Alright, a lot of friends asked for a recipe for homemade graham crackers. And there are plenty online, but I'm happy to oblige and share the one that I used. Here in Malaysia, I've never found graham crackers in stores, and so when recipes call for them I usually substituted them with McVities Digestives in … Continue reading Graham crackers-ish
These days, the name of the game is adaptation. There's very very little we can do about our circumstances, and so many of us have turned our attention to things that we can control. I'm also aware that I am privileged that I have a job that is seamlessly adaptable to a working from home … Continue reading Small Batch Cheesecake
With all of us settling in for the long haul, and slowly coming to terms with the fact that this is probably going to be our reality for the next few months (if not the year), everyone's finding different ways to distract themselves. Many of my friends on Instagram have been baking up project bakes … Continue reading Shake Shack style Burgers at Home
I love tahini so much, tahini in my brownies quickly became one of my signature bakes and I think I made about 50 of them in the last year alone for friends and colleagues. But during this quarantine, I'm taking the opportunity and luxury of time to try new and never before tested recipes. I'm … Continue reading Tahini Brown Butter Blondies
I'm trying to make sense of things, trying to remind myself not to live in fear, even as we're all social distancing and the country (along with many others around the world) has gone into lockdown. I'm naturally more introspective, and in fact that's one of the reasons I started this blog in 2011, to … Continue reading Stay Home, Save Lives
Guys, not to sound alarmist, but what the hell is happening right now? This virus is spreading like mad, yet there are some absolutely shit people who are still walking around and gathering in lines around stores trying to hoard and stockpile and taking away precious resources that will just turn into food waste in … Continue reading Lockdown Cookies
Banana bread, the cake that deceives legions with its supposed healthy facade. I love a good banana bread or cake, and whipping one up also takes almost no time. I made a few loaves on Sunday morning for a friend who had ordered some off me, and my banana-bread obsessed husband begged for one for … Continue reading The Instagram Banana Bread
I recently posted a picture of my freezer stash of expressed breast milk on my Instagram stories and have received many questions from other breastfeeding mamas on how I managed it. Now, I've seen bigger stashes, and I must also remind you mamas of something my cousin told me - the fresher the better, so … Continue reading Milk Boosting Apple Raspberry Oat Slices
I have made this particular lemon loaf many times over, and just realised last week that I haven't shared the recipe on here! I started trying to find THE lemon loaf recipe I think around the time I started this blog in 2011, and have been tweaking this recipe for years until I found the … Continue reading My favourite lemon loaf
There's nothing like a zesty citrus cake with a cup of coffee for tea (or breakfast) to make you feel aliiiive! Hehe saw a tweet from Simon Holland that said "Once you realize that you don't need a special occasion to buy a cake, the second part of your life begins." Yes, I completely 100% … Continue reading Orange Almond Cake
