Who would have thought that there were so many types of flour? I alone have seven types of flour in my larder. And seriously, I really only use two – plain and self-raising. Is all that flour really necessary? I was looking for a red velvet cake recipe when almost every recipe I found asked [...]
I was a rebel as a kid. My parents had plenty of headaches from my mischiefs. I hated school and homework even more. I especially had a ‘fondness’ for my class teacher who previously (unfortunately) taught my more academically-inclined older brother. Every day she would remind me how well-behaved my brother was, and sneered at [...]
Caution: Fatty cake ahead. Take a good look at this cake. You may think, ‘Yeah? it’s a carrot cake. Carrots are good for you.’ That’s where you’re mistaken my friend. Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Share with Stumblers Share on technorati Tumblr it Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for [...]
What I love most about this hobby is you never know what you’re making until it’s done. I had no idea I was making a sweet yeast cake. It just said babka in the magazine. And so, I made babka (which of course, I didn’t know what that meant until I googled it). Blog this! [...]
I’m sooooo excited! We received a package in the mail today. What do you think it could be? With a quick rip, I saw two DVDs and the name of our wedding photographer. The wedding photos are here! (*Happy jiggle*) I have to be good and wait for Mr. G to come home so we [...]
Remember Mr. G’s and my recent bread adventure? (No? Well, here’s the post to remind you.) After that I promised myself that I would not let my fear of breadmaking dictate me. While surfing the beautiful world of food blogs one afternoon, I discovered The Caramel Cookie. I developed a soft spot for cardamom after [...]
You know it’s really funny how apologetic people feel when they haven’t been updating their blog. For instance, whenever I haven’t blogged for let’s say a week or more, I start feeling a deep sense of guilt. As though I have let people down. And with some certainty, feel that they will never.ever. return to [...]
You know how I get around a new ingredient, especially, with one I have never used before – I simply become obsessed. I start finding 101 ways to use it. Cook it. Bake it. Stew it. Roast it. You-name-it, I’d do it. My cousin once wrote on my Twitter after my plum episode that I [...]
Having spent most of my life in a non-seasonal country, I’m fascinated by the way things grow in a timely manner in Australia. The last of the blood plums are picked but the green apples are just starting to ripen. I like to think that it’s a little bit like life, no? With science these [...]
Today felt like Christmas. Not because Santa came by 11 months too soon but remember as a kid you would jump out of bed before anyone else did on Christmas morning? That feeling. Let me start from the beginning. G’s dad has a fantastic garden filled with fruit and vegetable plants. We grow our own [...]
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