Archives of BAKING

Chocolate Chip Pound Cake

It’s established. This chocolate chip pound cake is comfort food. You know why? Because I ate this cake for three meals straight. Only this. Just so you know I’m not exaggerating, I will tell you the sequence of events. I ate this for dinner the evening I made it. Then, for breakfast the next morning, […]
15 years ago

Za’atar and Feta Pizza

  A few weeks ago I discovered a new local restaurant with a wood fired oven. With the quality of ingredients on the pizza and the smoky flavour from the oven, I was sold. Since then, I’ve been having sporadic bouts of pizza craving.  When I’m low on supplies, I just stand in front of […]
15 years ago

Triple Chocolate Devil’s Food Cupcakes with Toasted Hazelnuts

Whenever I need to bake something that is a little decadent, I better have a good enough reason for making it because sugar, butter and refined flour aren’t the three best words to use in this household. My mom’s been impressing upon me to cook something healthy instead of feeding my love handles with all […]
15 years ago

Cinnamon Cake with Caramel Apples

There is something about cooked apples that instantly spells comfort food for me. I especially like how tart apples like granny smith hold their own in whatever recipe they’re used. Earlier, when they were unheard of here, my grand mum would lug them for me from London along with Kiwis (I remember hiding them at […]
15 years ago

Milan Cookies

I do not like marshmallow. There, I finally said it out aloud! But what about s’mores, and rocky road ice cream shakes, and hot chocolate topped with cute little marshmallows? Nope. To most this might sound strange; especially for those who’ve got fond memories of having it sandwiched between graham crackers or toasted over a […]
15 years ago

Zucchini and Goats Cheese Pizza

Just when I was making the garlicky twists, I realised that I didn’t really want to make those twists that end up being just plain dough at the edges. You know how the bread near the corner always turns out to have much lesser seasoning, herbs and cheese? You feel like you have to eat […]
15 years ago

Garlicky Herb Twists

I love using stumble upon to discover new food blogs and recipes, and a few days ago when I was getting my regular dose of stumbling, I came upon a recipe for herb and garlic twisty bread that instantly made me sit up, take notice and mark it as a high priority baking item. With […]
15 years ago

Homemade Graham Crackers

Now I don’t have the same story as most others who grew up on Graham Crackers and loved them so much they had to replicate it at home. My need for making these crackers stems more from curiosity than a trip down memory lane. When I saw this recipe for Graham crackers on Smitten Kitchen, […]
15 years ago

Black Forest Cookies

Move over, you ‘regular’ Chocolate Chip Cookie, I have found nirvana! Right out of the blue, I came across THE most supremely decadent Black Forest Cookies in this new book, Baked. This has got to be the first recipe I’ve made within just a day of getting the book, and that says A LOT about […]
15 years ago