… and these Thy gifts …

Need to use up these things before we leave. I’ll be crossing out as I use them up.

“oriental noodles” (from mommy)
5 century eggs
acorn starch (K)
agar sticks 3
agar strands
baby corn
bean curd sheets
belacan
besan flour
bihon 1/2
black corn
bonito flakes
Botan rice
chee hou sauce
chili powder (K)
chinese green tea 2
coconut shreds (dried, Indian)
dried anchovies
dried kamias
dried lily flowers 2
dried mushrooms 2
dried shrimp [...]

If you have a chocolate lover on your gift list this Christmas, or maybe you’re a chocolate lover yourself, you can’t miss with these:

Schokinag Drinking Chocolates

My favorite: The TRIPLE CHOCOLATE DRINKING CHOCOLATE. The name says it all, don’t you think?

(No, this isn’t a paid post.)

On the same day. Woke up quite late, because I had stayed up ’til 3 am migrating stuff. Decided to make “lazy suman” (rice cooker, glutinous rice, half a can of coconut milk, 2 teaspoons salt, enough water to reach up to first joint of middle finger). The kids had it with [...]

From BloomingFoods.org – Storage tips for grains, oils, nuts, etc.

2 pounds mushrooms (button or a mix)
2 cups finely chopped onions
8 cups water
1 teaspoon salt

Trim and chop mushrooms finely by hand or in a food processor (do it in batches).

In a heavy stockpot, put mushrooms, onions, water and salt. Simmer uncovered, 2-3 hours. Pour stock through a large fine sieve into [...]

Just saw this article and had to comment here, esp. the part where it says “a real gourmet can detect it”. (I wonder what they mean by “real gourmet”.)

Imitation vanilla is actually a great substitute in baked goods, or at least that’s what the folks at America’s Test Kitchen say. No, I don’t [...]

As with most blogging events, SHF #13 crept up without me realizing it. The past few months have been hectic with hubby being sent to work out of town. However, I don’t complain much because 1) we always get to go with him since we’re homeschoolers and 2) he gets sent to places [...]

Last week when we were in Cincinnati, I noticed a different package in the baking aisle at Meijer: beet sugar, which as far as I know, I haven’t tried. So I bought a package — so far so good, can’t really taste a difference in my coffee… I’m baking something for SHF [...]