“We Asians often only value the first (and sometimes only) time our parents said I love you while disregarding the countless times they asked, “when did you eat?” As if they didn’t all mean the same thing.” — Kimmy Yam @ kimmythepooh on Twitter I’m not sure if my mother has ever actually uttered the…

“What the heck do you do with this stuff…and do you want to make something with it?,” asked my neighbor Winnie, handing me a jar of pumpkin butter.  It had been a party favor from a recent shower she’d attended.  Since neither Winnie nor her husband cook a lot, much less bake, the pumpkin butter was…

Walk into any market, health food or otherwise, and you’ll probably find displays upon displays of “alternative milk” offerings–from almond and cashew to rice, coconut, and, more recently, oat.  But the original “alt milk beverage” is soy milk.  I confess I do not like most commercially packaged soy milk–always tastes overly “processed” to me, no matter what brand….

In a previous post I talked about my obsession with baking rustic loaves using my trusty starter “Barney,” who I’m proud to report is still alive and kicking.  But lately, my favorite bread to bake at home is Milk Bread, the incomparably fluffy, pull-apart tender carb of my dreams.  Its pillowy texture sort of reminds…