Of Cake and Tradition.

Because turning up at midnight with cake has sort of turned into our thing. Happy (well now, belated) birthday, babe! x Classic Carrot Cake [adapted from Saveur's July/August 2010 issue] Note: The original recipe calls for the cake to be baked in a 9-inch by 13-inch pan. I made it in a 9-inch round pan [...]

When Less is More.

When you grow up blessed (or cursed, depending on how much you like eating I guess) with an incredibly fussy palate as I did, you inevitably quite quickly come up with a list of food you love and stick to for dear life. On my list of “safe” food were spicy chicken fried rice (yeap, [...]

One Step Back, Two Steps Forward.

It’s honestly not very often that I find myself excited over the release of a new book- much preferring to wait until the Amazon community has cast its verdict before hitting the “Proceed to checkout” button- especially when it was yet another book about the elusive macarons. But a couple boxes of macarons (the Hilton [...]

Taking A Leap.

Some weeks ago, I was having lunch when I spied miniature strawberry tarts sitting in the pastry case. Now, I’m usually not big on pastries (ironically I know, given that the first recipe I ever posted on this site was a tart) and skip dessert straight after lunch. But that day, for some reason, I [...]

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