cookies

Peanut Sesame Cookie

April 28, 2013

I uploaded the photos and recipe of this addictive cookie, with, I swear, every intention of writing the post and publishing it during my travels. I was counting on the sleepless jet lagged nights to get those brain juice to flow again… Alas, unfortunately (or fortunately), this time I adapted to the wild swings in [...]

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Signature Pineapple Tarts 2013

February 3, 2013

To many, January often feels like a dreary Monday as we drag ourselves back to work after a month of dreamy, year-end holiday bliss and festive celebrations . The Chinese population in Asia however, are prepping themselves to usher in another bout of celebrations and binging. Christmas decorations in the stores are briskly replaced by banners and [...]

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Tish Boyle’s Gianduja Cookies & Milan Trip Update

August 24, 2012

I was first introduced to Gianduja when we were traveling from Chamonix to Torino. During our 2 hour drive to Torino, our driver had enthusiastically recommended us to try the gelato at Gelateria Fiorio where, in his opinion, the best gelato in Torino can be found. He had also specifically suggested that I try the [...]

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Pineapple Tarts 2012

January 19, 2012

I first attempted to bake pineapple tarts last year. This is decidedly the most popular Chinese New Year cookie among my family members and friends. I have a friend who would order his $1.50/piece pineapple tart every year without fail and it is not uncommon to pay $1/ piece for home-made pineapple tarts nowadays. In case, [...]

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Ox Tongue Cookies – 宜兰牛舌饼

January 4, 2012

My first encounter with this cookie was in Taiwan. Named after the shape it resembles, it is literally called Ox Tongue Cookies and is the local specialty of Yilan Province in Taiwan. The commercial grade I had tried, came in many different flavours including, cheese, coconut, black sesame etc… The cookie was whisper thin and [...]

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Christmas Spritz Cookies

December 18, 2011

Christmas is a season of gifting and for some amateur bakers, like myself, who have the audacity and hubris to believe that our wares can be as good as those bought from the stores, it is also a time of happy frenzy as we pot around in our kitchen, churning out batches after batches of [...]

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Bourke Street Bakery’s Chocolate Sour Cherry Cookies

August 28, 2011

If ever there was a fraternity devoted to cookie lovers, it would most likely be split into 2 sects, the chewy diehards and the crispy advocates. I, for one, belong to the latter union. I have never quite learnt to appreciate the fudgy texture that the chewy cookie lovers so swoon over. I like my [...]

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Pierre Herme’s Macaron au Chocolate Amer

August 1, 2011

A while back, I was on a roll with Pierre Herme’s sables. I was so entrenched in those recipes that for a while I thought I had found a new defining moment for myself. You’ve probably noticed that I am currently in the mood for macarons and what better way to merge the two obsessions [...]

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Raspberry White Chocolate Macarons

July 27, 2011

Here’s one for the Sweet Tooth Fairy. Without cocoa powder to neutralize the sweetness of the macaron shell, this biscuit is sweeter than the Chocolate Macarons I had made earlier. (Actually strangely enough, I found that as you let the macarons age for a few days, they became less sweet, so the chocolate macarons were [...]

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Chocolate Macarons -Experimenting With Adriano Zumbo’s Recipe

July 18, 2011

Have you noticed something interesting among successful pastry chefs? Whether it be Pierre Herme, Australia’s Adriano Zumbo or our own Singapore home grown Chef Pang Kok Keong, they invariably have an accolade of macaron trophies that applaud their pastry wizardry. I deem the macaron the holy grail of baking. I started experimenting with it possibly [...]