I think this cake is a perfectly good example of cake that is really, really easy to make and so good that you cannot just stop at one slice. Or one cake, for that matter. It’s one of the first recipes that I tried when I started baking way back early this year, and I’ve made …
The basic trouble about grocery shopping for one person is that you always end up with leftovers. Now, I personally have a rather liberal idea of what is considered ‘just ripe’ for bananas. I’d still happily eat the brown, spotty ones because, well, they’re still fair game as long as they haven’t got any fruit …
I’m typing up this entry because I was doing up the poster for my final year project, and then I got bored. There comes a point in time when you’re just so sick of school, you can’t wait to start work. I’m counting, by the way: I finish university in exactly 7 weeks. It does seem … Continue reading
Risotto should, ideally, be a no-fuss food. There’s a reason it’s called comfort food. Then again, the comfort also comes from the process of making it. Having said that, my kitchen is unfortunately terribly small and uncomfortable; whoever designed it obviously does not cook and/or understand the concept of ventilation. I got this recipe from my … Continue reading
My life has been consumed by Candy Crush Saga; please do not judge me. So I decided to bake a quiche this week. Partly because spinach quiche holds a very special, dear place in my heart (considering I lived on it while studying for my ‘O’ levels) and also partly because I was sick of … Continue reading
I’ve absolutely given up on the food in my faculty canteen. The food isn’t bad per se. It’s just that I can’t really eat the same thing for 3 years (yes, First World Problems indeed) and don’t even get me started talking about how long the lunch queues are. Anyway. I decided that I should learn how … Continue reading
This is one of those recipes where I stare at a bunch of other recipes and make something up on the spot because I’m seriously too lazy to shop for ingredients. But trust me, this is good. I survived an entire week spreading this on sandwiches because, well, I just bought a new laptop and … Continue reading
Once again, apologies with the lapses in updates. I’ve forgotten this place exists, really. And let’s be honest, this blog mostly serves as a place where I can a) talk to myself and b) archive my recipes. The following pudding is advertised as something quick that you can fix up to go with a cup … Continue reading
I’ve always found cooking risotto to be a very therapeutic activity. The whole business of adding stock to a pot and stirring basically puts you into a bit of a trance which is conducive for thinking or, well, daydreaming. The trouble is that while risottos look easy to make, a good risotto takes practice. I’m … Continue reading
I apologise for the long hiatus. One word: exams. Three words: final year project. My exams are happily over but my final year project is still gleefully threatening to consume all that is beautiful in my life. The good news is that I bought Nigella’s Kitchen from Amazon and they shipped the book over really, really quickly; so much … Continue reading
These muffins are absolutely decadent and completely gorgeous. They’re probably too rich to qualify as breakfast food, but I don’t see why you can’t have them first thing in the morning anyway. Besides, chocolate and raspberries are two things that go perfectly well together. I mean, you can’t possibly go wrong with them. You can think … Continue reading
One of my favourite Chinese dishes ever is venison stir-fried with ginger and spring onions. It’s a wonderful classic where the combination of ingredients is simply perfect and it’s also practically the only way my brother can be persuaded to eat ginger. The funny thing is, when I first came across this recipe, I was lured … Continue reading
Alchemy & Salt 