During my years in Hong Kong, breakfast was seldom sweet. Usually, we eat a traditional Chinese breakfast or a westernized breakfast of eggs and sausages. On rare occasions, my dad would make us French toast. I would obliterate my French toast with maple syrup. I am so addicted to that stuff. You understand, right? In […]
They are running at me at full speed… arms extended with hunger in their eyes. I’m running as fast as I can but my legs will not go any faster. My lungs are working so hard that it feels like I’m breathing in fire. In a state of utter panic, looking over my shoulders every […]
This week, we have two recipes because we found these AMAZING Seckel Pears at our local farmers’ market. They are commonly known as sugar pears. I have to say this again, thank you Lile for always hooking it up! Sugar pears, as I have mentioned in my Ginger Spiced Sugar Pear Cake, are petite in […]
This week, let’s pick up from where we left off on last week’s post with foods I despised as a kid…pears! I did not like them at all. To me, they were like mushy apples dipped in sand. It was sweet but the texture was so gritty. YUCK! Add it to a long list of […]
Growing up, there are certain things I despised eating: raw tomatoes, raw celery and mustard. I’m not fond of cooked celery either but we will save that rant for another time. Let’s focus on the tomatoes. When I was a kid, I never understood the significance of raw tomatoes. I didn’t appreciate them until I […]