I am always thrilled when I find a recipe that I can make using common ingredients in China. Let's just say that butter is a luxury item here, costing us about 20 RMB (which is a lot when you're earning a Chinese salary). So if I can make a cake without it, then everyone is happy! I found this recipe on Epicurious and can't wait to try it: Yogurt Cake with Marmalade Glaze
When you can buy fresh vine ripened tomatoes in July or August, buy a big bunch and can them. Nothing beats the texture and flavor home canned tomatoes. Also, canning tomatoes is quite safe because they are quite acidic.
Uniting the east with the west, bread is common to all world cuisines. Thus, baguettes represent my European roots and baozi, or steamed dumplings, my adopted home in China.
I am starting my second year of doctoral work in English literature. I live in Buffalo, New York with my lovely husband and beautiful dog, tending my pumpkin patch and wishing for a glass slipper.
When you can buy fresh vine ripened tomatoes in July or August, buy a big bunch and can them. Nothing beats the texture and flavor home canned tomatoes. Also, canning tomatoes is quite safe because they are quite acidic.
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