Monday, September 26, 2022

Recommendation - Tell Me a Story


Tell Me a Story is an American psychological thriller television anthology series created by Kevin Williamson for CBS All Access. Based on the Spanish television series Cuéntame un cuento, it depicts iconic fairy tales reimagined as modern-day thrillers. Each season features a mostly different cast ensemble, with Danielle Campbell and Paul Wesley appearing in both seasons of the series.

Watch on Paramount+:

https://www.paramountplus.com/shows/tell-me-a-story/


Monday, September 12, 2022

Chinese Fruits and Vegetables

My ma sometimes tells me about herbs and I have no idea how to translate them into English typically. This is to provide a quick guide in case I am asked again in the future.


Myrica rubra


Also called yangmei, (Chinese: 杨梅; pinyin: yángméi; Cantonese: yeung4 mui4; Shanghainese: [ɦiɐ̃².mɛ⁴]), yamamomo (Japanese: ヤマモモ) Chinese bayberry or Chinese strawberry and often mistranslated from Chinese as arbutus. It is a subtropical tree grown for its fruit.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrica_rubra 


Brassica juncea

Commonly called Chinese mustard, Indian mustard, leaf mustard, vegetable mustard, it is a species of mustard plant. In Chinese it is called 芥菜 (jiècài). One variation of it is called snow mustard (雪里红).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brassica_juncea

Monday, August 8, 2022

Cooking - Desserts

I have a sweet tooth but I am not very well-acquainted with the names of things. Here I keep track of all the delicious sweets out there in a list that I can refer to. This is delicious research. Now someone has to make all of it for me or I have to go places to try them all!

Boston Cream doughnut



The Boston cream (pie) doughnut or donut is a round, solid, yeast-risen doughnut with chocolate frosting and a custard filling, resulting in a doughnut reminiscent of a miniature Boston cream pie.

The doughnut was made out of inspiration from the Boston cream pie which was, in turn, created by chef M. Sanzian at Boston's Parker House Hotel in 1856. The cake consists of vanilla-flavored custard sandwiched between two-layers of sponge cake and topped with chocolate glaze and has been popular in Massachusetts since its creation. The doughnut adaptation of the pie is popular not only in Massachusetts but throughout the United States and Canada.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston_cream_doughnut