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Recipes by Christina Zhou

	[guilt-free!] mini carrot cakes Carrot cake is probably my all-time favorite dessert. My theory is that this preference is actually an adaptation I developed at school after…	Jun 2011 Intermediate	1 vote 37 views
	destihl. Delicious dinner at newly-opened gastrobrewery Destihl in Champaign, IL last night. A hip and nice but not-too-fancy place featuring a remarkably…	Jun 2011 Intermediate	1 vote 11 views
	Lamington, meet Meringue. (and please try to play nice) Sooo a few days ago I tried to replicate this beautiful, fluffy meringue lamington with a more traditional,…	Jan 2011 Intermediate	1 vote 11 views
	lavender shortbread. Tonight, Lisa and I whipped up a batch of perfect buttery little shortbread cookies with a hint of lavender, so tasty and yummy-smelling! Probably…	Jan 2011 Intermediate	1 vote 13 views
	asparagus & aioli. In Science & Cooking class, we made a delicious aioli - garlic and olive oil sauce - during our Emulsions unit that I got a sudden craving for…	Jan 2011 Intermediate	1 vote 19 views
	polenta palooza Inspired by this and this and this, I ate polenta for every meal today (and also cooked poached eggs for the first time!). Yes, I went a bit…	Jan 2011 Intermediate	1 vote 53 views
	truffles & spices. Trader Joe’s has, among many glorious goodies, an incredible selection of chocolate covered things - chocolate covered blueberries, raisins,…	Jan 2011 Intermediate	1 vote 26 views
	ra-ra-ravioli. Making ramen noodles by hand for my Science & Cooking project made me realize that pasta making, though time consuming, is really not that hard or…	Jan 2011 Intermediate	1 vote 16 views
	hot potato. So, the idea was to bake my own potato chips, but I should’ve known from the beginning that my terrible cutting technique would never allow for such…	Jan 2011 Intermediate	1 vote 6 views
	mewwy chwistmas. Un-gingerbread house and cookies - decided ground ginger at the grocery store was too expensive so left it out and upped the cinnamon and all-spice.…	Dec 2010 Intermediate	1 vote 29 views

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