Loving the warm weather, excited for what the rest of spring/summer has in store- looks like Vegas/Caribbean?....fingers are crossed I need to get out more. ... It's harder and harder to get people together and spend time enjoying one another's company, I find myself trying to reach out to old classmates and other people I met during my high school years. Reminiscing on group gatherings, stupid moments, friends who are no longer friends but are now almost total strangers. I want to contact them somehow and just be like " hey, remember me? I miss you " We would need to bridge the gap made by Time and Distance to perhaps begin/continue a friendship again, but is the desire there? You need both parties to give a $#%^ and even then- it's outside most peoples' comfort zones-outside of their own stable group of friends, is the desire there? .... ....

smh.... I'm so terrible at this blogging business.
Life is inundated with all these social networking things

back to this food stuff:
Unfortunately I haven't been experimenting too much with cooking lately but I have been messing around with drink concoctions with teas and juices.

Cranberry Cooler:
lemon-ginger tea with cranberry juice
shaken with a piece of fresh ginger and garnished with a wedge of lemon
Really refreshing! =)

Playing with peppermint tea but haven't struck any wonderful ideas just yet....any suggestions?

Wow, I kinda fail at keeping up with this blogging business.. BUT here I am again with a quick update.

Been super busy with work and churning out food & bubble teas.
Does Anyone know a cheap supplier for bubble tea ingredients that doesn't charge ridiculous shipping fees?

Tapioca is a bitch to keep at a good texture- on the search for soft and yummy bubbles.
Any advice on maintaining their softness? I boil them longer than the instructions to keep them softer through the day-my theory is then they'll take longer harden up and soak them in syrup which allows for the flavor to seep in.

Flavor suggestions for the bubble teas or smoothies?

Update on the sherbets/ sorbets-
I finally got an ice cream machine- No more manual breaking of the mixture lol, it's pretty quick and simple now and I recently made a honeydew sorbet and the lemon-basil sherbet again but this time put in some black pepper for more texture. I really haven't been taking pictures x.x Gonna work on getting a small digital cam.

Cheers

Unlike Flavors

I'm fascinated by sweet and savory combinations of flavors as well as the marriage of unlike flavors. I found a recipe for strawberry shortcakes with balsamic and black pepper syrup. just click the link to get the recipe

It inspired me to try making Strawberry + Black Pepper Sherbet with a balsamic syrup...

...stay tuned for the results...

My Sherbets:

Lemon-Basil:
a delicious combo- the tartness of the lemon is mellowed out by the subtle flavor of basil.
Very light and refreshing.

Lychee:
lychee flavor perfumes the sherbet beautifully, exotic. Goes very well with a touch of raspberry syrup/coulis. Floral and sweet.

Mango-Pineapple-Coconut:
no-dairy, creamy from the coconut milk. Sweet tropical flavor with a coconut aftertaste.

Mandarin Orange-Vanilla:
has the flavor profile of an orange julius or orange creamsicle. Bright with citrus flavor, softened by vanilla. Smooth, fruity, and familiar.

mee goreng craving

had a craving for mee goreng that I just had to satisfy after looking up different variations and pictures of it online. Too yummy to pass up.

always busy busy with workkkkk~ business is picking up and the next open mic night is on Feb 13th- Sunday! I'm nervous about Valentine's day~ I hope that it doesnt get out of control...i'd hate to ruin someone's valentine's day dinner >.<

THE UBIQUITOUS (WAKAME) SEAWEED SALAD!!!

(actually- the truth is, I only had the time to take pictures of just this, I really meant to take pictures of more special dishes....I guess those will just have to come later)


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