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Little croissant’s first birthday + DIY cake smash photo!

08/18/2020 By Queenie Leave a Comment

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Little croissant is 15 months now, and I just started to edit his cake smash + birthday photos. If it tells you something, prepare to have a similar rhythm for life when you become a parent But wow how time flies. I still feel like making Mini Victoria Sponge to celebrate his first month and little croissant is officially a toddler now!! If there’s no COVID-19 going around, I probably would just hire a professional photographer to do little croissant’s photos. It is not hard, but time-consuming to DIY cake smash photo. However, it is ...

Perfect Peach Pie + BYE LSAT!

07/16/2020 By Queenie Leave a Comment

I AM FINALLY DONE WITH LSAT. I hope y'all can feel my excitement with these all cap letters. The funny thing is I’ve wakened up at least 3 times the night before score release day, with vivid nightmares of scoring only 129 (120=0 in LSAT world), crawling in my laundry bag and crying. Well, maybe the saying that all dreams are opposite does make some sense. I have not expected to get my target score on this try. I legitimately thought I’ll have to do it all again for the third time. It has been a tough year. As I mentioned in the only 2 posts I ...

Rhubarb pie yogurt cup

Now we all live in this crazy time, what do you miss the most from your normal routine? I definitely am missing the small things that I don’t even think are important in my daily life. Going to the farmer’s market, eating in a restaurant, talking to ...

When there is rhubarb, there is hope.

I’m not gonna lie. The last few weeks or months are not easy. I remembered sobbing silently on NYE after little croissant was asleep and thought “wow 2020 was not off to a good start”. And it wasn’t. I shouldn’t have complained. I am so grateful for ...

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Pumpkin Angel Food Cake with Cream Cheese Glaze

We came back early from China, unexpectedly. It is kind of a bummer to everyone, especially little croissant’s grandparents and great grandparents. They teared up when saying goodbye to little croissant and I have never seen some of them ever teared ...

Pumpkin Spice Bread with Cream Cheese Swirl

Two posts back, I shared my late summer favorite galettes and also said I’m so not ready for fall. Well, as the weather cools down and Seattle is now back to its grey rainy days, I started to crave all the warm spices and pumpkin stuff. The other ...

How to make Mini Number Cakes + little croissant’s 100 days old!

Before little croissant is born, I told Mr.186 a hundred times that I can never be those moms who write baby books for their child. I have seen cute and creative baby photos and thought good for them, but nope, not me. Oh boy, haven’t I been all ...

Late summer rye galette

This summer passed ridiculously fast. Or should I say, every minute passed ridiculously fast after little croissant was born. Don’t get me wrong. Even with all the exhausting nights, sleepy eyes and isolated feeling, I still enjoyed being little ...

Little croissant’s first month + Mini Victoria Sponge Cake

Helloooooo I’m back! And I am officially a MOM now!!! OMG!! Okay too many exclamation marks, but you get it. It’s pretty scary and exciting at the same time. So let me introduce you, my little croissant. The cutest, most precious thing ever. He ...

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Three different Rhubarb Cakes I tried this spring

I know I know. I became one of those people who just cannot stop talking about rhubarb on Instagram. But can you blame me? It’s my first year ever eating rhubarb and I instantly fell in love with it. How come I’ve never tried this weird tangy pink ...

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Everyday cake – Blackberry Ricotta Cake

Are you a sweet breakfast person or a savory breakfast person?I used to be a savory breakfast person. Eating something sweet for breakfast sounds both uncomfortable and unfulfilling. My dad, on the other hand, has the biggest sweet tooth (and he’s ...

Scone obsession

So it all started with a pint of homemade clotted cream.If you followed me on Instagram, you probably have noticed I was really into scones lately. Scone is something I don’t usually eat before pregnancy. Although I have a soft spot for freshly ...

What I’ve been making lately + recent exciting news + a strawberry rhubarb compote recipe

This winter in Seattle does not feel as bad as previous ones. With all the snow going on (and actually many decent sunny days!), I didn't feel any PNW winter blues. So when I spot rhubarb at Pike Place Market two weeks ago, I was really surprised. ...

Her Cookbook Club: Food52 Genius Desserts | Review & Recipe Test Photos

Long time no see, my friends! Last time I did a #hercookbookclub review was in 2018, which definitely is not my plan. When I started Her Cookbook Club, I wanted to review and try one cookbook per month. Given the number of cookbooks I own (and it’s ...

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