Month: February 2019

One of my favorite things to eat are taiyaki, which are Japanese fish-shaped waffles. They do not have fish in them but are just shaped like fish. There’s a shop in So Cal called Somi Somi that I love, that sells these filled with custard, red bean, Nutella, cheese, or ice cream (with toppings). There…

For Valentine’s Day treats for my friends this year, I tried my hand at making chocolates. I tempered the chocolate and poured it into a mold, then made a soft caramel filling. After taking the chocolates out of the mold, I drizzled them with ruby chocolate to give it a pink color. Ruby chocolate is…

We have some French bakeries in town that make great croissants (Eva Bakery, Les Madeleines, and Tulie Bakery). The pain au chocolat from Tulie Bakery is my favorite, I even wrote a short essay on how it was the best thing I ever ate. I got bored one day and began to research making croissants…