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National Showcase 2024
2024 National Showcase was held in San José, CA from August 6th to August 10th. Sarah's impressive performances earned her 2 gold medals...
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Korea and Japan Trip
Sarah and I took a two week trip to Korea and Japan right after her school ended in June. We spent 7 days in Seoul and 5 days in Japan....
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In the Midst of Winter
The 2023 winter solstice was December 21st. Now at the end of February 2024(leap year) we get 29 days this month. I always wished my...
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End of Summer to the Fall
After our Thailand trip time just flew by. Before I had time to post another blog it's already after Thanksgiving. Sarah had a halftime...
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Amazing Thailand Trip
We took off from JFK airport on August 10 to Bangkok and traveled around Thailand for 10 days. First, we arrived in Bangkok after a long...
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National Showcase 2023
National Showcase this year was in Norwood, MA just outside of Boston. Sarah had practiced and trained on her 5 programs since early...
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Spring into Summer
The weather in mid May to early June has been all over the place in New York. Some days were cool and some days were Summer like hot. No...
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Spring is Here
The weather this April has been beautiful with a few days of summer-like weather and rainy days. We had a Passover Seder dinner at Sarah...
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Sachertorte
"Sachertorte" in German means Chocolate Cake, originated from Vienna, Austria, invented in 1832 by Franz Sacher. It's a chocolate sponge...
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Winter Month
It has been a mild winter this year, some days felt like spring and some days were very cold. It's snowing in the city while I'm writing...
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Opera Torte
I had many ideas for my own birthday cake this year. I usually made tall layered cakes for our birthday celebrations through out the...
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New Year, Let the Celebration Continue.
There was a lot going on in January and early February this year. Chinese new year came early on January 22nd marked the year of the...
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Chinese Dumplings
I had Kurt over to make dumplings and egg rolls together one weekend during Chinese New Year. I got egg dumpling wrappers instead of the...
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Baked Egg Rolls
I don't usually order egg rolls at the Chinese take-out, sometime they came with the meal and they're always so greasy. For the spirit of...
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Hot and Sour Soup
I love Hot and Sour soup, every time I go to the Chinese Take-out I always order a quart of it. I'd crossed my fingers that it will taste...
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Empanadas
Empanadas are very easy to make and they freeze well baked or unbaked. You can make any kind of filling you like as long as it's not too...
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Sourdough Brioche Cardamon Buns
Even though I already have my favorite sourdough brioche recipe, I wanted to try a new recipe and method when I came across the Sourdough...
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Salted Caramel
I love salted caramel! I made other recipes in the past but this recipe came out really good, soft and buttery, I will definitely make...
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Homemade Marshmallow
I got this recipe from sugargeek.com with the details instructions and video in this link. I found her video very entertaining and...
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Apple Cake
I got this recipe from What for Dessert Cookbook by Claire Saffitz, I followed her YouTube video and it was very easy to make. The cake...
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