Archive for April, 2006
Have been feeling a bit emotionally delicate over the last week, so I decided to make myself some profiteroles with custard filling as a comfort food.
Oh, the joy! Crisp, slightly crunchy outsides with a thin layer of fluffy goodness inside, and at the heart - smooth, eggy custardy joy. My sister is also a bit [...]
Let it be known - I am terrified of cupcakes and muffins. I have never, in all my life, been able to turn out decent cupcakes or muffins, common ailments ranging from being far too heavy and doughy to dry and flavourless. Hence, I am terrified by the prospect of having to make these bastards [...]
I’ve been furiously trying to finish a research assignment for class these last few days, but don’t seem to be having much luck. During one of my hair-pulling sessions this evening, mom ‘politely’ pointed out that we had 4 bananas which had gone squishy and black skinned. In short, they were close to dying a [...]
Not quite cooking, but the cuteness needed sharing.
After dinner today, we finished off some melon which was on the final edge of ripe-ness. Mr Woofy decided that he wanted some as well…
My brother, in his infinite wisdom, decided that Mr Woofy had had enough, and took the rest away, which resulted in pining…
Pining dog = [...]
I’m a huge fan of dumplings and potstickers, lovely little bundles of flavoursome goodness that they are. They’re relatively easy to make, especially since your local chinese grocery store will stock the skins and this means you don’t have to roll out 50-odd round little skins yourself. My local stocks a wide variety of different [...]
