I love that I have this blog to connect with everyone on a more detailed and personal level… and it has only come to my attention today that amongst all the chaos and excitement of the holiday season, it seems like the entire month of January has just gone missing for me. We got to Read More …
The first time I made these little pockets of pastry and custard goodness was in the French Patisserie class I took last year. Yesterday, I had a little craving for something sweet (in particular, strawberries and custard or as the French call it – creme patissiere) and decided to make what Read More …
After about 24 hours of traveling due to snow storms and delayed flights we finally arrived at San Francisco, exhausted but excited about the prospect of a new city and the start of our holiday. Day 1: Headed down to Union Square and had a late lunch at the Cheesecake Factory. We’ve learned Read More …
Hello 2010! I can’t believe it’s been a decade since I moved to Sydney and started living on my own. When I think of all the success and struggles that I’ve been through the last 10 years, I’m a bit excited and nervous to see where the next 10 years will take me. Because I’m Read More …
I baked over 500 chocolate chip cookies last week so I’m taking things a little bit easier this week. 🙂 How long does 500 chocolate chip cookies take to make…? oh, about 3 nights worth of baking and 6 hours worth of bagging and ribbon tying. The boyfriend and my friend both got suckered into Read More …
Guess what I got over the Christmas holidays? A Crème Brulee set! Yippee, I was very excited because it was a surprise present from the boyfriend 😀 The set came with 4 ramekins bowls and a blow torch! Making the crème brulee was much easier than I expected. It looks fancy and tastes yum and Read More …
