Banana-Caramelized Plantains-Walnut-Mini Cupcakes

No frosting on these cupcakes.  Because, well, I don't like frostings on cupcakes.  Unless it is a really light sponge cake type of cupcake.

"Healthy" Cake

Banana-oatmeal-oat bran-yogurt cake.  Lightly sweetened with raw honey.

I may have to bake more of this and freeze them, and have them for breakfast (or for the occasional snack time).

Pork, Peppers, and Vermicelli

Ginger Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Crispy, chewy oatmeal cookies with golden raisins, lots of cinnamon, and bits of ginger through out, as well as a slice of candied ginger nestled in the center.

Lemongrass Tofu with Cabbage Stir Fry

Easy side dish: Shredded Cabbage and Red Pepper Stir Fry

Spicy Crispy Lemongrass Tofu

I like to score the tofu, so that the flavor can get inside too.  Some people like to deep fry this, but I found that the lemongrass would fall off to the bottom of the pot and burn.  Just a little bit of oil in the pan is fine for me, and I don't have to any waste oil either.  The time consuming part is to turn them on all sides to get every surface crispy.  But that's just me- I like crispness. 

Steamed fish

I have no idea what I made.  This was from some time ago.  Think this was ginger steamed fish with 3 kinds of salads and relishes on top.

Dark Chocolate Almond Cookie

There were a few surprises to this cookie.  For one, you might bite into a piece that has ginger, while another does not.  I baked this as a very crispy biscotti-like cookie, but it turned soft after a few days.  Weird!  Wonder what it will be in a couple of days?  Crispy again??  In any case, it was really good with a glass of milk or cup of  tea.  

I like using Valrhona 71% cacao dark chocolate.  The 81% is a bit too bitter to leave as chunks in the cookie.  Maybe next time, I will make a cardamon-pistachio-dark chocolate variety.

Dark Chocolate Pistachio Biscotti

My first good looking biscotti!  Yeah, the other times I've made them, they don't look like biscotti at all.  My flour amount was wrong, so the previous ones didn't come out right! :(  I think this is one of the easiest cookies to make, in terms on preparation.  Just mix everything together, bake, slice, and bake again.  No rolling dough into little balls!

Jícama Spring Rolls

One is broken.  Oh NOOoz..

One of my favorite summer food!  Loves it with hoisin dipping sauce.

Spicy Stilton Walnut Shortbread

Have some! ( ^ - ^ )*

Crispy, crunchy, nutty, spicy!

I'm afraid to make this again, because I'll eat the whole batch!

Wonderfully Soft Bread

100% Whole wheat bread.  I like this bread because it's a tasty whole wheat bread and it's not hard as a brick by the 3rd day.  In fact, it stays soft for a long time!  It's also not mixed with white flour.

Used only natural ingredients: whole wheat flour, eggs, yeast, yogurt, and a bit olive oil.

Eggs and halloumi

Egg, asparagus, and fried halloumi (looks like a slab of tofu).  I didn't do too well frying the egg.