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• Lately and The Delicious Project: Mushroom Risotto

  

  As most food-lovers will agree, at meal times, you must have your camera ready. When I dine out, I frequently have my camera sitting in my lap, with the appropriate settings turned on to capture the perfect moment. It's especially awkward however, when th

  by butteredup - June 13, 2012

• Linzer Blitz Torte

  

  I moved to Shanghai when I was eight, it took me a while to adjust to the cultural shock of crazy fast taxis, the thick smog that hung stubbornly above the city’s skyline, and people who stared at me with big, curious eyes like I was a foreign creature

  by butteredup - June 06, 2012

• Grapefruit and Fennel Salad

  

  When I lived in Montreal, I hosted monthly dinner parties to fundraise for my volunteer trip in the Philippines, it was a great opportunity to feed my friends (one party had more than 30 dinner guests!), though I really had an ulterior motive: to tackle t

  by butteredup - June 01, 2012

• Olive Oil Pound Cake

  

   There’s always a mix of anticipation, excitement, and hunger that stirs inside me when I slide cake out of the oven. A puff of hot air hits my face (I always forget to dodge), followed by the magical moment where the cake practically sings “TADA!!

  by butteredup - May 24, 2012

• Maple Banana Bread

  

  I once went out with a boy who enjoys food as much as I do, we bonded over plates oozing with burrata cheese, plate brimming with fresh ravioli and pizzas bubbling straight from chimney ovens (if you live in Toronto or plan to visit sometime soon, you oug

  by butteredup - May 09, 2012

• Whole Wheat Speculoos Snacking Cake (almost)

  

   Around this time last year, I was strolling through the beautiful Jardin des Tuillieres in Paris with my closest friend, all the while still screaming in my head, OHMYGOD I’M IN PARIS!! Then, just as the sun was setting, we set out to locate our manda

  by butteredup - May 02, 2012

• Penne with Vodka Sauce

  

  A while ago, I dated a guy who I’ll call Jamie. He had dirty blond hair and eyes that were piercing pools of blue. There’s no way you could walk through a crowd and miss those eyes, if you gazed at him long enough, you could feel him reading every tho

  by butteredup - April 24, 2012

• Rosemary Remembrance Cake

  

  In Shanghai, or mostly anywhere in China for that matter, you can get any pet you want. I can count on my fingers all the pets I’ve owned: rabbits, goldfish, turtles, hamsters, puppies, lovebirds, parrots, owls (yes, owls), chipmunks, and kittens. Even

  by butteredup - April 17, 2012

• Beer Chicken and Potatoes with Salsa Verde

  

   I've never liked the taste of beer. I have a high school friend who deemed it was like drinking “carbonated piss”, but ever since last summer, I found myself slowly enjoying the bubblyness and developed a newfound respect for pee beer. A few weeks

  by butteredup - April 08, 2012

• Pear, Pistachio and Ginger Blondies

  

  Meet my grandpa (or inCantonese, my yeye). He passed awaymore than five years ago, I didn’t even go to the funeral, I was inschool and the ceremony was in Hong Kong. Mydad went alone instead. This photo was taken at Centre Island,when I was four and att

  by butteredup - April 03, 2012