Year End 2025 and Early 2026 Cookies

 

Kimchi

Pureed the followings together

6-8 cloves of Garlic 

1 inch Ginger

½ Apple (or any similar fruit - pear, pineapple etc)

½ cup Onion 

After pureed the above, mix Kimchi Paste in the below ingredients in a bowl, set aside in fridge.

6 tbs Fish Sauce

1 cup Gochugaru  (Korean hot pepper powder)

¼ cup (boiling) water, 2 tbs sweet rice flour - mix both water and rice powder into a soft paste, set aside.

Prepare the vegetables.

¼ cup (4 tbs) Sea Salt 

In a bowl, 1 large head Napa Cabbage (about 2 1/2 to 3 lbs) - cut in 1 ½ inch length, sprinkle Sea salt to the cabbage.  Mix and turn the cabbage after every 30 mins (do this for 3-4 times, total of at least 2 hours so the cabbage belongs soft).

Squeeze out water from cabbage and rinse cabbage with tap water, squeeze out most of the water.

5 Green Onions (sliced into two-inch pieces)

1 Carrot - Julienned (optional)

1 small Daicon (white radish/carrot) sliced into Julienned pieces (optional)

Put all together Kimchi.

Mix Kimchi Paste to all the vegetables.

Fill kimchi into glass bottle, store in room temperature for 2-3 days, after that, store kimchi in refrigerator for use.

Dinner Rolls

Ingredients 

1 Tbs yeast

1/3 cup sugar

4 tbs butter/margarine

4 cup floour

1/2 cup warm water, 1 cup milk

Instructions 

• Heat the milk, sugar, salt, and butter on the stove until the mixture reaches a temperature of 110°F. Transfer the mixture to the bowl of a stand mixer.
  1 cup milk,1/3 cup granulated sugar,½ teaspoon kosher salt,4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• Add in the yeast, and stir. Let the mixture sit for a few minutes until foamy.
• Attach the dough hook to the stand mixer.
• Add in the flour, and mix on low for 3-4 minutes until a smooth ball of dough forms. - 4 cups all-purpose flour
• Cover the bowl of dough with a kitchen towel, and let it rise in a warm place for 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
• Divide the dough into 16 equal balls (about 51 grams per ball), and place them into a greased 9×13-inch baking pan.
• Brush the tops of the rolls with the egg wash (yolk with milk or just whole egg)
• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Cover the dough with a towel, and let it rise again for another 30 minutes.
• Remove the towel and bake for 12-15 minutes until the rolls are golden brown on top.
• (Optional) Brush the tops of the rolls with the melted butter.

Seasonal Cookies 2024

 

Chocolate Cake with Greek Yogurt

 Chocolate Cake with greek yogurt.

1 box cake mix

1 cup greek yogurt

1 cup flour

1 cup sugar

1/3 cup oil

1 cup water

3 eggs.

Lined 3 6-inch cake pan

Lined 1 mini loaf pan

Buttercream icing with sprinkles

Icing - 1 cup butter and 3 1/2 cup icing sugar.

Bake 30 minutes at 350 degree.

Small Quilts.

 Here are 2 small quilts (throw or lap quilts) I have started, and some completed in 2023.

Year End 2023 Bakes & Treats

 Here are a few of my year end tradition bakes,

I didn't see the blemish on this cake earlier. I didn't have time to take a better picture, picture was taken when displayed at a poor lighting at that time. But I want to still capture the picture on the "sisters" drawing on the cake ;)