The Most Scrumptious Blueberry Muffins You’ll Ever Eat!

This week there was a blueberry and raspberry sale at Shaw’, 2 for $5. I know what many of you are thinking right? (That's so EXPENSIVE!!) Well in Boston, that’s a GREAT deal.

So I took home two blueberry cartons and throughout the week I have been munching on them. It is the end of the week now and I did not finish even one carton. =( (I tried by best)

On YouTube there was this great step-by-step recipe for blueberry muffins with a crumble topping by expert village. I gave it a try and it was definitely the best recipe I have ever come across. It’s a keeper!

Im not sure why the center is green? =(

The Recipe:

Makes 8 muffins

Batter
1 & 1/2 cup of all purpose
3/4 cup of sugar
1/2 tsp of salt
2 tsp of baking powder
1/3 cup of oil
1/3 cup of milk
1 egg
1 cup of fresh blue berries

Crumble Topping
1/2 cup of sugar
1/3 cup of flour
2 oz of softened butter
1.5 tsp of cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 degrees

1) sift flour and sugar with a mixer for 30-40 secs
2) add salt and continue to mix for another 15 secs
3) add powder and mix altogether another for 1 min, scrapping the sides
4) set mixer to lowest setting and mix in the egg until incorporated
5) add milk and mix for another 1 min and batter should start to form
6) now dump in oil and mix until you get a good texture, scrapping the sides
7) fold in blueberries

1)Mix flour and sugar together with a fork
2)add butter and smash it in until crumbly

Pour one heaping spoonful of batter and pour on one spoonful of topping

bake at 15-20 mins at 400 degrees

The BEST Milk Tea EVER!

Here you go laalaa, I hope you enjoy this. You should make it for Bob, Pooh, and Sue too. LaaLaa, I made my sugar syrup by melting 1/2 tbsp of sugar with some water in the microwave. It should be syrupy like the ones we make for Nava. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of milk
• 1/4 cup of soy milk (I used vanilla flavored)
• one tea bag
• 1/2 tbsp of sugar syrup
• ground cinnamon

1. pour milk into a pot and turn heat to medium but do not let the milk boil
2. when there is steam, drop the tea bag in the pot for about 3 mins
3. when the milk turns slightly brownish, remove tea bag
4. stir in the sugar and two dashes of ground cinnamon and keep stirring until completely blended
5. Serve as is or over ice!

Porter Square

Porter Square, Boston.

Some people call this "Japan Town" in Boston. It has a few restaurants serving authentic Japanese food, especially RAMEN!! There was a Japanese market where I like to buy fresh fish and other goods but they went out of business. I was told that there is another market on Union Square so that will be saved for another day's trip.


Seaweed Ramen in a clear broth! so YUMMY!

Italian Chicken Casear Burgers

This afternoon, I made this sandwhich with the left over wheat english muffin I had and it was so juicy and delicious. I was surprised because chicken burgers tend to come out dry.

I took half a chicken breast, seasoned with salt and pepper, added some dried oregano, and italian bread crumbs to my food processor. I formed the mixture into two small patties and grilled them on my george forman grill. The patties had beautiful grill marks on them.

I then toasted my muffin halves, spread some casear dressing, and added tomatoes, lettuce, patties, and cheese!

Bento Box Lunch♥

A lunch bento with rice, fruits, steak cubes, sausage and lots of veggies!

My first attempt at making a apple bunny. Poorly done =(There was a big sale on strawberries and blueberries this week!

One of the rice balls are sad because it is not a perfect triangle.

I recently bought this little bunny that holds sauces. Isn't so cute?

Definately, One of the BEST cupcakes EVER!!!

Kara's Cupcakes located at the marina in San Francisco has one of the best cupcakes I have ever ate. The cake is scrumptious and so moist. The frosting is to die for also!! The butter cream is sweet and tangy. Just delicious!! A cupcake ranges from $3 - $4 and with a variety of flavors.

These goodies came home with me. Two chocolate fudge, one chocolate velvet, one carrot, and one vanilla strawberry.


The chocolate fudge cupcake with ganache frosting topped with chocolate sprinkles.


A sweet and spicy carrot cake that is moist and nutty. It is topped with a light and tangy cream cheese frosting and a fondant star.


Vanilla cupcake with a whipped strawberry filled center topped with a cream cheese frosting.

Teriyaki Tuna Steak

Teriyaki marinade is perfect for a tuna steak. The flavor is infused with garlic and cilantro and salted with a soy base. This recipe is good for one fillet because I usually cook for only two people. If you are using more fish then I served the steak with broccoli in a garlic soy sauce dressing and white rice.

For the tuna steak

Ingredients:

• 2 tbs of teriyaki marinade
• ½ tbs of soy sauce
• ½ tbs of sesame oil
• 1 tbs of olive oil
• ¼ tsp of garlic powder
• a pinch of red pepper flakes
• a pinch of black pepper
• 1 tbs of chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 piece of tuna fillet, 1 inch thick and about the size of your palm

1. Mix the oil marinade in a Ziploc bag
2. add the fillet and marinade for 30 mins
3. heat a pan on med-high heat and drizzle 1 tbs of olive oil onto the pan
4. when the oil is hot, add the fillet and cook on both sides just until it flakes

Ebisu: San Francisco

Taken from www.bunramp.com
Unlike many Japanese restaurants in San Francisco, the food here is authentic and reflects an accurate presentation of Japanese cuisine. I went to Japan town hoping for some good seafood but it was not as fresh as Ebisu especially the toro.

This restaurant by far has the best toro nigiri I have ever tried. It is buttery and melts in your mouth. The color is fresh and vibrant. With just a little bit of soy sauce and wasabi, you’ll be sending your taste buds to heaven.

I have ordered the number 4 bento lunchbox but I was too busy in deciding what to eat first that I totally forgot to get a snap shot. Anyway, it consists of a savory beef teriyaki fillet dressed with sautéed mushrooms, 3 vegetable potstickers which are so tender and juicy, 6 sushi samplers, a green salad, and a sampler of seaweed salad, spinach, and I couldn’t make out what the last green was.