Jung’s Weblog

Saw the Danish Ebelskiver Iron on Williams-Sonoma’s catalogue, thought of the red (Adzuki) bean paste stuffed pancake I was so fond of as a child, I knew I had to have it.

The Danish calls it “ebelskiver”, we Taiwanese makes it in the shape of car wheel and simply calls it car wheel “tcha luan”, and the Japanese makes it in the shape of fish called “taiyaki” (red snaper bake) or in round shape called “dorayaki” which is Doraiemon’s favorite food I guess there is a version of it in every culture… whatever sweet treat it is stuffed with, it is delicious!

Made dorayaki for Ryota yesterday, he has become a very mature looking kid over his summer vocation in Japan. His Chopin F minor Etude Op. 25-2 is sounding fantastic now, I think we will put it on his podcast soon

Just found this on YouTube, I am ordering a Taiyaki Maker… It is just too cute…

Favorite toys used:

Hello Kitty slow cooker to cook the red bean to perfection (then chilled and sweetened with Organic Raw Agave Nectar, which does not effect the blood sugar), grain mill to ground fresh organic whole soft wheat for flour, and Ebelskiver Iron.

Made my very first bento lunch: Miso Soup, Mix Vege Stir Fry, Vegan Kielbasa (made of Soy Protein) and Short Grain Brown Rice with Sesame Hello Kitty. That was fun

Favorite toys used:
(Hello Kitty Stencils found on eBay & Bento Box)

May I say I am officially addicted

Saw Yerba Mate Latte recipe at We Like It Raw decided to give it a try. It is fantastic!

Mate is supposed to be the most perfect plant, the leaves of the rainforest mate tree naturally contain 24 vitamins and minerals, 15 amino acids, abundant antioxidants. Well, this is what I found about it on internet, but I like its mild taste and low buzzing effect (less caffeine then white tea).

Instead of the instant Cashew Milk in the recipe from WLIR, I use Sarma’s Brazil Nut Milk Recipe from her book Raw Food Real World. This milk is a big hit with all my students as I did a taste test last week

I have slowly added lots of links to all my toys since people never stop asking me “where did you get this?”

Favorite book and toys used:
(VitaMix to blend, Nut Milk Bag to strain, and Capresso 1500 (discontinued model) to froth the nut milk)