It's Chinese New Year, and everyone's on holiday (or to be more precise, everyone has been on holiday since Christmas). I'm flying off to Switzerland on Friday night for a ski trip, the same one I went on last year with my brothers' school, and I don't know if I'm super excited about it or … Continue reading Orange Poppyseed Muffins
I initially wrote a blog post about friendship, loyalty, and honesty. But you lot don't really care about that, so I'm just going to go straight to this week's recipe share: baked raspberry cheesecake. Raspberry Cheesecake For the crust: 200g digestives 100g butter, melted Grease & line a 7" springform tin with parchment paper Combine … Continue reading Raspberry Cheesecake
The first thing I ever baked without mum's supervision, at the age of 18, were scones. Up until that point in my life I never took an interest to baking, but for some reason I was drawn to a picture of scones in one of my mum's cooking magazines and I just wanted to try … Continue reading Cranberry Orange Scones
I hate to admit it, but I'm a hoarder. Except my compulsion is in ensuring I have a sufficient supply of baking ingredients in my pantry (thanks, mum, for allocating an entire section of the pantry for me); I can't walk past a grocery store without buying a block of butter, a bag of flour, … Continue reading Fig Frangipane Tart
First of all, please play the following track http://youtu.be/NucJk8TxyRg Okay, now that the mood has been set, lets get to it. I baked this silky-smooth Black Forest Cheesecake last week. My family loves Black Forest chocolate from Cadbury and I've always wanted to put it in cake form, so thanks to the year end holidays, … Continue reading Black Forest Cheesecake
The last week of December is upon us and you know what that means! Yes, yes, I know, it means quite a lot for many people (Christmas; Hannukah; Kwanzaa; New Years; birthdays - I'm talking about you, Melissa Hanna; mid year exams coming up, yikes; unfortunately you forgot to apply for leave in time and are … Continue reading Chocolate Raspberry & Pistachio Tart
//assets.pinterest.com/js/pinit.js Freshly baked cake, sweet and tangy fruits, cold ice-cream. Is that not one of the most comforting combinations you can imagine? If you're like me and find comfort in the act of baking (and then enjoying the spoils of that well spent afternoon), this is one recipe you should try. It's easy enough to … Continue reading Apple Crumble Cake
If you find that the sun on your skin doesn't quite warm you to the core, or the rain pattering on the roof outside your bedroom window sounds a bit too much like your insides, my darlings... it's time to put on an apron, pull out the sugar jar, and bake yourself a carrot cake. … Continue reading Carrot Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting
This week has been a practice in listening and keeping mum; our 13th General Election took place on Sunday, and as with every election that happens in every country, there are people who are happy and there are those who aren't. My close friends and relatives all know that my personal political views have always … Continue reading Coconut Lemon Bars
I went on a ski trip to Switzerland in February, as an extra adult helping hand for my brother's school trip (lol any excuse for a holiday, really) as well as to learn how to ski. First time, and boy oh boy, it was terrifying as heck on the first two days! It simply goes … Continue reading Pear and Almond Tart
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