JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

Ted went out with friends to the midnight showing at the movies tonight so I’m home alone with chocolate. It’s not sour grapes; instead it’s sweet. I couldn’t resist trying these new colors of MnM’s, although I don’t know why these pastel hues are considered Jedi tones. Then at another store, I found the Darth [...]

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For a special treat last night I made crab cakes and tartar sauce:

served with baby potatoes, spinach salad, rustic bread and our current favorite white wine, Hofer’s Gruner Veltliner 2003. I bought two Dungeness crabs, cleaned, removing the meat and mixing it with bread crumbs, spices, egg and mayonnaise. Capers, pickles, parsley and scallions flavored [...]

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When I saw Barrett’s post in the multi-authored-blog Too Many Chefs titled Curds and Whey - Indian Panir/Paneer - Easy Cheesy, I knew I had to try it, especially since the subsequent recipe for Palak Paneer - Indian Spinach and Cheese - First Version is one of my favorites to order in a [...]

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Scheherazade began a scrumptious post on Eggs and Bananas with the sentence:
If you ever decide to make me breakfast in bed, you should know that my favorite thing is eggs over easy, with maybe some toast or, even better, some spicy black beans and a couple of warm corn tortillas.
She fried a banana alongside [...]

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2004 version here (except photo error). For 2005 we used Vermont maple syrup, as linked in the post above, and created candy.

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New Year’s Day dinner menu included:
Peking Duck (marinated overnight in local Hood Canal Brewery Agate Pass Amber)
Stir-Fried Broccoli
Rice
Almond Jelly, Lychees and Fortune Cookies
Asian Pear Wine
Notes:
One college friend gave me the Peking Duck recipe years ago, and another provided the Almond Jelly recipe when we were living in RI. Thanks Y and E for the [...]

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As requested (by Katherine in the comments to this blog entry), I’ve posted a picture of our homemade marzipan from Christmas.
This was the first year we tried to make our own although I’ve thought about it for years. I grew up enjoying marzipan bought from the local grocery store bakery (Safeway) however marzipan fruits no [...]

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Some may be wondering what happened to me this Christmas. I don’t think I am quite myself. As evidence, I present our Christmas masterpiece: Ham brined in Coca-Cola. A few weeks ago I heard someone mention she had tried it and I became curious. I found this recipe on the Internet and didn’t plan to [...]

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While not professionally-decorated turkey cake, I thought that these homemade turkey cookies were fun. The girls and I each drew and cut our own turkey design on paper to use to shape the dough. Then we decorated with an assortment of sprinkles, chocolate chips and almond slices. No meat products were employed in the making [...]

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Friday I wanted to try to write some posts but I ended up spending most of the day brining a turkey. The bird had been a bargain and a bit of an impulse buy. On Thursday we went to visit friends who hosted and cooked most of the meal. But in the grocery store on [...]

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