Basics: Buttermilk and Chocolate ganache
2010 has gone by so quickly and now we are in the New Year. I am not sure what is in store for the blog this year but since I have picked up baking late last year, I have been enjoying it so much. I...
View ArticleBasics: Empanadas dough
Empanada is the pastry or bread stuffed with fillings like meat or vegetables. I am pretty sure I have seen dessert empanadas before. And it reminds me of curry puffs which is very very similar....
View ArticleCookbook Challenge (citrus) – Luke Nguyen’s salad or dipping sauce
This sauce can be both a salad or a dipping sauce. It may not necessary represent this week’s theme but I wanted to use up the last of my lemons from our currently very bald lemon tree. Our lemon tree...
View ArticleBasic pasta recipe
100g strong flour to 1 egg. It is that easy. And do you know why some pasta are so super yellow? Some people like me will add an additional egg yolk to 200g of flour or use only egg yolks. I have used...
View ArticleDonut or Doughnut? Baked not fried
I am not big on donuts. I remember a few years ago when Krispy Creme was a craze. Colleagues that flew back from Sydney were ordered to fly back with boxes of Krispy Creme. I remember how many...
View ArticleCharmoula and a Giveway – The Food of Morocco
I love flipping through cookbooks with beautiful photography and stories. The Food of Morocco is one such cookbook and more. It is a dream to visit Morocco one day. I dream of being surrounded by...
View ArticleWhy not make your own muesli?
I love muesli – toasted or not. And it is super healthy! I buy all of the muesli ingredients from the nut stall at Marrickville Farmers market. The ingredients are weighed for me and all I have to do...
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