This is such a lovely cookbook. I appreciate MiMi’s work, sharing not only delicious recipes but her family history. Sometimes I think people take for granted how much it takes out of you to share both of these things, which can often be quite intimate. I learned so many new things and could also relate … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: June 2019
Baking / Cakes / No yeast baking / Thai / vegetarian
Traditional Thai meringue cupcakes khanom muscat (muskot) ขนมมัศกอด
Sweet little egg-foam sponge cakes with meringue topping. Very light and delicate! Comes together quickly and is super easy to eat. This dessert seems familiar and modern, perhaps a homespun version of fancy Japanese patisserie, but it’s a centuries-old treat: muskot are referenced in a Thai court poem from the first quarter of the 19th … Continue reading