Hello, people! The Hobbit film was released last Thursday, and I have already seen it twice in the cinema since then. I fully intend on watching it at least another three times before they stop showing it, after which I will wait for the DVD to come out so that I may continue to watch … Continue reading Hobbits, Richard Armitage, and baking 😀
Tis the season to eat plentyTrallalalallaaaa lalalallaahI've been stretching myself a bit thin this past month, what with a full time job, side baking business, choir rehearsals, and now the holiday season is fast approaching, which means deadlines and holiday baking! We're also flying back to Miri (beautiful seaside town in Sarawak, Borneo, where I … Continue reading Gingerbread Muffins
Berry Passionate Pavlova & the long stretch of desserts The last few days have been amazing for me as an aspiring baker; I did my first full on dessert table order for a friend I made over the internet (yay, internet buddies!). She rang me around a month ago to say that she was throwing … Continue reading Berry Passionate Pavlova
I haven't been testing out new recipes lately due to being busy with some orders I've received from friends and friends of friends for their weddings, bridal showers, baby showers, and the such. It's been a very looooong few weeks, and I've been thinking that it's time to try out some new recipes.What though? It's … Continue reading Ruffles & Roses
I've hit a snag in my holiday baking (or holibaking as it shall henceforth be known) plans: my family doesn't eat desserts as fast as I want to make them! Arrrrrgggghhhhh. This is tough guys, like, it's a serious problem. To me. I've got all this pent up energy and a basket of browning bananas … Continue reading Holibaking & Hummingbirds
Two of my favourite people came to visit today, under the pretense of wanting to watch me bake. Really, they came to nap, watch telly with my siblings, and eat whatever I baked while they did the above. I love them anyway though, and perhaps a little bit more now as they made the effort … Continue reading Chocolate Raspberry Mille Crepe Cake
Holidaaay~! It's been a very, very long time since I've taken a good break from work; with TWO public holidays falling on Tuesday and Thursday of this week, I did what any sane person with too much annual leave left over and took the three other days off for a total of 9 days to … Continue reading Happy Holiday Cake!
As if I didn't have enough on my plate already with a full time day job, a slowly growing baking business on the side, choir practice, and a sham of a social life to keep up with... I - along with thousands of overachieving fools around the world - signed up for NaNoWriMo. Again. This will … Continue reading The Great Frantic Novel
I am not one of those homecooked, organic food snobs, however I do enjoy taking the time to whip up fresh food from scratch when I have the time. Nigella calls it her Italian Mamma mode, which I would love to adopt, but have no Italian blood in my my heritage... so I'll need to … Continue reading Garlic Tomato Pizza Sauce
The first time we attempted to make pizza dough was a bit of a mess... Al and I had neglected to read the whole recipe and used the wrong type of yeast. We just sorta... rolled with it (gettit?). Yikes. So, as I had a bit of free time this week, I thought I'd give it … Continue reading Sweet & Savoury Pizza
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