Time for Tuiles
It’s 11:30 pm and I’m typing super fast to put this up in time for this month’s Daring Bakers’ challenge. This month the bakers baked French Tuiles. I’ve always wanted to try making these and this challege forced me to make it, instead of simply letting it remain in my list of things to do! […]
Grilled Chicken and Vegetable Pasta
I’ve been on a sugar high of late and I’m slowly, but surely realising that this is not a very good thing. Although I keep telling my mum that I will be a more conscious eater once I hit the 25 mark, I know that starting sooner could only hold me in good stead. To […]
Strawberry Coulis
With the strawberry season in full swing, I was most tempted to try the recipe shared by Miriam – a reader and now a friend after several rounds of e-mailing. She first got in touch with me when she was looking for a Chocolate Cake recipe for her husband’s birthday a couple of months ago. […]
Strawberry Hand Pies
As soon I stumbled upon the step by step photos on making pop tarts on Chez Pim, I knew I’d have to give it a thumbs up. With my 5 y.o. cousin who’s always happy to bake with me, these strawberry pop tarts would be perfect, given that he’s not a fan of chocolate (Yes, […]
Banana Cupcakes with Double Chocolate Chips
I wish all my readers a happy, healthy and delicious 2009. May your taste buds be tickled pink with scrumptious decadence during the year! Oh and do you know what Santa got me? A KitchenAid! I’m now a proud owner of the Classic Stand Mixer, thanks to my uncle who carted the 15-odd kilogram thing […]
Lavender Shortbread
Before I got my hands on some very fragrant lavender that Heather sent me, I’d keep coming across a bunch of recipes that I thought would be perfect if only I had some lavender. I must have been longing for lavender so much that I found it in my blogging by mail package. Now I […]
Creamy Oreo Pie
When more posts fill up the space, it’s only natural for the older one’s to sit in the archive until someone really digs deep. But when something is as good as the Creamy Oreo Pie, I just had to post about it again. I’d like to think of this creamy oreo pie as a no-bake […]
Three Pepper Spaghetti Carbonara
I’ve got to admit, I have a fear of raw eggs. Actually, fear is an understatement; it’s more like paranoia. And that it why it took me a lot of reading up to finally make some Spaghetti Carbonara. Right now Carbonara veterans and lovers probably think I’m crazy, and will tell me that the eggs […]
Caramel Cupcake
After two month of savoury delights the Daring Bakers are now back to pleasing their sweet tooth with a Caramel Cake. Shuna Fish Lydon of Eggbeater is a pastry chef and she has created the recipe. Since I’ve been on a sugar high in the last couple of days, I decided I’d halve the recipe and […]
Thyme Roasted Pecans
Besides having a rich history as a mystical and medicinal herb, thyme is also one of the most versatile culinary herbs. They get their characteristic fragrance because of the chemical thymol. It’s easy to confuse Ajwain with thyme, since the chemical is common to both.Whenever I buy herbs, I get a lot of flak from […]
White Chocolate Oreo Cupcakes
This post is not just about Oreo cupcakes but about how blogging connects you with like minded folks. It’s astounding how someone halfway around the world has so much more in common with you than you would have ever thought. Let me tell you how I met my new blogger buddy. I used to enjoying […]
Blogging by Mail: 10 Items or Fewer
Today I got my package of Blogging by Mail goodies all the way from California. Heather (SLO Cooking) sent me a box of wonderful things she put together. Two things that she sent me made me wonder if she were spying on me; for how could she possibly know that I was dying to get […]