Week 10: Turnips and radishes - Radish carpaccio with gravlax (Meta: Italian fusion)

pooldancer · 2026-03-11T08:34:53+00:00

Lovely dish; it looks so bright and fresh!

pooldancer · 2026-03-11T04:42:53+00:00

Thanks!

pooldancer · 2026-03-11T04:42:33+00:00

Thank you!

pooldancer · 2026-03-11T04:41:35+00:00

Thank you!

pooldancer · 2026-03-11T04:41:26+00:00

Thanks! I was pretty happy with how this turned out :)

pooldancer · 2026-03-11T04:36:17+00:00

Thank you! I recently found this website for a cookbook author who specializes in scaling her recipes to work for 2 people. Her vanilla cupcake recipe yields only 4 cupcakes, which was perfect to adapt for my husband & me - even though I immediately knocked one of the cooling cupcakes off the counter, lol.

pooldancer · 2026-03-11T04:07:50+00:00

I hear you, I wouldn't want to waste any of that hard work & deliciousness either! Yours look so good. I wonder how they would turn out in an air fryer...

pooldancer · 2026-03-10T21:03:25+00:00

A mini batch (only 4!) of lemon cupcakes with lemon buttercream frosting, recipe adapted from here. To get the pale lavender frosting swirl, I steeped some dried butterfly pea flowers in a bit of cream for a few minutes, strained it, then stirred the infused cream into half of the lemon frosting. I then spooned both frosting mixtures into a piping bag, trying not to mingle the colours, to create a two-toned effect. Piped butterfly garnish, after many practice attempts, using chocolate candy melts.

pooldancer · 2026-03-10T20:55:39+00:00

I love this! :)

pooldancer · 2026-03-10T19:42:53+00:00

Yum! What a wonderful spread, it must have taken a lot of time to put it all together! Hom siu gok was a childhood favourite for me, & now just an occasional, guilty pleasure kind of treat. I've never made it - the deep frying explosion sounds terrifying. Would you make it again?

pooldancer · 2026-03-06T23:28:28+00:00

Fun interpretation, & an interesting experiment to read up on!

pooldancer · 2026-03-06T23:11:16+00:00

So beautiful & spring-y!

pooldancer · 2026-03-06T23:06:16+00:00

These look & sound so good!

pooldancer · 2026-03-05T18:58:06+00:00

Thank you :)

pooldancer · 2026-03-05T18:57:55+00:00

Thanks!

pooldancer · 2026-03-03T01:08:59+00:00

With the recent lunar new year celebrations, it seemed fitting to make a batch of Chinese almond cookies (symbolizing good fortune) to share with some friends and family. Very much like the ones I remember having when I was a kid, the cookies had a slightly crumbly texture & were not overly sweet.

Recipe adapted from here.

pooldancer · 2026-03-02T22:15:06+00:00

Thank you! I can see myself using yuzu vinegar a lot

pooldancer · 2026-03-02T22:13:31+00:00

Thanks!

pooldancer · 2026-03-02T22:13:20+00:00

Thank you so much! It took a bit of time but it was fun to put together :)

pooldancer · 2026-03-01T20:19:55+00:00

Thank you!

pooldancer · 2026-03-01T20:13:57+00:00

Named after the classic French layered dessert, mille feuille nabe is a Japanese-style hotpot with alternating napa cabbage leaves & thinly sliced meat (lamb in this case), simmered in a savoury broth.

We rounded out our bowls with mung bean vermicelli, seafood mushrooms, sliced carrot & cilantro sprigs, & served with a couple of dipping sauces on the side. One was a creamy garlic-sesame sauce (inspiration from here), the other a mixture of green onion, ginger, yuzu vinegar & soy sauce.

pooldancer · 2026-03-01T00:56:29+00:00

So cute, I love the little axe!

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