Difficulty: Easy-IntermediateTime: 1-2 hours Recently a friend asked if I could repurpose one of her old dresses into an apron. I’ve always really liked the idea of up-cycling old clothes into something else, so I decided to give it a try. The overall process consisted of 4 simple steps: Trace apron pattern over dress Add…
Recently I’ve been on a crunchy cookie craze (ccc). I want to eat them all the time! Normally I can easily get my fix from the Chinese grocery store. However, with stay at home orders in place, it seemed unwise to venture out JUST for cookies. Fortunately, I have a number of good icebox cookie…
Updated: 2/22/21 If you have ever visited a Taiwanese or Japanese bakery, you will always find a loaf of white bread packed in a clear plastic bag with a twisty tie on top. Shokupan (食パン) is the Japanese term for this bakery staple and it literally means “eating bread”. The bread is characterized by a…
Difficulty: IntermediateTime: 1 – 2 hours I dislike sitting on bare chairs. My butt just doesn’t agree with them. They hurt. For this reason, every single chair in my house has some kind of chair cushion on it. Sometimes I will even stack layers of cushion together because one is just not enough. Recently I…
Mantou (饅頭）is essentially a type of Chinese “bread” that is finished by steaming as opposed to baking. Along with bing and wheat noodles, it is eaten as the carbohydrate staple in Northern China where wheat instead of rice is grown. In Taiwan where I grew up, mantou is a common breakfast staple. Ways to eat…
Difficulty: EasyTime: 30 min – 1 hour Recently Barnaby received some shareable foods in his Shimajiro subscription box. Shimajiro is a little tiger boy who learns different lessons and life skills through toys, videos, and books that is in sync with your child’s age. Barnaby has loved all the toys and books he receives monthly…
Have you ever had the Taiwanese Crunchoco Cookie made by Yi-Mei (義美）foods? Well if you like crunchy chocolate cookies you will definitely love these! The best way to describe them is crunchy chocolate crumbles bound together in a cookie. They’re addicting! It’s funny that I never thought too much of these until a recent trip…
Difficulty: Easy-IntermediateTime: 1 hour A while back I had gone running while staying at a friend’s place and she let me borrow her running belt. I really liked it because it fit more than my running armband, and it didn’t make me feel like I had one “heavy” arm as I ran. Nevertheless, since I…
Invisible zipper are one of those SUPER INTIMIDATING things before you’ve tried, but SUPER SIMPLE things once you’ve done it. Trust me, it really is very simple. The beauty of invisible zippers lie in the fact that compared to a regular zipper, they are indeed quite invisible. As a result, they are often used in…
Difficulty: IntermediateTime: 1-2 hoursTechniques: Sewing circle into cylinder, Finish raw edge with bias tape In the past 6 months, my toddler has already murdered two plastic water bottles via releasing them from heights water bottles shouldn’t be released from. I finally ordered him another water bottle, and was determined this one would not suffer the…