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Happiness is…

February 28, 2012 By Misono in Creative Corner, Family and Friends, Foodie Love, Kitchen Concoctions Tags: best friend, bestest, blueberry, Debbie, Deborah, floral accessories, flower, haemul pajeon, homemade, jam, Jina, Korean, Korean food, Korean seafood pancake, marmalade, packages

…recreating delicious dishes in the comfort of your own home.

Homemade haemul pajeon (Korean seafood pancake) for an afternoon snack. :) — Homemade haemul pajeon (Korean seafood pancake) for an afternoon snack. The one thing that's lacking in the Bay Area is good Korean food... I grew up near Annandale, which has the best Korean food, so I'm constantly craving the delicious eats from back home.

… surprise packages in the mail from friends.

Mio gets so spoiled by her fashionista aunties! Thank you Jina for the gorgeous dress! :) — A lovely dress for Mio, from Jina! She remembered that dusty rose was one of my favorite colors. Love blush tones!

… including homemade goodies from the bestest!

Amazing homemade jam from the bestest! After tasting this, I can't go back to store-bought... — These homemade jams that my best friend Debbie made are amazing. Both are delicious, but the blueberry champagne in particular is heavenly!

… picking up an old favorite hobby.

flora & fauna... Revisiting my hobby of creating floral accessories! :) — I've started creating floral accessories again. I hadn't made any after Mio was born, but I'm excited to have some more time to craft some fashioned florals!

Sundried Tomato Parmesan Bread

January 26, 2011 By Misono in Foodie Love, Kitchen Concoctions Tags: artisan bread, baking, blueberry, blueberry scones, buttermilk, parmesan, parmesan cheese, scones, sundried tomato

Our love affair with artisan bread continues! With bread this flavorful, you donâ€™t need any sauces, dips or condiments. We made sundried tomato parmesan bread with olive oil dough, and the loaf came out crisp on the outside, and super moist and savory on the inside.

After mixing the dough, we let it rise (covered) in the Kitchenaid bowl for two hours — it rose to about twice the original volume!

We then rolled out the dough into a rectangle and brushed it with olive oil and topped it with chopped sundried tomatoes (in oil) and grated parmesan cheese.

The dough then gets rolled up…

…and shaped into an oval loaf which we then brush with olive oil and slash on the top. Ready to go into the oven!

Fresh out of the oven! The edges got a little burnt, but overall it came out nicely!

The sundried tomatoes inside are the best part — they give the bread so much flavor, and tastes so good paired with the parmesan! 🙂 This is definitely my favorite so far out of the artisan breads we’ve made; we’ll be making more for sure.

In addition, we made some blueberry buttermilk scones to eat for breakfast. They didn’t come out as sweet as the cranberry orange scones, but they were still pretty tasty.