Fruit

Baked Banana

March 21, 2012

When I first saw this recipe in Chef Gregoire Michaud’s Never Skip Dessert last year, I had eagerly bookmarked it. I remember thinking to myself, this is like a creme brulee in a banana – as opposed to the banana in creme brulee which I had made before… The clever quirkiness of this dish appeals [...]

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Lemon Souffle Pancakes

December 27, 2011

Post Christmas, for me, is a time to chill, to lounge around the couch watching TV and contemplating when is a good time to check out the post Christmas sales in town…. Heaven forbid that I should have to mess up my kitchen again with ambitious cooking… I am still reeling from the Christmas Day [...]

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Pate de Fruits Cassis – Cassis Fruit Jelly Candy

May 30, 2011

My parents were strict with us when we were growing up. I don’t recall ever vehemently demanding for anything when we were young. We would gladly take whatever my parents would give us, be it sweet treats, stationery, books or clothes. If anything we set our eyes on were deemed expensive by our parents, we [...]

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Blood Orange Chiffon Cake With Blood Orange Jelly

April 30, 2011

I was feeling ambitious when I finally managed to find some Blood Orange in Singapore. I dreamt about making one of those glorious Blood Orange desserts featured in Justin North’s Becasse. Something gourmet enough to be served in a (dare I dream) hatted restaurant. Then, I dithered, procrastinated, went on to Korea for a business [...]

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Lemon Curd Bites – Experimenting With Meyer Lemons

March 30, 2011

My business travels wreak havoc on my blogging activities but they also give me interesting new exposure to elements that very often turn into inspirational fodder for my blog…. provided if I find time to tap into those inspirations before they fade away in my memory…. I was back in the Big Apple region for almost 3 [...]

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Luxe Pound Cake With Kumquat Compote

March 6, 2011

The regulars who read my post would know that there are a few cookbooks that I tend to cook from alot. Bourke Street Bakery is my latest favourite and there is Keiko Ishida’s Okashi which has inspired me again and again. For anyone who is interested in baking, Tish Boyle’s classic duo, The Cake Book [...]

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Strawberry Soy Pudding

March 1, 2011

My first quarter of 2011 was already totally done in before 2010 could end. 2 months into the new year and I am already in a daze…. I can’t imagine how I could have travelled to Bangkok, India, Australia, Shanghai, Korea, celebrated Chinese New Year and still blog in the last 2 months… Just 2 weeks [...]

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Strawberry Cream Puff

February 26, 2011

Strawberry Clan…. a term that is used in Taiwan to refer to those precious youth born in the 80′s into small single child families. This is a generation that is born into a relatively affluent society where the pressure on survival and living is not as prevalent as during the more tumultous times experienced by our parents or grandparents. This generation generally demonstrates lower threshold [...]

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White Peaches In Rose-Water Syrup

February 14, 2011

Food blogging started out as a curious little hobby but it is morphing into a very timing consuming affair. The essential 3 components : cooking,photographing and writing can take up a inordinate amount of my time. I have to be honest and admit that I am truly struggling to sustain the momentum while continuing to [...]

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Bourke Street Bakery’s Berry Custard Tart

January 8, 2011

When delectable strawberries start to find their way into grocery stores, it is difficult to fend off their draw. Those little red gems are trickling in from the North – Japan and Korean. Albeit still a little pricey as it is still not the peak season for these strawberries but they are too alluring to [...]