i think everyone should have a good carrot cake recipe in their repertoire and heres mine. i usually sing praises of donna hays recipes coz they work really well for me but this one, its exceptional....
sometimes i think its nice to revisit some of the old recipes i made before. this is a japanese strawberry shortcake where the genoise sponge is colored pink and soaked with a rose-flavored syrup. th...
mothers day falls on the 13th which is just two days from now and i made this cake for the mothers in my maternal family (mom, grandma & aunt). i wanted something feminine and pretty hence i adde...
not too long ago i came across this french magazine called yummy magazine and almost miss it for good coz the cover wasnt anything much. it resembled a supermarket periodical or an university publica...
lately ive been receiving lotsa emails asking me where to buy matcha powder in singapore. from my sitemeter, i even saw people googling where does bossacafez buy matcha powder so i thought ill write ...
ive always thought theres only a kind of ichigo daifuku (strawberry mochi) out there, that is the one wrapped with anko. lately ive been seeing a few variations, some wrapped with matcha, some sweet ...
it had been an intense week having to make around 500 macarons! as usual, here were some pics i took. flavors as shown here are pistachio, rose, lemon coconut & coffee. macarons assortment. all b...
for my moms birthday this year, i made her a cheesecake. i was already researching on the entremet i wanted to make, only to hear her say "actually, i love cheesecakes" at the last minute and...
i made kanto style sakuramochi over the weekend. as you know, there are two styles of sakuramochi - kansai (western japan) and kanto (tokyo & eastern japan). i made the kansai one before therefor...
this is one of my favorite breads from the japanese bakeries and i had been very intrigued with the swirly pattern. as i read the step-by-step instructions, i realized this is pretty similar to makin...
pão de queijo is brazilian cheese bun made from tapioca flour (manioc starch). these are gluten-free and by far my utmost favorite snack coz theyre so cheesy, chewy and savory! its impossible to just...
frankly, i would not have thought of making chocolate bonbons and pralines until a girlfriend got me a box from la maison du chocolat on her holiday. they were so good that i felt i should give it a ...
not sure if there was ever a time you saw a recipe and HAD to attempt immediately? for me, this just happened to be it. im usually able to wait (at least til the next day) but when i saw this, i so w...
if youve noticed, i made mont blanc using both chestnut and purple sweet potato before but this is by far my utmost favorite coz of its creaminess and delicate taste. all along ive wanted to make the...
ajitsuke tamago, ni-tamago or known to some simply as molten/lava egg, is a japanese flavored soft boiled egg commonly used as a topping for ramen or pork belly rice. i think this type of egg has bee...
you know, daiso sells this whole series of japanese cooking & baking cookbooks (or rather, booklets) and despite not knowing a word of japanese, i went ahead and bought all of them. with 20 recip...
mitarashi dango (みたらし団子、御手洗団子) is japanese skewered rice dumplings originated from kyoto and commonly sold in teahouses and outside temples. first boiled then grilled and accompanied by a sweet soy g...
i must say that despite the fact that i have a sweet tooth, ive never really been a fan of sugared cereals. i dont like how the milk gets unbearably sweet towards the end so i usually stick to cornfl...
i have always wanted to incorporate popcorn into my macarons coz i think the flavor would be so awesome when paired with a salted caramel filling and it really is! all along ive been sticking to one ...
i hope youre not tired of seeing yet another entremet on my blog! it was my friends birthday last weekend so i made her a cake. i chose a simple one from one of my japanese pastry books and this is b...
i cant remember the last time i made a cheesecake, it was probably in 2007 or 2008. as ironic as it may seem, i think baking a cheesecake is just too much work. having to bake it in a waterbath means...
when i bought hidemi suginos book, this was one of the first entremets i wanted to try out - a coffee and caramel mousse cake but i ended putting off coz i couldnt find the right mousse rings. and wh...
mushipan or japanese steamed cup bread (actually they taste more cake than bread) seem to be all the rage these days. ive tried them from a few local bakeries and thought they tasted artificially sof...
pretty excited about this coz its the 1st time im using oval molds for my entremets, attempted caramel glaze and also dabbled with a new ingredient - the buddhas hand citron or bushukan in japanese. ...
ahh, just in time for some valentines day baking! i recently acquired yet another pierre hermes cookbook le livre des fours secs et moelleux de pierre herme. its a chinese-translated japanese book wh...
i was elated that these two french bakeries have opened up back to back on our shores so i couldnt wait to check them out! i first knew about eric kayser through his sweet and savory tarts book and a...
to those who are celebrating - wishing you a prosperous dragon year, my dear readers! have a wonderful time with your family and friends!새해 복 많이 받으세요! 가족함께 친구들과 좋은시간 보내세요!
nothing beats having waffles in the morning or better yet, gingerbread waffles! i recently bought a waffle maker (brand is waring pro) and have been putting it into really good use. i tried out diffe...
hi guys, im back! for now at least :p todays my hubbys birthday and he really loves tropical flavors so i decided to make him something i came across a taiwanese pastry book. this is actually the 1st...
will be really busy for the month of nov & dec. orders just keep pouring in so i dont think ill be blogging as often.i leave you with a pic i took using the new iphone 4S. no editing at all excep...
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