The other day I spent more than sixteen hours trying to get my house in order. It had been awhile since I did a MAJOR clean up but I knew it was time after speaking to a work colleague. We were chatting one morning and I mentioned that I needed to get my house more [...]
Archive for July, 2010
Prawns with Coconut Milk and Preserved Crab Fat (Ginataang Hipon with Gata and Taba ng Talangka)
Posted in kulinarya cooking club, tagged coconut milk, ginataan, philippine cuisine, prawns, talangka on July 28, 2010 | 49 Comments »
Macaron Madness Class at Essential Ingredient
Posted in Bake, tagged classes, essential ingredient, macaron on July 24, 2010 | 34 Comments »
Some fantastic news for you all – I’ve teamed up with Essential Ingredients for a Hands-On Macaron Making class on the 21st of August (Saturday) from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. In this three hour hands on class we’ll cover ALL THE THINGS I WISH I KNEW before making these delectable french treats myself. For [...]
Macaron Tower for Baby James
Posted in Bake, tagged macaron, macaron tower, masterchef on July 18, 2010 | 67 Comments »
James Dickens, my nephew, was born on the 18th of July, 2010 at 4:00 am. There are really no words to describe how gorgeous this little baby is and how happy we all are to welcome him into the family. Here’s another shot of the little angel… Inspired by the macaron tower from Masterchef, [...]
Strawberry Swirl Pavlova
Posted in Bake, tagged australian desserts, dessert, pavlova, strawberries on July 12, 2010 | 44 Comments »
“What are you doing?! Really – WHAT are you doing??!” My husband asks with a raised eyebrow. “Is it not obvious?” I ask as I wave my hands in the air and wiggle my hips. I cross my right hand across my chest, and then make a gesture, as if reaching for my left pocket. [...]
Devil’s Food Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
Posted in Bake, tagged chocolate cake, dessert, devil's food cake, peanut butter, rose levy berenbaum on July 4, 2010 | 50 Comments »
The other day one of my best friends in grade school sent me a message on facebook. She asked me if I had ever told my husband about the time we were in the 6th grade and we fed a classmate some dog food. Not only that, we’d also bark every time she’d pass [...]