More macarons! This time I replaced the cocoa powder with black sesame, and filled it with a black sesame-white chocolate whipped ganache. I used the same recipe as my chocolate macarons, but replaced the cocoa powder with an equal weight of ground sesame seeds, which I whizzed in my blender and sieved.. a highly tedious [...]

Finally, finally I’ve conquered the french macaron! All of them had feet, no cracks and shiny tops- yahooo! As Malaysia is extremely humid- more so now that it’s the rainy season, I had to take lots of precautions to ensure that the feet form. Macarons are notorious for misbehaving in humid environments! Firstly, I age [...]

There’s just something so lovable and naughty about doughnuts, so cute and puffy and sugary. And when they’re shaped like clouds? I’m a bit of a goner. The ideal doughnut, to me, is one that is not too light, something fluffy but still with a bit of a chew. A beautiful, crackly crust dusted with [...]

Cream scones are my favourite. I love my scones moist, tender only slightly sweet and with a biscuity crust. And I like to eat them plain, fresh out of the oven. Sometimes, I feel a little naughty and throw in a chopped up chocolate bar, and if I do it’ll always be milk chocolate. Yum! [...]

It’s exciting how the seasons change what we eat. It feels so much more special eating fruit that comes with the season- berries in summer, plums in autumn, citrus in winter.. it’s like everything has its time and place and its turn in the spotlight. I get so excited when I visit the fruit shop [...]