We were once asked to fill out a questionnaire at work that was meant to assess our strengths and weaknesses. The survey had over 150 questions and we were meant to share our results with our group when done. After the 10th question, I gave up, there was simply no way I was going to [...]
Posts Tagged ‘dessert’
The Perfect Raspberry and Cream Cheese Brioche
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged berry, brioche, cream cheese, dessert, food, fresh pastry, pastry, pierre herme, raspberries, recipe on July 3, 2011 | 39 Comments »
A story about old friends… and a recipe for Eton Mess
Posted in Bake, tagged dessert, eton mess, food, meringue, raspberries, recipes, strawberries on April 26, 2011 | 36 Comments »
In my sophomore year of high school I met two girls who would soon become my best friends. At first glance, it was an unlikely friendship. One of them was a champion equestrienne who also made it to class president, and the other was a self described tomboy because she said she loved sports and [...]
Chocolate Carrot Muffins
Posted in Bake, tagged carrot, chocolate, Cupcakes, dessert, easter, easter treats, lindt, muffins, recipes on March 27, 2011 | 18 Comments »
When I was six my birthday fell on Easter Sunday. I must tell you – this was probably the high point of my childhood. I mean, how cool was that for MY birthday to fall on this day? It was such a happy surprise and I wondered why I didn’t realize that this was the [...]
Frozen Brazo De Mercedes Cake – Guest Post on 6Bittersweets
Posted in Bake, tagged brazo de mercedes, cake, dessert, frozen brazo de mercedes, frozen cake, frozen dessert, guest post, philippine dessert, recipe on February 6, 2011 | 31 Comments »
Being invited to someone’s house for dinner always poses a problem for me. I often wonder, what’s the best thing to bring? Given a choice between bringing the standard wine, flowers or food, I’ll inevitably resort to bringing food. Then there’s the dilemma of what dish to bring. Do I bring an entree or dessert? [...]
Guest Post: Orange Passionfruit Curd Mini Tarts from 6Bittersweets
Posted in Bake, tagged 6bittersweets blog, dessert, food, mini tarts, orange, passionfruit, recipes, sweets on February 3, 2011 | 29 Comments »
You would agree with me when I say that you can tell a lot about a person just by looking at the food they post on their blog. Right? Well, today I’m going to introduce you to Xiaolu from 6 Bittersweets blog. First she’s extremely talented. I can’t even begin to tell you about how [...]
A Very Aussie Christmas & A Very Simple Berry Pie
Posted in Bake, tagged berry pie, Christmas, dessert, easy recipe, food, nigella lawson, pie, recipes on December 28, 2010 | 41 Comments »
Coming from the Philippines where adorning homes with Christmas decorations has become a national pastime that begins in September, my first impression was that Australians weren’t very keen on Christmas. I couldn’t get used to Santa in a body suit, trading turtlenecks for singlets, or a “white Christmas” referring to spending time in Bondi beach. [...]
Donna Hay’s Strawberry & Macaron Trifle Plus My New Favourite Macaron Book: Secrets of Macarons by Jose Marechal
Posted in Bake, Book Reviews, tagged Christmas, dessert, food, jose marechal, macarons, recipe, secrets of macarons, strawberry and vanilla macaron trifle, sweets, trifle, vanilla macaron on December 8, 2010 | 56 Comments »
If you regularly read my blog (and if you don’t: why not?!?!), you might know that this year I started teaching macaron making at The Essential Ingredient. It’s been a fantastic and rewarding experience (especially when I get sent pictures of finished macarons from former students) and I look forward to more classes next year. [...]
Sometimes No Just Means Not Now…Strawberry and Watermelon Cake
Posted in Bake, tagged almond dacquoise, black star pastry, cake, dessert, food, gluten-free, layered cake, recipe, strawberry, watermelon on December 2, 2010 | 66 Comments »
When I was a kid I wanted to be a gymnast. I remember watching a movie on Romanian Nadia Comaneci and how she scored a perfect 10 on the uneven bars in the 1976 Olympics and thought to myself that I was born to be a gymnast. So my best friend and I started teaching [...]