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Blood Orange Norwegian Pound Cake

02/01/2019 By Queenie Leave a Comment

Valentine’s Day is around the corner! What’s your plan for the special day? This year I came up with this recipe - inspired by the natural beautifulness of blood oranges. I actually don’t have too many romantic memories about Valentine’s Day. Mr.186 is not a big holiday person and we agreed on our first Valentine’s Day that we’re not going to join the crowd and book reservations at fancy restaurants months ago just to eat an overpriced dinner. Mr.186’s philosophy is that every day is a special day. I don’t disagree with that. Plus he ...

Copycat Trader Joe’s Pancake Bread Recipe, maybe even better!

01/23/2019 By Queenie Leave a Comment

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Okay guys, I’m highly biased here, but I think I’ve figured out a copycat Trader Joe’s Pancake Bread recipe. Maybe even BETTER. So things started when I posted this picture on Instagram, asking you guys if you have tried the new Trader Joe’s Pancake Bread. To be honest, I rarely buy any sweets from a grocery store. I’m always trying new recipes, hence this household never runs out of baked goods to eat. However, the whole Internet seems went crazy about it. Plus, pancake bread really sounds like an interesting and original idea. AND it’s ...

Honey Ricotta Dip – Like Cannoli Dip but Healthier!

Last weekend we had a brief moment of blast here in Seattle - 3 days of sunshine! You better imagine a lazy pregnant woman finally got out of her home and did all kinds of (long-awaited) outdoor activities. Well, we also decided to start baby ...

My favorite King Arthur Flour Recipes – after 60 days of baking KAF recipes

Hello people! This is your lazy pregnant friend, who procrastinated this post for as long as she could and refused to admit this fact. My mom said I must have a girl because girls make their mom lazy. I seriously doubt where that saying comes from ...

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Matcha Christmas Wreath Shortbread Cookie

Aloha from Maui! We finally got enough of Seattle’s rainy winter and escape to a sunny paradise. Since the baby will come next year (have you read my big news yet?!), we decided to splurge once and have a sunny Baby Moon👼🌙 Okay now you know where I ...

BIG NEWS + Serious Eats Homemade Bagel Recipe Report

Okay where do I begin… Hello, I am back. Well, I’ve never been gone (active on Instagram and just finished #KAF60dayschallenge!), but I haven’t written a single post in two months. So MANY things happened while I was not here. First of all, I went ...

The Complete List of 60 King Arthur Flour Recipes I tried in the past sixty days

Hello, friends (and all the new friends coming from my KAF challenge!). I know I’ve been quiet on the blog for a while, but if you followed my Instagram you know I haven’t stopped baking at all. In fact, I baked 60 King Arthur Flour’s ...

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Great Seattle Bagel-Off – Finding the best bagel in Seattle

*Disclaimer: I am not a bagel expert. I did live in the east coast for several years and traveled to New York all the time, but that DID NOT mean I know bagel better than anyone else. In fact, I start to appreciate a good bagel after I moved to ...

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Unconventional Pumpkin & Purple Yam Mooncakes

Okay I know you will not spend money on a mooncake mold (which is surprisingly cheap!) and have no interest to make your own mooncake. It’s a foreign food and you don’t even know what exactly it is. It’s totally okay. I have been trying to put more ...

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Her Cookbook Club: Molly On the Range | Review & Recipe Test Photos

First of all, I want to make it clear that I was not a mynameisyeh blog fan. In fact, I once came across her blog, found it’s pretty confusing to navigate and then haven’t gone back since then. BUT (there’s always a but) after reading Molly On the ...

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Book Larder Bake Off Winning Recipe – Open Faced Victoria Sandwich

If you live in Seattle and you’re reading my blog right now, you probably know Book Larder. It is a community cookbook store in Fremont. Yes, an entire bookstore filled with cookbook only. I discovered it shortly after I moved here. First I was ...

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BA’s Best #30daychallenge Recap – Reviews & Favorite Recipes

If you've followed me on Instagram, you know I have done a crazy silly challenge in the month of August. Each day in August, I have made a recipe from BA’s Best - a collection of the best essential recipes from Bon Appetit. Yes, 1 recipe per day, for ...

Fresh Fig Salted Fudgy Brownie

It’s FIG season!!!!!!!!!!!! When I spotted figs in the farmer’s market two weeks ago, I got so excited. I absolutely love eating figs on their own or with creamy plain yogurt and a touch of honey. Actually, that’s all I did. Every year around fig ...

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Mini Overnight Whole Wheat Yeasted Waffles with Red Bean Filling

One thing you should know about me is that I LOVE red bean. Red bean buns, red bean shaved ice, red bean matcha latte, red bean rice cakes, red bean anything. One time I made a pot of red bean paste as filing for making stuffed brioche, and then I ...

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