Marble It Is!

I haven't got a chance to check out pastry boards at sur la table & Williams-Sonoma.

But, I saw a marble board at Crate & Barrel. Looks like my heart is going towards the marble. Sur La Table agrees too ^_^

Can't wait to try Helen Le's baguette recipe & make Cronuts on this board~

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Marble vs Wood

Decisions-Decisions...

I am looking for a pastry board and can't decide which one i want. I like Williams-Sonoma but I love shopping at Sur la Table.

Unfortunately I can't have both >_<

Let the debate begin-

Sur La Table Marble Pastry Board

Pros: 

-cool surface for the dough (great for Houston's heat)

-$60 cheaper than Williams-Sonoma

Cons:

-Heavy

-can break/crack easily 

-need nonslip mat or towel underneath board to prevent from sliding

Williams-Sonoma Reversible Wooden Pastry Board

Pros:

-measurement guide on board

-Reversible 

-multi use as cutting board 

-wraps over island & stays in place 

Cons:

-too big to store away

-$60 more than Sur la table marble

-apply mineral oil to keep it from drying 

-must be store away from extreme temperatures. 

Hmmmmmm....

I'm back!

BMG is back from hibernation!

Stay tuned for the next project -

Thanks to one of my inspirations to keep me going.

saturday night in

its been awhile since i had a nothing to do on my agenda on a weekend...actually my to do list was 'chores. chores.chores'

and that mission FAILED!

Tonight is also daylight savings...what to do with my extra hour... I shall blog hahahah
lets go back 12 hours from now...

I was going to attend the Korean Festival today, but laziness and low funds changed my mind..good thing I didn't go, bc it RAINED!!!
 So I spent the lovely day being "STUCK" with my bf... we ate lunch at HK market and what do you know it was pouring cats and dogs..so we were 'stuck' inside of HK..crazy how things have changed over a decade...I remembered it was all nice when I use to spend my summers there working for my aunt when it first opened. On the next shopping trip was Costco..got 'stuck' there because my genius boyfriend threw away our receipt, that we needed to exit the store. While waiting for him to retrieve a new receipt, my thinking skills came on...also keeping me sane from choking his ass..

Since I didn't go to K-Fest..Korean BBQ was on mind..ground beef is cheaper than the fancy rib eye cuts or short ribs...so I came up with a ground beef banh mi..with a korean flavor twist..
I must say, this is one of my favorite banh mi I made. Its cheap, simple, and delicious!
I will need a little more tweaking though.My pickles were left over ingredients from my previous banh mi fling, and the bread was not french bread. I bought the bollos(sp) from Heb.Looks like french bread, but softer..wasn't so bad. Can't wait to share with my friends my 'Ko-fusion on the cheap banh mi'

later gaters,
bmg

Ko-fusion ground beef

spicy pickled kimchi carrots & daikons

I present you 'ko-fusion on the cheap'

Cooking Mode

I've been naughty and neglected my kitchen...No love for my cooking tools...

I think it's time for me to hang out in my kitchen again...

Here are previous cooking adventures...

 I had leftover salad & tomato rice from my previous meal I whipped up. Didn't want the sides to go to waste....what to make?

Ever since I dined at Tan Ba Le, I was itching to make their 'Bo Ne' with no baguette deal. 

mmmmmmmmmmMMMM

 

my wanna be Bo Ne

 
 
 


Semi-homemade cooking : Korean Instant Ramen Noodle with kim chi, Pork, egg strips

 

 I love my green cooking tools~

 

Lime.Garlic.Salt.Pepper.Pinenuts.Basil.OliveOil.Parmesean
 

Chicken Pesto

 

 

add the coco soda~

 I had left over frozen chicken wings. I seriously didn't want to leave my house. Whipped up some random chicken dish..and amazingly it was delicious! I guess you can say its like a thit kho dish?

 Sear & Sizzle~

Random Ga Kho

 
 

 I was craving the 'My Fit Foods' Turkey & Rice dish. I googled on line for mimics. Surprisingly I found a few. Hhaha I felt like I was on the Food Network TV Show 'Chopped' with the 3 ingredients.
 
I ended up making 3 courses with the artichoke.
Artichoke Petals with my Rice
Stuffed Artichoke
Artichoke beverage


Turkey & Rice wanna be my fit foods

 


stuffed artichoke

 


One of my favorite beverage my mother made

 That's a wrap...i'm too lazy to upload my banh mi flings...BRB >_<

Go TEXANS!
-bmg