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    High Roasted Butterflied Turkey (base on American Test Kitchen Recipe)

    After watching American Test Kitchen program about this special way to prepare a very crispy skin and juicy turkey, I told myself  I have to give this try to prove if this indeed as simple and tasty and the recipe claimed.  I have to agree the process of making everything ahead indeed free up a lot of time during the day of baking.  The only thing you have to do at the day is just popping the turkey into 450F hot oven and roast for 1 hr 30 minutes to completely well done turkey. 

    Unfortunately the dressing turned out pretty bad.  It was just very soggy at some spot and extremely dry and even burned in another place.  The flatten turkey is much easier to serve but it lost the elegancy of craving a the whole bird in front of your guest.  I am also not sure why this bird turned out much drier than expected after sitting in the brine for one whole night.  Here is the hardest part – cut out the backbone and rib bones to flatten the big bird.  Very shape chef knife and a lot of courage is required to complete this process.

    After drying in the fridge for 24 hours, notice the skin is darker.  This has done the magic of super crispy skin after baking!

    Roasting the big bird with stay-in probe to alert when turkey has reach done temperature  Just to be safe, also use this instant read to check.  It was indeed slightly higher temp which may explain why the turkey turned out a bit dry?!

    Overall, I think this has been very interesting experience to prepare this bird and very happy with crispy skin.  However, I will not make this again as I don’ t think the taste is remotely comparable to  Alton Brown’s version of turkey.  (Check here for my previous attempt with AB’s version) Alton 500F following low oven temp baking result in both petty looking skin with super juicy and tasty meat. The prep time was much less too!! 

    Kahlua Cheesecake

    I think it tasted ok. but apparently some relatives visiting the States think that's pretty awful.  hum.. not sure what's wrong.  But I am very disappointed....

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    Samurai Sushi Take-out

    Maki roll and sushi combo for $25.  That's pretty good deal and taste quite good too. 

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    Gigner and Apricot Pound Cake

    Still moisted but too heavy.. almost as packed as fruit cake =PP
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    Very Yummy Casserole

    Made with Califlower, carrot, breakfast susage, a can of cream of murshoom and scereet unexpected ingredients -- miracle whips 

    T & T Lunch: BBQ duck & pork

    I think i am addicted to this... 

    chocolate Devil Cake with Chocolate ganache and coffee cream topping

    there is a hidden fruity surprise in the middle too

    red bean popsicle/soup

    really really tasty and simple to make.   I love this! 

    French Toast

    Made with the george foreman grill.  Indeed very fast and very very easy to clean up

    Empress Afternoon Tea

    that's indeed a very comfortable and relaxing experience.  i really would like to find another place with better quality tea snack. 

    Chocolate Chocolate Chookies

    with white & dark chocolate chips in chocolate dough

    Cream Puffs + Cookies till 3am

    the cream puff filling was not successful .... at least my brother complained that's too bitter.  I tried to crea green tean filling by adding green tea powder into regular cream custard.

    Mango Mousse Cake

    Decorated with lots of raspberry and mandarin orange. 

    Whoppers Cheesecake

    I love the sound of it.  the base is a just plain cheesecake with a thick layer of whipped cream and decorated with my favourite whoppers.

    Very Chcoolate Cake

    Taste really good although it dos not very pretty.  there is milk chocolate ganache as decoration and layer with chocolate sponge cake and white chocolate ganache.

    Creamy Cabbage and Sausage with Fettucini

    Yummmy.. extremely fat as the creamy sauce was made with whipping cream

    Old Country Buffer

    That's a MUST every time when going down the border town (Bellingham).  It was cheap and the quality is much better the buffet in Vancouver.  But as you can see, you have huge long line up to wait to cross the border.