Happy New Year! How was your New Year celebration? I can’t believe that we have stepped into year 2010! We didn’t do anything much on New Year’s eve, just went to a friend’s place for dinner. I still miss my holiday in France and the food. So, I guess by looking at the title, you would have guessed this post is related to a French dessert. Far Breton is a flan based dessert made with eggs and... 

We had our first snow in London 2 days ago! I was so excited when I saw the snow flakes dropping from the sky! Probably, I was as excited as the kids, couldn’t wait to get out of the house and catch the snow flakes as they dropped from the sky. The snow didn’t stay like it did in February, which was probably the thickest snow that I have ever seen in my life! Well, I could only enjoy it from inside for... 

I am really glad to have known Lai Kuan from Food for Tots through her blog. It wasn’t too long ago that Lai Kuan invited me to be a guest on her blog. I agreed immediately! I thought it was a great honour to be featured on her blog! Lai Kuan is another talented Malaysian food blogger who currently resides in Singapore. I really love her style of cooking. And the idea behind her blog is just wonderful –... 

Madeleines are small shell-shaped  traditional cakes  from the town of Commercy, in the North of the Lorraine region of France. These little cakes are famous for the shape and smooth texture. Madeleines are perfect for snacking or afternoon goûter (afternoon tea) in France. In Lorraine, it is believed that the delightful madeleines came from a young maid named Madeleine who used to work for the Duke of Lorraine,... 

  It wasn’t too long ago I found her. From her blog, I can already tell that she is another talented cook! Not only that, her photos are stunning too! Even though Vanille from At Down Under is living on the other side of the world, internet and blogsphere have made it possible for me to get to know her food through her blog! Vanille is going to share with us a fantastic recipe today. When I was looking at the... 

  I have been on vacation. Got back two days ago and was slightly jet-lagged! We were in NYC. Even though it was just for a short stay but it was overall really good! NYC is such a buzzing city! Well, before I got too excited and go into more details, I thought I would share with you guys about my trip in my next post with some photos that I took!   It snowed on the days we left NYC. It reminds me the snow storm in... 

  “If you love strawberry and pistachio, raise your hands!” Great! I saw a lot of hands including mine (both hands raised). I know it’s probably not the season for strawberries yet supermarkets always tend to import their supplies from elsewhere. So, strawberries that I used are not English strawberries.   So, it looks like strawberry and pistachio are good friends. They get on really well, both the... 

  Have you ever tried Lamingtons? Remember I mentioned that I would share the recipe of Lamingtons? Lamingtons are something that I haven’t tried for ages! They taste as gorgeous as they look! I got to know about Lamingtons when I studied in Australia.    Lamingtons are basically little sponge cakes in the shape of cube, dipped in chocolate icing and then coated in desiccated coconut. These little beauties can... 

  This post may come a little late as today is already 25.12.2008 but I would like to take this opportunity to wish all of you a Wonderful Christmas!   I shall catch up with you all of you soon (and share the recipe of the above, of course!) when I return to London from France. I have so much to tell! And I am enjoying every moment here, it’s just so different from London! I am glad that I am here and having... 

  Christmas is just around the corner and I am always under the impression that many people are busy with all their Christmas shopping. For me, I do most of mine online, which is pretty handy as I don’t like to join the crowds at the main shopping places in London!   Most of us will probably have our Christmas dinner or lunch on the eve or on Christmas day itself. For those who have to prepare Christmas dinner...