I made a horrendous mistake last week: I accidentally deleted my iPhoto Library... then cleared my trash. Years worth of personal pictures, as well as pictures of four recipes I intended to share in the coming few weeks. This means I'll have to bake those recipes again. This also means I have learned my lesson … Continue reading Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
Sometimes I hold my pen to paper and I can't bring the words forth. Sometimes, I sit here and type a passage, delete the entire entry, then do it over and over again. Sometimes, I give up trying to find the words I need and pull out the ingredients I need from the pantry. A … Continue reading Brown butter blondies
The monsoon season is well and truly underway here in my cosy corner of the world, and on a particularly wet Sunday afternoon last week, I popped in the LOTR: The Two Towers DVD and got to work with my hands. There's something immensely comforting about the smell of baking on a lazy day in … Continue reading Rustic Apple Galette
//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
My friend, Al, who has been mentioned quite frequently in my last few posts, surprised me with a bundle of big aromatic cinnamon sticks yesterday. Her father came for a visit recently and brought with him these wonderful cinnamon sticks from Bario, which is well known in our home state of Sarawak (North Borneo) as … Continue reading Cinnamon Rolls
I had my aunt round for tea a few days ago and was messing about in the kitchen with all my baking utensils and decorative plates when I realized (quite belatedly) that there was a recipe on the packaging of the doughnut pan! Well, duh, Nabiya, it was right next to the pricetag... Which, I'm … Continue reading Wilton’s baked doughnuts with cinnamon sugar glaze
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