A non-sweet muffin recipe, one of those recipes which is very typically New Zealand that I’ve been meaning to reinvent. Last trial on savory muffin was quite a while ago where I tried baking bacon and wild spring onions – freshly picked from the grassland of Inner Mongolia. Read the rest
Once the baking starts, there’s nothing stopping it. What was I thinking? giving up baking for soooo long, relying on mediocre food from restaurant delivery and fast food….. Read the rest
Something I baked for fun, because my baby, Bri, who has just learned to chew on her finger food, loves breadsticks. Instead of having her teething toys or dummy, she prefers to gum on this breadsticks. Read the rest
Instead of using plain cut up bananas, I caramelize them first in a pan with a bit of butter. Their flavour come out perfectly .With dollops of chocolate melts here and there this baby will have great combination of slightly crunchy toppings with delicate coconut flavors, sweet gooey caramelized banana dotted with melted chocolate Whoooo!!! I’m in heaven…. Read the rest
One particular thing that I never get tired of baking is brownie. Last month when I was in Jakarta I was the official food taster for mom’s brownie experiment Read the rest
After a few times struggling to bake donuts using the new donut pan my mom bought me from Sydney, I gave up, at least for now. I decide to bake something else that is fail-proof. Not so long ago, I bought myself a dessert book by Daniel Tay, founder of Bakerzin. His recipes, although some can be quite a hassle to make, are a guaranteed success. Read the rest
I love cooking. Baking is still a pretty new thing for me. Apparently there’s a big difference between baking – and cooking. In baking, there’s less room to improvise where in cooking I can improvise to my heart’s content. I used to watch and help mom baked when I was a kid – she’s quite an expert and does it as her side business, none of her baking skills seem to stick with me Read the rest
It’s amazing how one’s palate can change completely during pregnancy. I used to be more of a savoury person, but now I drool over things that’s super sweet, gooey, sticky caramelly with sprinkles of chopped nuts Read the rest
As a true coffee junkie, I am constantly on a search for recipes of breads/cakes and other savouries to go with it. Although, in my opinion, the best match for morning coffee is cheese bread. This is such a wonderful loaf to bake……… Read the rest
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