There’s something magical about this Bittersweet Chocolate Salted Caramel Sauce and, surprisingly, it’s not just the chocolate and …
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There’s something magical about this Bittersweet Chocolate Salted Caramel Sauce and, surprisingly, it’s not just the chocolate and …
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Remember when I got all uppity about the marginal taste of that-chocolate-hazelnut-stuff in the jar and spent a week researching …
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I’ve been working on perfecting Peanut Butter Cookies since around the age of eight. Not the taste, which is nearly always great, …
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NOTE This is an update of the original post, with the addition of several more cacao powders to the tasting notes. With the …
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Welcome to All Chocolate All Month on LunaCafe! I’m so glad you’re here. chocolate reci February is the month of LOVE. And of …
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Here’s the great thing about Chinese culinary technique. If you learn the basic tenants of a stir-fry, including how to velvet …
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I’ve never met a chicken wing I didn’t like. But LOVE is another thing altogether. I LOVE these highly fragrant, exotically …
Immediately after developing LunaCafe Chinese Ten-Spice, I started imagining all the ways I could use it. After all, I had ½ cup …
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January 27th is a very special day. It’s National Chocolate Cake Day. And the web is awash with the most amazing chocolate cakes …
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As legend has it, the ancient Chinese attempted to produce a wonder powder—a blend so evocative and mind-blowing that it would …
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I’ve always been a huge fan of Chinese Five Spice. The aroma and flavor is magic. But as wonderful as Chinese Five-Spice is (with …
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What I really love about baking is that even if you don’t get the exact result you are going for, you sometimes get a nonetheless …
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This much loved dish is a deeply flavored, spicy mélange of silky glass noodles with little umami bursts of well-seasoned ground …
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My love for Asian snack crackers and other exotic munchies began, oddly enough, at the University of Washington. At that long …
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Korean coarse red pepper (Gochugaru) is a magical ingredient and a staple in the OtherWorldly Kitchen. It’s a world apart from …
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Welcome to the third round of All Asia All Month on LunaCafe. I'm happy you're here. Cold, wet, windy, overcast January is now …
Another exciting year of culinary exploration and learning in the LunaCafe OtherWorldly Kitchen has come to a close. And what an …
Long ago, in a postage stamp-size kitchen within a stones throw of Alki Beach in Seattle, there was a young cook who wanted to …
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Let’s kick this post off with a confession, shall we? My Mennonite grandmother, Mary Pullman Stahl, doyenne of all things good to …
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There’s no excuse for this Butterfinger Pie. Or should I say Butterfinger Cheesecake?. It’s just plain over-the-top …
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World-Class Baking with Sprouted & Whole Grains, Heirloom Flours & Fresh Techniques “The baker’s mission is to evoke the …
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