On a very good day, it is an hour's commute for me to get to work from where I live so very firmly in the suburbs. On a very bad day, like yesterday, it may take two and a half hours of replaying every feel-good song I have on my iPod, and a full Starbucks … Continue reading Strawberry Chocolate Chip Cookies
It's amazing what our society has become; when I told a friend that I was making a blackberry cake, he asked: "Which model?" *facepalm* I've never played with blackberries before, but when I saw this amazing cake by Bria over at her beautiful blog, These Peas Are Hollow, I kind of felt a twinge in … Continue reading Upside-down Blackberry Buttermilk Cake
It's the first day of a brand new calendar year, however unlike my school days, a new year means little besides switching my desk calendar to a brand new one (I think I'm going with a word a day calendar this year...) as everything else remains the same. Mayhaps I'll start tracking a change in … Continue reading Savouring 2012
I am currently in the holiday state of mind, ready to slip on my flip-flops, bikini, slap on the suntan oil and spend the day on the sand with a good book and a frilly looking cocktail. Here on the Equator, we're lucky enough to have constant holiday weather, but I'll do you one better: … Continue reading Red Velvet Sandwich Cookies
Run, run, as fast as you can,You can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!I don't know how, why or when the Gingerbread man became associated to Christmas, but it's a tradition that I can definitely appreciate, considering I'm mad for ginger (gingersnaps, ginger beer, Weasleys, etc). I was familiar with the fairytale while growing up … Continue reading Gingerbread Men
Ever since I saw this cake by Amanda (aka iammommy) last year, I've been obsessed with it. I've dreamt of the colours, the ruffles, the sweetness of it all... I just needed to wait another year for Christmas. Do you have any idea how frustrating that is? Yes, you probably do. The only thing is … Continue reading Christmas Tree Ruffle Cake
I'm constantly humming Christmas carols, there's always something green or red in my daily outfits, I start re-watching films like The Santa Clause, Love Actually, The Holiday, Home Alone, Elf, and Scrooged. I start reading lists of things that happened in 2011 on the internet, laugh at some of them, wrinkle my nose and sniff … Continue reading Green Tea Chocolate Chip cookies
I haven't tried any new cookie recipes in a while, preferring to stick to plain sugar cookies or my favourite: Oatmeal Raisin cookies, but then I saw a picture of M&M cookies recently and decided to give them a shot. M&M cookies2 cups and 2tbsp of all purpose flour1/2 tsp baking soda1 1/2 sticks salted … Continue reading M&M Cookies
Coming back to reality was a lot tougher to do this week than it's been for a while now. Probably due to the fact that I went out two nights in a row, which is a bit of a rarity, at least... since I've been at this job. Friday night was our firm's sports club … Continue reading Zucchini Bread
As I was driving home from town earlier today, I came to the scary realization that one of my biggest fears is that I have a brain tumor... but I think it's just bad headaches. And then I end up in hospital where the doctor is nowhere near as good-looking as McDreamy because this is … Continue reading Banana Chocolate Chip Muffins
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