My first time encountering shepherd’s pie was as a child at a local grocery store’s frozen section. My family was not one that usually bought frozen foods, simply because we didn’t see a point. Frozen foods would most definitely have some amount of preservatives, the price for anything decent was going to be higher than…
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Hong Kong Bakery Tuna Buns
Growing up, Hong Kong style bakery goods were pretty much a staple in our household. Every trip with my mom to the nearby Chinese supermarket elicited a string of hunger complaints that were really just thinly veiled attempts to pick up a snack at the attached bakery. Most of the time I was limited to…
Chocolate Swiss Roll
If you’ve ever found yourself hovering to close over the display at your local bakery, daydreaming about recreating the cakes in your own kitchen, a Swiss roll is the best place to start. The cake is baked as a flat sheet, so you can use much less flour than you would with a normal layer…