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Anh Hong Saigon

By Lionina - 6:55 PM
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Satura Mont Blanc, Japanese Snacks

By Lionina - 6:50 PM
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Jung Yong Hwa - One Fine Day

By Lionina - 11:55 PM
For "Mileage", the first major single off new album One Fine Day. Jung Yong Hwa is in full glory goofy flirt mode, ie his best side (get him a role for this please). Too bad it's not summer because this song is a perfect top-down palm tree boulevard jam with a funky opener and short measures that promote sass. YDG's just ramblin' rap counterpoint complements the...

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Bouchon Apple Pie

By Lionina - 8:00 PM
Bouchon Apple Pie  from Saveur Pate Sucre8 tbsp. unsalted butter, cubed and chilled3½ tbsp. confectioners' sugar1 egg, beaten, 1½ tbsp. measured out for use¼ tsp. vanilla extract1 cup all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting¼ cup almond flour Cream butter and sugar in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment until fluffy, 1–2 minutes. Add 1½ tbsp. egg and the vanilla; mix until...

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The Counter

By Lionina - 7:07 PM
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Homemade Cheesecake Factory Chicken Madeira

By Lionina - 1:48 AM
mashed potato roasted asparagus chicken breast, preferably pounded flat or sliced in half thinly sauteed mushroom mozzarella cheese balsamic vinegar, a few splashes beef bouillon, 1 or 2 tsp sugar, 1/2 tsp madeira, 1-2 cups Preheat oven to low broil. Season chicken. Saute briefly on both sides. Deglaze pan with balsamic and beef broth. Add sugar and madeira till reduced. Plate and broil...

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Coffee Almond Roll Cake

By Lionina - 5:48 PM
A staple of Chinese and Japanese bakeries, the Swiss roll (aka jelly roll, or roulade) cakes are not very sweet, have a relatively fine crumbed, dry sponge, light whipped cream, and layered only on the inside, so slices can be handled with fingers. My inaugural project for the new Bosch Styline Mixer was the Coffee Almond Roll Cake, an more elaborate confection that includes...

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Spaghetti and Meatballs

By Lionina - 5:54 PM
I happen to like the nice fluffy meatballs that come out of my food processor, though this may not be to everyone's taste. For a more meaty solution, reserve some chunky ground meat and stir it in after processing. Meatballs 1/4 cup onion, finely minced, squeeze out the water 1 clove garlic, finely minced 1/2 lb ground pork 1/2 lb ground beef, 85%...

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To buy or not to buy... Bosch Styline Stand Mixer - MUM5

By Lionina - 6:16 PM
Sour Cream Topping (revised) 1/2 cup heavy cream1/2 cup sour cream1 tbsp of sugar. 1 Bosch Styline Stand Mixer**Apply electricity for a few minutes. Done. The previous recipe for Sour Cream Topping called for 1/2 cup each cream and sour cream, 1 tbsp sugar, and 1 whisk. Instructions involved the efforts of two people, furiously tag team beating, over the course of what seemed...

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Hainan Chicken, Garlic Cucumber Bon Bon/Bang Bang Chicken,

By Lionina - 5:09 PM
This recipe is a 2 day affair, for the sake of the flavored rice, but is in fact very very little effort. You can get a similar effect in one day by first rendering chicken fat - requiring much trimming and tending - or secondly, laboriously harvesting fat with a skimmer. Or you can just poach chicken, make the scallion sauce, and finish...

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