Sunday, July 29, 2012

Light Tiramisu on vintage snack set

Good afternoon, everyone :D


Have you been watching the olympics? My friends in UK are pretty excited, and my husband and I are enjoying some of them on TV.


Today's dessert is light and creamy tiramisu. Everyone's favorite.
I usually make them in a square mold and cut them into pieces when serving to the guests, but this time, I used my favorite vintage snack set plates. It looks cool in glasses, fun to look from the sides as well.


A line of pretty desserts are fun to take photos of, too :D


Have a happy Sunday evening everyone :)

Friday, July 27, 2012

Caramel Mousse Dessert

Good evening everyone:D


Here is a good dessert for the summer season. Caramel mousse dessert in glasses. Mango vanilla on the bottom, then caramel mousse, followed by tea crystals. The flavor matches very well with fresh raspberries.




Plated with wine sauce and some crunches.


Looked pretty on the table, too :)


This dessert not only looks cool, but also tastes cool in this hot summer weather. 


Have a good weekend everyone. The olympic has started, and I'm excited! :D



Thursday, July 26, 2012

[dine LA] BD dinner at BOUCHON Beverly Hills

Good morning everyone!


Tomorrow is the last day of this term of dine LA. We had a birthday girlfriend this week, so went to celebrate at "BOUCHON Beverly Hills" for dinner.


The epi (bread) and pistachio were nice to start our dinner. The menu are cute, too, and the servers were very friendly :D

Salmon tar tar and fresh oyster as starters.






 Main courses were tasty, too, especially the steak. We tried all three dishes, enjoying our fun conversation, and then came the dessert time.




Happy birthday AYU!!!


We ended up staying for a while, talking, eating, drinking coffee, and left with big smiles.


Thank  you for the fun time girls :)


Have another nice day everyone :D



Wednesday, July 25, 2012

July Summer Table

Good morning everyone :D


It was pretty hot last week in Southern Caifornia, but it seems like its now back to the usual comfortable weather this week.


The July's table theme is summer, so used Sun Flower as the main flower. They brighten the table, and I think it's a good way to express the summer theme.


Also placed some sea shells. Wish they were the ones I picked, but no, they're not. I tried, but couldn't find enough pretty ones, so just bought them in a package. Still nice and soothing, don't you think?


Added some blue color for the coolness, and pink candle and vase are for the warm feeling.


Overall, the table turned out bright yet calm and gentle, just the way I like. My guests have been enjoying them. That makes me happy as usual.


The table for July.


See you tomorrow! (I'll try :D)

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Fresh wild blueberry pie

Good afternoon, everyone:D


We were invited to a friend's BBQ party, so I've decided to bring a dessert using blueberries since I found a jar of handmade blueberry jam my mother in law made with the wild blueberries she handpicked in MI.

This blueberry jam is less sweet compared to the ones you get in stores. It has a very natural flavor.


First baked a pie shell with little acorns on the edges.


Then heated up the jam, added bloomed gelatin, followed by fresh blueberries. Before the fresh blueberries are cooked through, removed from heat, and poured into the pie shell.


Done!!!


The strength of the gelatin was just right that it held its shape when I cut into it, but still let the blueberries fell in pieces when eating with folks.


Accompanied with lightly whipped chantilly cream with vanilla beans, everyone really enjoyed it after the delicious and fun BBQ dinner.


Thanks for visiting, and see you soon!

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Thin Apricot Pie

Good morning everyone :D


Another beautiful morning, and it's a weekend, so double plus!!!


At the local farmer's market, the stone fruits are in season. 


Plums, peaches, and apricots.
When I visited one of the markets, the apricots were very sweet, so I got some, and decided to bake with the last couple of the apricots after I enjoyed eating the rest of them fresh :)


I searched in my freezer and found a frozen pie sheet, so made a loose almond cream with less egg yolk with drizzle of rum. Spread it over the pie sheet, then lined up some wedged apricots, and it's ready to be baked.


Done. Pretty color, isn't it?
Ready to be enjoyed by my friends and one of the friend's mother and her friend who were visiting from Japan.


I plated them on vintage snack plates purchased recently after searching for them seriously.



Everyone liked the pie, and loved the snack set as much as I do. So cute aren't they?


Paired with Mariage Freres's "Marcopolo Verde", a green tea with very fruity aroma. We had a nice tea time with lots of smile :D :D :D


Well, time to go. I will be making a blueberry pie today, and will tell you about it maybe next time.


Enjoy your weekend everyone!

Friday, July 20, 2012

California Blue Sky

Hello everyone :D
I've been having a hectic time after returning from NY, but it's a good thing for me, so enjoying it.


I got my stitches out at the doctor's and back to normal. Another happy thing!


The weather here has been very good for the past few days. The sky by the beach is very pretty blue.


Now is the time to truly enjoy the Southern Californian weather.


 Over the weekend, there were many people under the sun at the beach.
Too bad that the Southern Californian water is rather chilly, but still fun to enjoy the water.


My husband took a walk around the beach neighborhood, and then enjoyed reading books we took with us with really nice cup of coffee and latte.


Can't wait for another good weekend :)


See you soon everyone, and enjoy your summer, too!

Monday, July 9, 2012

NY,NY,NY!!!

Good morning everyone :D
I know I haven't updated for a while, but guess where I was at???


Yes, New York!!!!!!


I had to visit ER the night before we left, and for a moment, I wasn't sure if I could make it to NY, but ended up getting some stitches with permission to fly, so here are some photos to share!


During this trip, my husband and I kept walking, walking, and walking which we usually don't get to do here in LA.


Walked over the Brooklyn bridge from Manhattan to Brooklyn.




Walked through Central Park and got lost, so we could walk more :)


Walked through the city and saw some  neat street arts.


Of course, ate lots and lots of good stuff. I will try to make a list of the things we tasted during this trip in another post.


We didn't use a cab during the stay, except for the transportation from the airoport. Only four rides of Metro in five days. We did a good job, right?


The hotel we stayed at was a great choice, too. Thanks to a friend who told me about this place. Not too expensive either.


Everything went so well that I could forget about the long and tiring ER experience.


Still happy from the trip, and now ready to get back to our normal life here in LA. Happy to be home as well.


Will write you more about NY in my next post.


Thanks for visiting, and hope to see you soon :D