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start the new year with macarons!

{egg nog, red velvet, honey almond, white chocolate lychee, gingerbread, peppermint}

christmas glazed & infused

 we couldn't resist trying to the holiday specials

 gingerbread old-fashioned

 mint chocolate

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 we are featuring Glazed and Infused again because we love it so much!

 long johns

chocolate chip cookie

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chocolate cupid cupcake from foodlife market + candy caramel apple cupcake from Crumbs Bake Shop

happy halloween!!

enjoy the sweets!

 {spooky tortilla chips + pumpkin salsa}

...and the savory!! 

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After having lunch in the city, I had to stop by Sprinkles to see if they have any new flavors for the Fall season. Although they didn't have anything new today, I still bought two cupcakes {triple cinnamon + strawberry}.

One of my favorite television shows I'm watching these days is 2 Broke Girls. It's about 2 girls who have a dream of owning their own cupcake business. On its season finale last year, they got Martha Stewart to try their cupcakes. This reminded me when I met Candace Nelson, founder of Sprinkles. Last summer in 2011, I got to meet Candace Nelson at Sprinkles {Chicago}! I baked her my apple custard cupcake for her to try. She said it was very moist and delicious! 

montreal day no.3

Our last day in Montreal. Next stop...New York City!!

montreal day no.1

Here is a glimpse of day 1 in Montreal, Quebec! {detail post to come}

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Don't know what to do with your day-old french bread? Make some crostini sandwiches!

Crostini Sandwich

butter

sliced :

figs

ham

french bread

Toast the french bread. Layer with butter, ham, and figs!

funky monkey no.2

When I was watching "The Chew," Jason Roberts went to Austin, Texas to try Gourdoughs. Gourdoughs is a food truck with a selection of speciality doughnuts, such as the Funky Monkey. The ingredients in a Funky Monkey are grilled bananas, cream cheese, and brown sugar. I decided to put my own little twist to the Funky Monkey and called it Funky Monkey II.

What you need:   

Instructions for grilled bananas: In a pan place sliced bananas over medium heat. Mix in brown sugar, cinnamon, and caramel sauce.
I used chocolate cream cheese instead of regular cream cheese. You can also use nutella instead of cream cheese. 

frozen milk tea & hot chocolate

Who says you can't have your favorite hot drinks in the summer?! Make your favorite drink and turn it into a popsicle! 

What you need:

Just add water to the powders and mix

uk snacks

Watch the London Olympics with some UK snacks! Try these milk chocolate tea cakes and chocolate digestives from World Market.

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Doraemon {ding dong} bread from Mitsuwa
Doraeman is a Japanese cartoon. In Chinese he is called Ding Dong :) 

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Our mom always tell us stories about her childhood and the food she ate growing up. Growing up in Hong Kong, a lot of the food she ate came from Europe...including maria biscuits. You can find maria biscuits at World Market. They are the best munchies for afternoon tea.  

different ways you can eat the maria biscuits

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The first time I had Speculoos was in Paris, France {February 2011}. I spread it on a croissant. I never tasted anything so amazing and delicious. When I went back to Paris in April 2011 with my parents, we loaded Speculoos in our suitcase.


A few months later I found out they started selling Speculoos in grocery stores in Chicago! My secret french spread wasn't a secret anymore. Although I can find Speculoos here, I will always be reminded of Paris.

 the original speculoos from paris

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 french chocolate cookies from world market

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Do you ever have one of those days when you just want to stuff your face with chocolate? I was having one of those days after a long day of work. Good thing my mom had mini boston cream pies {from Fresh Market} waiting for me at home :)

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 cupcakes from cream & flutter

 pistachio passionfruit

 irish chocolate stout

 mocha

 girl's scout thin mint

 hazelnut praline

passionfruit + champagn macarons