• My Kitchen,  Soup

    French Onion Soup

    French Onion Soup Fascination with Julia Child’s French cooking continues… French Onion Soup, something we always love, but never dared to try at home. Honestly, when we order from restaurants, it’s always a hit or miss, that makes me think that French Onion Soup is really difficult to make ?. Julia made it look quite simple though. The other nice thing about the soup is that the ingredients are quite simple, nothing I do not have in my pantry or refrigerator.  For the soup, I used 3 huge sweet onion, about 3 pounds! According to Julia Child, the browning should take 2 steps, cook onion first till they are soft…

  • Bread,  Dessert & Bakery,  My Kitchen

    French Baguette

    French Baguette My very first attempt at French Baguette. It turned out incredible. Who did I learn from? The one and only, queen and goddess of French cooking – Julia Child! Her video is in such great detail, with steps, with reasons and with a lot of humor. It’s just so Julia, witty, unassuming, yet brilliant! Many recipes I read, explored seemed way too dry to me. I adopted Julia’s recipe with 3.5 cup of flour and over 1.5 cup of water. The dough was soft, but not sticky to a quick pinch. Let it rise very slowly, like triple in 3 hours. Pat the risen dough but not punch,…

  • Dessert & Bakery,  My Kitchen

    Candied Walnuts Egg White Method

    Candied Walnuts (Egg White Method) Using egg white method to make candied walnuts might take longer than pan roasted with butter method, I actually found it easier and less labor intensive. Mix sugar, cinnamon, paprika powder, and a pinch of salt in a mixing bowl. Beat 1 egg white with 1 tablespoon of water till frosty in another mixing bowl. Toss walnuts in egg white mixture and evenly coat all walnuts. Then pour walnuts into sugar mixture and toss to coat evenly. Spread walnuts in one layer on a baking tray covered with parchment paper. Preheat oven at 250F, bake for about an hour. Use a spatula to toss the walnuts…