Check out my latest creation…blueberry pie! I went blueberry picking and wanted to make a pie. I have to say that I felt so accomplished since I picked the blueberries myself and made a pie from scratch. It doesn’t get any better than that does it? I made two pie crusts the night before. I … Continue reading
u-pick blueberries
Blueberries are in season so of course I had to find a u-pick farm and a friend to go. This u-pick farm was only a few minutes away from the downtown area. It’s kinda like a hidden patch of greenery that I never knew existed. In addition to the u-pick blueberries there’s a store where … Continue reading
a guide to pie crust: how to make a lattice crust
Oh lattice crust…are you really as complicated as you look? Yes and no. Yes, because you have to work quickly and in order to do so you need to know what you are doing. No, if you know what you are doing :). This was actually the first time I’ve attempted this design. These are … Continue reading
barbeque on the fourth
Instead of making yummy eats myself this 4th I found someone that could cook for me. Being from Texas, we found a native Texan living in the northwest that smokes his own meat. He holds dinners every few months at different venues and you have to buy ticket before they sell out. I’ve also heard … Continue reading
fresh strawberry soda w/ strawberry ice cubes
Hi friends, another fizzy drink for you. Remember those strawberries I picked a few weeks ago? Well, they were so good I had to go back to the u-pick farm and pick more. However, I made the mistake of going in the afternoon instead of the morning and they were basically picked out! I did manage … Continue reading
nojito (non alcoholic mojito)
I haven’t been in the mood to bake. For me those urges come and go. As the weather here actually starts to feel like summer the only things that have excited me are refreshing drinks and berries so you’ll probably see a lot of those things in future posts. I want you to know something … Continue reading
u-pick strawberries
I have to post about u-pick strawberries. For those of you who don’t know, ‘u-pick’ means that you go to the actual farm and they let you pick the strawberries yourself straight off the vine. This was my first time doing this and I was so excited!!!! As you can tell from the photo above … Continue reading
a guide to pie crust: do’s and don’ts
do’s don’ts Do keep your pie fats/butter and liquid ingredients cold. You could even chill the ingredients by placing them in the freezer for 15 min for maximum flakiness. Do use a fork or pastry cutter to cut pie fat/butter into the flour. You want to be able to see the chunks of butter in the … Continue reading
cupcake icing tips
This was my first time using an actual pastry bag and fancy tip to ice cupcakes. I was impressed with how easy it was to make cupcakes look beautiful so I wanted to share what I learned so you can have fancy cupcakes too! Keep the overall design simple. I used a white cupcake liner … Continue reading
coconut whipped cream
Simple things make me happy. Whipped cream makes me happy…it really does. So when I found that I can make coconut whipped cream out of a can of coconut cream and some sugar I was excited to share this with you. Normally I buy coconut cream from an asian store so I was excited to … Continue reading