Truffles and a Crazy Week Ahead

A tub of honey ganache has been threatening me along with the vast quantities of other ingredients and leftovers from the Thanksgiving weekend. I overcompensated for the number of guests expected for the meal by at least two-fold. Now I'm slowly working my way through the odd bits stacked in uncoordinated tupperware, taking up fridge space. I hate to waste! Even the least bit of food :)

This week also happens to be the last formal week of classes for the semester and admissions week madness at work. I think a few truffles will help remedy the chaos.



Cocoa powder with cinnamon and cardamom
Maccha powder
Ground praline walnuts

Charsiu Bao

Straight from childhood - but better because they're steamy hot and lighter on the meat filling. I used a combination of chicken and chinese bbq pork (charsiu) due to what was on hand. Good for freezing and re-steaming ~ 10 min. I forgot to put a little paper square under each bun so they stuck right to the bamboo rack. oh well.