You Made What? Taro Root Ice Cream

I live in Washington, DC. My brother lives in Vietnam. On his awesome blog, he has a series called "What Is It?", where he finds a mystery food, eats it, and tries to deduce what it is. In an effort to make him seem a little closer, I'm going to attempt to cook all of these things. Hilarity will ensue.

Up first: Taro Root Ice Cream! There was an entry before this, but baby steps, ok? Finding the mung beans and pandan leaf for Bánh da lợn will have to wait for another day.

According to Brother, taro root ice cream tastes a little bit like "grainy butter." Not a strong selling point. But his description slowly got better, and it has other advantages as well: 
1) It is purple, which is cute
2) I get to use my kitchenaid ice cream attachment

taro root and coconut cream: done!

3) It has relatively few ingredients, which are all readily available at H Mart

To the Store!

Cake Therapy

I'm glad you all found your way over here. There's not a lot you need to know about me: I work in the food & beverage/events industry, I have the cutest dog in the world, and perhaps most importantly, I am a happy cook and a stress baker.

What does this mean? Simple: When I'm happy, I love to cook. It makes me even happier. I get to be creative and make things up and play loud music and dance around the kitchen, and then, I GET TO EAT! It's a win/win.

When I'm stressed, I love to bake. I love measuring everything out just so and following each recipe just so and letting them bake for just the right amount of time, and I know without fail that if I follow the instructions (or the basic chemical laws of baking), I will succeed. It's the ultimate stress relief.