Category Archives: Baking

Chinese Almond Cookies

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Ryo

Today is Chinese New Year. Even though my country doesn’t celebrate Lunar New Year, I made some Chinese almond cookies to celebrate anyway, since I like making them and then subsequently eating them. It is odd, though, that someone decided … Continue reading →

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Molasses Sugar Cookies

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Ryo

For the past couple of years, I’ve baked cookies during the holidays and given them to some friends. In lieu of any kind of Christmas present, since I seem to be terrible at choosing gifts for people. This past holiday … Continue reading →

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Sour Cream Banana Bread

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Ryo

Closing out the year with one final recipe. I had purchased some bananas a couple of weeks ago, fully intending to make some banana bread after they had gotten overripe. A few days later, they had indeed developed some blackness, … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin Bread

Posted on December 26, 2011 by Ryo

When you think of Thanksgiving and the food associated with it, one of the things you might think of is pumpkin. You know, like pumpkin pie. Because other than Thanksgiving, when do you really use pumpkin in anything? But then … Continue reading →

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Alsatian Apple Tart

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Ryo

I ran across several blogs with a recipe for the Alsatian apple tart featured in Dorie Greenspan’s book. It seemed simple enough. So I just had to make it. “As American as apple pie,” people say. But apple tart? Who … Continue reading →

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Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Ryo

Rather than making the traditional pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving, I went for a pumpkin cake instead. I did want something with that familiar pumpkin flavor, just something that felt a bit more… decadent. So I found this pumpkin cake, which … Continue reading →

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Mint Chocolate Chip Cake

Posted on November 14, 2011 by Ryo

Historically, I haven’t been a big mint person. I mean, it’s nice as a flavor and all, but I just haven’t really gone out of my way to incorporate mint into my own baking. But then I ran across this … Continue reading →

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Owl Cupcakes

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Ryo

For Halloween, I tried making some cupcakes that had a slight resemblance to owls. I like owls. They’re also very Halloween-y. For the base of the cupcakes, I used the olive oil chocolate cupcakes I made before, along with some … Continue reading →

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Pear Tart

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Ryo

Recently, I made a pear tart, which I hadn’t made in quite a while. Pears are one of my favorite fruits, and of course, being the tart lover I am, pear tarts are one of my favorite desserts. Somehow, the … Continue reading →

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Olive Oil Chocolate Cupcakes

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Ryo

Recently, I made some cupcakes with olive oil. It was a first for me; I usually make cupcakes with butter. Or maybe canola oil. But olive oil? Wouldn’t that add an unwanted olive flavor to the cupcakes? Well, I just … Continue reading →

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