Tiramisu Cups

14Dec09

This is my fourth tiramisu post and my own creation. I mashed up 60 lady fingers with 1 cup of dark coffee and 0.25 cup coffee liqueur using a potato masher. I then scooped the lady fingers paste into the bottom of a glass and then topped with the mascarpone mixture. For a finishing touch, [...]

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Tags: cocoa powder, coffee, coffee liqueur, cwST originals, desserts, eggs, heavy cream, lady fingers, mascarpone cheese

Extra Dark Chocolate Peppermint Bars

13Dec09

I made these with 84% dark chocolate from Ghana. It was really good and I finally got the icing to not melt at room temperature. I don’t know what exactly happened but this is double the recipe from last time.

[100% organic]

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Tags: bittersweet chocolate, desserts, eggs, flour, icing sugar, milk, peppermint essence

Roasted Cinnamon Pecans

11Dec09

You know at Whole Foods the really good nibble food are always so expensive! Roasted nuts for $22/pound, and chocolate truffles for $2.99 each, etc… I woke up this morning feeling “toasty”. It’s because I left the heater on at a higher setting than what I usually set it to.

[100% organic]
Ingredients:

1 egg, white only
1 tsp [...]

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Tags: cinnamon, cwST originals, desserts, eggs, pecans

Panko Coconut Shrimp

08Dec09

Costco sells coconut shrimp in a package in the frozen aisle. I don’t think their shrimp is all that great but it comes with two packets of a really good yummilicious spicy mango sauce.
I failed on my own version of the spicy and sweet mango sauce. FAIL. Wasted two mangoes :[ and wasted $6.
[100% organic [...]

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Tags: coconut milk, cwST originals, dried coconut, eggs, mangoes, panko, seafood, shrimp

Chocolate Peppermint Squares

28Nov09

I’ve accepted that I’m not a really good baker. I don’t have that much of a sweet tooth and I hate overly sweet things. But these squares turned out great and I enjoyed making the peppermint icing!

[100% organic]
Ingredients:

6 oz. good quality bittersweet chocolate, chopped roughly
0.5 cup butter, chopped
0.5 cup caster sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
0.75 cup [...]

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Tags: bittersweet chocolate, desserts, eggs, flour, icing sugar, milk, peppermint essence

Udon Noodle Soup with Enoki, Beach Mushrooms, Shrimp & Raw Egg

25Nov09

Last Friday when I went to Sushi Zushi, that was my first time eating udon noodles in two years!!! I had a heavy meat dish for lunch so I settled for something light and super healthy for dinner.
[100% organic & wild Gulf shrimp]
Ingredients:

4 cups water
One 4-inch strip of dried kelp/kombu, soak in water for 10-20 [...]

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Tags: seafood, noodles, cwST originals, shrimp, spinach, eggs, dried kelp, soy sauce, mirin, enoki mushrooms, beach mushrooms

Martha Stewart’s Chewy Chocolate Cookies

03Nov09

I love chewy cookies. I don’t eat cookies often enough because cookies make you fat… with all that sugar and butter and the simplicity of the process… that’s why.
NOTE: for excellent chewiness, take the cookies out of the oven just before they are done and leave them on the baking sheet before transferring them to [...]

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Tags: cocoa powder, cookies, desserts, eggs, flour

Dumplings: Pot-Stickers

25Oct09

锅贴

Filling:

Ground pork (organic)
Napa cabbage
Garlic chives
Soy sauce
Hoison sauce
Ginger
Green onions
Corn starch
Sesame oil
1 beaten up egg
1 tsp five-spice powder

Instructions can be found on the Hun Tun/Wonton post. Basically everything is the same, just different shapes, folds, fillings, and cooking method. When 饺子 (jiaozi/gyoza) are boiled, they are know as the regular name “饺子 (jiaozi/gyoza)” but when they are [...]

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Tags: cwST originals, dumplings, eggs, five spice powder, garlic chives, ground pork, hoison sauce, napa cabbage, sesame oil, soy sauce

Spaghetti Carbonara

14Oct09

I always see this dish in restaurants but I never ordered it before. The recipe that I found asked for pancetta but I used prosciutto – Whole Foods was out of pancetta! How is that possible?!

[100% organic]
Ingredients:

0.5 lb spaghetti
0.5 lb prosciutto (sliced 0.25-inch thick), cut into lardons
4 large eggs
1 TB garlic, minced
1 cup Pecorino Romano [...]

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Tags: eggs, parmigiano reggiano, parsley, pasta, pecorino romano, prosciutto, spaghetti

Tiramisu in Martini Glasses

01Oct09

Tiramisu… Mmmmm… in martini glasses. This recipes makes five standard martini glasses.

[100% organic]
Ingredients:

0.3 cups of fine brown sugar
2 eggs, separated
8 oz. mascarpone cheese
0.5 cup strong black coffee
36 lady fingers
1.25 cups heavy chilled whipping cream
2 tsp coffee essence (you can use vanilla if you want)
4 TB white sugar
Cocoa powder for dusting
Coffee beans for decorating

Instructions:

Whisk the brown [...]

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Tags: chocolate, cocoa powder, coffee, coffee beans, cwST originals, desserts, eggs, heavy cream, lady fingers, mascarpone cheese

Tiramisu

03May09

I finally found the perfect tiramisu recipe and I don’t have to freeze it! It makes me happy that I finally have a recipe for my favorite dessert.
[100% organic]
Ingredients:

3 egg yolks
1 cup powder sugar
8 oz. mascarpone cheese
1 cup chilled heavy cream
2.5 cups strong brewed coffee
1 TB cocoa powder (I used Scharffen Berger)
40 Italian ladyfingers (number [...]

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Tags: bittersweet chocolate, chocolate, cocoa powder, coffee, desserts, eggs, heavy cream, lady fingers, mascarpone cheese