December 2010
10 posts
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Making Blueberry Jam and Frangipane Tart
Don’t be scared off by the word Frangipane; what it is is just a filling flavoured with ground almonds or almond meal. Sometimes when I look at recipes of fancy pastries and cakes I’d get intimidated when alien words like Crème Chantilly (whipped cream flavoured with sugar and vanilla) or Zabaglione (light custard) pop up . I don’t know why pâtisseries decided to invent such...
itskarin asked: You are no novice at cooking! Holy smokes! And you're a med. student! I officially adore your blog. :) (This is not a question soooo i'll add a ? just for kicks)
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Making Lemon-Poppy Seed Doughnut Holes
This post should really be titled “How I manhandled and nearly dropped my camera”. I really need to get an extra pair of hands. Whisking and taking photographs definitely do not go together. Anyways…whenever my mum has a potluck to go to, she’d sometimes make doughnuts to bring over. Which means she’s going to use a doughnut cutter. Which in turn means that there...
kjtgp1 asked: I was wondering how do you add music to your page? thanks!
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Making Baked Eggs and Tomatoes
I love eggs. They hold a very fond memory of my first ever cooking escapade. I was about 7 when I saw this movie that got me into the world of gastronomique. It was a scene where a guy came inside a diner looking for a job. The owner then asked him, “Do you know how to cook an omelette?”
He then started to chop up green peppers and onions, then he beat an egg with a fork inside a...
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Making Braised Sausages and 'Taters
Sausages and potatoes have always been relied on for a good comfort food for the winter mornings or evenings. This is also a great hangover food, so I say win-win [especially on the morning-after New Year’s]. Essentially this is just a quick braise that can be [should be!] substituted for a stew when you want something warm in a hurry. With this as a foundation, you can add other...
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Making Baked Alaska
So I said I’d get back on posting when my exams are done. As of now,barring any need for remedials, I’m actually free and waiting for the exam results to come out. So to get back on the good graces of my followers, I’m posting up a recipe of a snatzy little dessert that’s darn easy to make and looks impressive to boot. You can make this as individual portions too, but I...
Elements: Chocolate Tartlets →
hiimmifta:
What’s cuter than a fruit tart? Mini fruit tartlets of course! These ones are filled with chocolate ganache and topped with juicy strawberries.
This recipe couldn’t be simpler - you don’t even have to refrigerate and roll out the pastry, you just press it into the tartlet tins. And for the…
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