mix and match.

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Salteña, "a type of baked empanada from Bolivia"

As we all ponder our personal and collective futures, kill some time by trying this delicious Bolivian treat.

Saltena is basically a soupy empanada, as if a xiao long bao and an empanada had a big fat baby. All 3 parts (stock, filling, dough) take some devotion and care for the end product to be worth your effort and time. But it is worth it!

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Warm Sesame Cabbage Slaw

This is the easiest recipe ever and acts as perfect side to any Asian meal, especially one with a heavy protein. You can slip it easily into your dinner prep between other tasks.

It requires few ingredients, all of which are pantry staples/last forever in the fridge. The finished dish itself lasts a long time in the fridge and packs well in a lunchbox.

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