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BIG NEWS + Serious Eats Homemade Bagel Recipe Report

12/10/2018 By Queenie Leave a Comment

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 back to school full time to study graphic design. What I mean full time, I mean FULL TIME. I basically got up at 5:30 everyday (yup we have full day class everyday) and spent my weekends doing homework and sleeping. Then, I dropped off school. Please know it’s totally not like me. I wanted to go to ...

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

12/01/2018 By Queenie Leave a Comment

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 Recipes in the past 60 days. Yes, 60 recipes in 60 days. Ever since I did my BA’s Best #30daychallenge, I always wanted to do another crazy challenge, but on King Arthur Flour’s recipes. I first found KAF’s website totally by accident; however, I’m so glad I did. I would never imagine a flour company has ...

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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 ...

Strawberry Shaved Ice + Summer in Seattle!

July went by so fast. I used to have one of those pretty calendars from Paper Source and religiously record what I did every day. Now Mr.186 and I share an iCal calendar, which is so much easier to use for record appointments or meetings, but I ...

Momofuku Milk Bar Cookbook| Review & Recipe Test Photos

In my Momofuku Cereal Milk post, I mentioned I always have a love-hate relationship with Momofuku Milk Bar, not the cookbook, but the store itself. I love how it has all the classic American flavor in the most unusual way - its own quirky way. From ...

Orange Cardamom Yogurt Loaf Cake

I am usually not a TV person, but lately I’m obsessed with the Great British Bake Off. I don’t know why it took me so long to finally watch it because EVERY BAKER should watch it! I’m fascinated by how creative the bakers can get and how amazing ...

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Philz Mint Mojito Coffee

Helloooooooo summer☀️! I know it’s a late greeting than most of the world, but hey, at least it’s finally 85°F in Seattle. That means I’m officially on board with everyone on Instagram and starting to make summer drinksIf you have read my about page, ...

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Granola Biscotti – when afternoon coffee meets breakfast

Have I told you after deciding to have my own blog, I subscribed to gazillion food magazines? I love reading them, not only from a food blogger researching perspective, but also from a future graphic designer to be view. While some of them are strong ...

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Korvapuusti – Finnish Cinnamon Rolls

Follow @hernameisqueenie on Instagram for more cafe/coffee photos Last weekend, I visited Portland and stuffed myself with endless bread, pastries and coffee. There are so many great bakeries and coffee shops in Portland that I only wish ...

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Thug Kitchen Cookbook: Eat Like You Give a F*ck | Review & Recipe Test Photos

HEY FRIENDS!! It’s Her Cookbook Club time again! I’m really enjoying the process of reviewing a cookbook. I choose one from the 100000 cookbooks on my bookshelf, re-read it, pick several interesting recipes, test them, snap a photo and write my ...

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Crumpets – recipe and how to eat them like a pro

Okay let me confess first, I was no crumpet pro at all 3 months ago. In fact, I first heard the word “crumpet" after moving to Seattle, at The Crumpet Shop in Pike Place Market. I am not entirely sure how “authentic” their crumpets are, but I cannot ...

Her Cookbook Club: The Love & Lemons Cookbook | Review & Recipe Test Photos

By now, I think you already knew my obsession with cookbooks. I thought the hardest part of starting Her Cookbook Club would be selecting the first book. You know, I have way too many of them and I am Virgo. Surprisingly, I chose The Love & ...

Welcome to Her Cookbook Club!

Yes, there is a bookstore only sells cookbook in Seattle. Heaven. From the moment I decided to create HerBakingLab, I knew I would have a section on the blog for cookbooks. (Click here to find out why I started the blog!) I just don’t ...

Summer Picnic Ready – snack ideas & recipes!

One interesting thing I noticed after my years living in the U.S is that Memorial Day is the unofficial beginning of summer. It’s so fascinating to me because I grow up thinking 1st of July is the start of summer. Before that, weather is not too hot ...

10+5 Almond Crisp – with many flavor options & oil-free!

Last post I shared my secret Best Earl Grey Tea Shortbread recipe, but I didn’t tell you my other secret. I have a mysterious way to deal with the remaining egg whites. My infamous oil free 10+5 Almond Crisp. 10 minutes plus 5 ingredients, with ...

Best British Earl Grey Tea Shortbread

Fun fact: when I started to learn English from primary school in Shanghai, we were taught in British English. So when I first came to the U.S, I was shocked. Biscuits are not the biscuits I know. These in America are called cookies. Maybe because ...

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