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I Am... Coconut Cinnamon Buns

December 15, 2016 • 17 comments • Posted in: breakfast, cinnamon, coconut, vegan, yeast

It’s Sunday! You know what that means: it’s time for Sunday Brunch. Why don’t you skip the line and make brunch at home this week? The coffee’s truly bottomless, the booze doesn’t have a crazy markup and you can chill out in your pajamas. Every Sunday I’ll post a brunch recipe. Soon you won’t be asking, where should we go for brunch – instead it’ll be, what should we make for brunch today?

These guys were so good they were dangerous. I'm still on my bread baking binge and since these guys use yeast, I'd like to think of them as bread, even though they're cinnamon rolls. Delicious, coconutty cinnamon rolls. Cinnamon always reminds me of fall/winter so I thought it was fitting to whip up a bunch as a practice test run for those cold winter mornings where waking up to one of these would be heaven.

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I Am... Cake Toast: Angel Food Cake Loaf

December 13, 2016 • 23 comments • Posted in: cake, christmas, egg whites, eggs, loaf

I love angel food cake. I never make it because it involves whipping up egg whites and all that jazz. And well, to be honest, I don't make cake that much, so I never really get the chance to eat it. But, back in high school I used to be obsessed with store bought angel food cake. I know, I know, they kind of taste like overly sweet styrofoam, but hey, to my unsophisticated teenage palette, they were squishy wondrous slices of deliciousness.

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I Am... Tokyo Kapibarasan Character Cafe

December 10, 2016 • 7 comments • Posted in: cafe, cute, tokyo, travel

A few years back, when Mike and I first visited Japan, I feel in love with a furry little hamster character. We were shopping on Character Street, a little underground corridor in Tokyo Station that has tons of character shops: Rilakkuma, Hello Kitty, Miffy, Gudetama, and on and on. There was one store that was practically empty. That was the Kapibarasan store!

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I Am... Birthday Steak Frites: Bone-in Rib Eye with Curry Sauce and Curly Fries

December 9, 2016 • 23 comments • Posted in:

Mike and I been gently settling into our life here in Tokyo. We're spending the days wandering and eating, going to the awesome 100 yen stores – like a dollar store, but better – and generally having a blast. The other day I did laundry for the first time before we went out on an epic walk. Halfway through, after pausing by a flower store to squee over the cuteness, I gasped.

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I Am... Mini Creamy Chicken Noodle Bread Bowls

December 7, 2016 • 20 comments • Posted in: bread bowl, chicken, noodle, soup

It's soup season! Mike and I are eating every bowl of ramen we come across and we're still not ramen-ed out because how could anyone get tired of carbs and soup? Speaking of carbs and soup, I made this gem before we left: creamy chicken noodle soup in baby bread bowls.

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I Am... Thanksgiving Croquettes

November 26, 2016 • 6 comments • Posted in: bestovers, potatoes, stuffing, turkey

I love leftovers because you can eat in basically the amount of time it takes to heat them up. To me, that's magic! But, as much as I love eating leftovers as is, I am absolutely fanatical about making leftovers into new dishes, like these Thanksgiving croquettes.

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I Am... Friday Finds 11.25.16

November 25, 2016 • 5 comments • Posted in: friday finds, link love

Happy Black Friday Friends! Mike and I are in Japan, traveling around the South so we're missing out on all the Black Friday sales, but I'm not complaining because Japan is my jam and I am in heaven, eating ALL the things. We're going to be here for a while and I could not be more excited. I just love Christmas in Japan. There are countless illuminations, Christmas music everywhere, and festive foods. I am crazy excited. If you guys have any must sees/must eats, please let me know! And thank you, thank you for all your sweet comments on my last post! It warms my heart :) I'm going to reply to everyone, soon!

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I Am... Challah Tipsy Cake

November 22, 2016 • 78 comments • Posted in: brandy, challah, thanksgiving, thanksgiving 2016, yeast

This Tipsy Cake is based off of a very famous tipsy cake served at one of my favorite London eateries: Dinner by Heston Blumenthal. Mike and I first had lunch at Dinner five(!?!) years ago. We were both slightly obsessed with him, having had some of our first dates in watching his BBC series, In Search of Perfection.

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I Am... Classic Yorkshire Puddings

November 20, 2016 • 8 comments • Posted in: eggs, flour, sides, thanksgiving, thanksgiving 2016

Mike and I have a spare room that we originally intended as an office. There's a row of extremely tall shelves and a wall to wall built in desk. It's pretty nice but we never use it because we like hanging out at our giant kitchen table when we work. So, sadly, the "office" has turned into a spare room where we banish all the things that we want to keep out of sight.

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I Am... Crispy Duck Fat Oven Roasted Potatoes

November 18, 2016 • 8 comments • Posted in: duck fat, potatoes, sides, thanksgiving, thanksgiving 2016

I love potatoes. So much so that sometimes I eat so many that I think I'm going to become one: soft and squishy. I don't really know anyone who doesn't like potatoes, at least in some form or other. And that's the beauty of potatoes, they can be made so many different ways!