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Tonight we are going to make… Creme Brulee!
It is a very good dessert and the best part is to use the torch to caramelize the sugar.
Here is the recipe that I summarized and adapted from the book “Mastering the Art of French Cooking” (by Julia Child, Simone Beck, Louisette Bertholle).

After living 2 years in the Bay Area, now I know where I want to go out for dinner.
Other than good fast-food places (like In-n-Out Burger and the Falafel Drive-In), it took me a long time to find good restaurants. Finally, now I know where I would like to have dinner.
My 3 favorite restaurants are:

TIGELLERIA [...]

I was reading a book about the French cuisine when I remembered what my mom usually does when she has some mashed potatoes leftovers. I do not know how this memory came to my mind (I was reading about soups, and especially French soups). But human mind is a mistery…

Why spending time (and risk your health) eating out? Personally I prefer eating at home, where you know what you eat.
Yes, because even if you go to a good restaurant, you do not know what kind of food are you eating. For example: are you sure that your “favorite-fancy-expensive” restaurant uses organic meat instead of [...]

I drink a lot of water, maybe more than what they suggest you to drink per day.
We all know that our body is mainly made by water. This is why we have to choose carefully what we drink. Don’t you agree?
And when we go to the supermarket we get easily attracted by shiny colored water [...]