I told you I was addicted! To be fair though, the last quiche that I posted, I made last month... but this time, I baked it, photographed it, ate it, and am gonna blog it. It's just that good. I've always loved garlic in my recipes, and have a special spot in my heart for … Continue reading Caramelised Garlic Quiche
I remember my uni days in Bristol, especially on those cold nights when I couldn't be bovvered to put sensible walking shoes on and step outside onto the icy pathways, where I would delve into my cheat pack of frozen oven chips... which I would proceed to cover in home made sesame oil (I had … Continue reading Warning: Highly Addictive Oven Chips
I haven't updated in ages! I don't even know where the time has gone since my last post, what was it... a month ago! Yonks! I don't know why I'm shouting everything in my head, nor do I know why I started saying "yonks" today. It's like one of those things you do ironically, then … Continue reading Quiche me!
Mountain bread wheat wraps with beetroot hummus, tuna & apple, tomato salsa, and lentil saladMy good friend and colleague, Alena, (hello, it's been a while since she's been mentioned here) and I have decided to follow our other healthier, fitter friends' footsteps towards clean eating. We're really into food, desserts, and cooking though, so we're … Continue reading The Happiness Initiative
Everyone and their mother has been baking and decorating these little Cookie Monster cupcakes, which I'm sure you've seen on one of the many social network platforms throughout the web. I think I first saw these two years ago on Tumblr, but who are we kidding? These have been baked to death, but they're still … Continue reading C is for Cookie
You zest that bitch like crazy and incorporate it in all your desserts. My favourite colour in the world is yellow, specifically Mustard Yellow. I have several items in this shade scattered around in my room, my house, my car, my office, etc. My latest favourite item is this Moleskine 2013 Le Petit Prince daily … Continue reading When life gives you lemons…
Being assigned the task of bringing dessert to a barbecue in the perpetually hot climate of this Equatorial country in which we reside is one of the most stressful things that has ever happened to me. A good sort of stress, but stress all the same. I mean, the thought of how hot the barbecue … Continue reading Nigella’s Raspberry Lemongrass Trifle
The dessert world is almost as fast-paced and ever-changing as the fashion industry; the hot new items literally sell like hot cakes, and what's the ultra trendy bite of today can easily be overthrown by a new, super cute, super sweet, and super delish treat tomorrow. Do you lot remember when red velvet was ALL … Continue reading Macarons
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
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
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