Even when I’m happy with a recipe that I have, I am always willing to try new ones to see how they compare. This weekend, it was the world of financiers that I ventured into again. The same type of baked good, the result was vastly different to what I had expected – not that [...]
So, this is my first time entering a foodie event (not including Festa Al Fresco, which was run by the lovely Lis and Ivonne so there was no question of not participating!). In between working and studying and trying to have some semblance of a social life, it leaves very little time for cooking things [...]
This post was going to contain some silly comments about the variety of cheesecakes around as well as the qualities of baked goods from certain areas of the world – for example, Asian bakeries and their overwhelming amount of different kinds of soft milky breads (I think I’ve spoken before about the near impossibility of [...]
One of my favourite cakes in my repetoire is a cinnamon teacake which takes a total of about 45 minutes from start to finish, and is the perfect accompaniment to a good cup of coffee or tea. The cake itself is very simply flavoured, but the cinnamon sugar on top provides crunch as well as [...]
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 [...]