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
On a typical day after a massive rave party, one would drag oneself out of bed around 2 in the afternoon, cursing the daylight and shouting for a nonexistent manservant to fetch one's cup of coffee and a handful of Advil. Last Saturday, however, after an amazing night at the Guetta gig (I never know … Continue reading Domesticated Day In
My grandmother calls my style of cooking "masak terjun", which loosely translated means I toss anything I have at hand into my dishes. This is fine with me, and I've started naming dishes "spaghetti terjun", "dhal terjun", "roast terjun", "cake terjun", anything terjun LOL. Terjun, literally translated means "dive".Here's another dish that I've made frequently … Continue reading One Pot Chicken Roast
I've been craving pears and oranges lately, just slices of cold fruit on the hot days while the renovation works go on around me. Sometimes I pair them with an ice-cold glass of fresh lemonade or pineapple flavoured water, and my parents would join me on the patio while we discuss interior decor and the … Continue reading Pear & Hummingbird Cake
My parents met each other at different times. In fact, my mother met my father years before he met her. Don't worry, I'm not going to go off the recipe blogging track and begin writing a time-travel romance novel. To hear mum tell it, she had a crush on papa since she was fourteen years … Continue reading Of Anniversaries, Chocolate, and Love
I have been incredibly lazy lately; between work and catching up with my long dormant social life, I've had little time to photograph my kitchen adventures. What photographs I do take end up shoddy and are mostly hastily snapped on my iPhone. My work front has been incredibly rewarding recently, what with a successful project … Continue reading Chocolate Caramel Shortbread
I have made approximately two cheesecakes in my life, with one successful biscuit crumb base, and the other turning a little too toasty (as I wasn't even supposed to set the base in the oven for that recipe). Last week I received an order from a colleague for a classic cheesecake for her sister's birthday, … Continue reading 2 am Water Baths
When I was a kid growing up in a sleepy Shell camp in Africa, I used to live for the two times a month that a shipment from the States would arrive bearing treats and other such, boring groceries that the camp dwellers needed for survival. One of those treats that my parents would buy … Continue reading Nutella Cookies
I realize that is the most audacious title you might ever see on this blog, but I assure you I wasn't the first to make the claim, nor will I be the last. Trust me on this one, would I ever lie to you?It being Saturday, and my cousin having celebrated his 25th birthday last … Continue reading Best Chocolate Cupcakes Ever
I posted a similar recipe before that I adapted from my aunt's, but this time I decided to try out Amanda from iambaker.net's recipe. I wasn't up for adding frosting, especially considering these cookies are just so delicious when plain. I whipped up two batches that day, and I have to say that mixing this … Continue reading Amanda’s Sugar Cookies
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