black sesame macarons with black sesame buttercream fillingNow that my battle with the various macaron recipes is over, I can relax and enjoy experimenting with the different flavour combinations one can achieve with these [...]
BLACK SESAME MACARONS
Diposting oleh good reading on Rabu, 31 Oktober 2007
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BAKED FRESH OYSTERS WITH TARO
Diposting oleh good reading on Senin, 29 Oktober 2007
my new favourite recipe book for chinese food focusses on the use of the ovenI purchased an interesting recipe book the other day and have been very happy with the first few dishes that I've tried out of it. The recipes [...]
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CHOCOLATE MACARONS: A TRUCE
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I call for a truce. Hey, I'm not waiving no white flag in this macaron war! To be honest, I'm not liking the eating part of the macaron battle. Initially, they're delicious...but after the third tray, I'm kind of sick of [...]
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Strawberry Crumble Cake
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I bought a punnet of strawberries yesterday, as usual, they were too sour to eat on it's own. I looked through some recipes and decided to use them to make a crumble cake. I have been wanting to try this blueberry crumble [...]
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Inspiration
Diposting oleh good reading on Jumat, 26 Oktober 2007
For the past year and a half, I have had the opportunity to work with Gerry Laybourne. She is my hero. She inspires me as a developer, creator and woman. Today, she gave a speech at the Microsoft Women's Conference. I wasn't able to go, but was able [...]
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CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES WITH CHOCOLATE GANACHE BUTTERCREAM
Diposting oleh good reading on Rabu, 24 Oktober 2007
chocolate cupcake with chocolate buttercream & home-made royal icing violetWe were craving some chocolate here and seeing as I had leftover ganache in the freezer from the Macaron War, I thought I'd throw together some [...]
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BASIL CHICKEN
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cakebrain's basil chickenRemember that cool hydroponic garden I have sitting on my kitchen counter? Well, it's yielding quite a crop of basil. I have both Italian and Purple Basil. I was wondering how to use up all the [...]
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Fairfield/Westchester code camp
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I will be at presenting a session on Testing with Mocks at the the Westchester/Fairfield code camp on November 11.Register hereThe session is a shortened version of the tutorial Oksana and I are giving at the Agile Development Practices conference in [...]
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I've been tagged
Diposting oleh good reading on Selasa, 23 Oktober 2007
Baking Fiends United has tagged me with this Hi-5 or 5-thing meme:5 things found in your room5 things found in your bag5 things found in your purse/wallet5 things you’ve always wanted to do5 thins you are currently into5 people you want to tagThis is [...]
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COMFORT FOODS: COOL THINGS WITH CHEESE!
Diposting oleh good reading on Sabtu, 20 Oktober 2007
broccoli & cheese casseroleWhen fall is in full swing in Vancouver and it's drippy wet outside I find myself wanting comfort foods. For some reason I associate cheese with comfort foods...especially ooey gooey melted [...]
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Banana Chiffon Cake
Diposting oleh good reading on Kamis, 18 Oktober 2007
I wanted to make a banana chiffon cake as I had a few very ripened bananas hanging in my kitchen. However, after looking through the recipe I have on hand, it is meant for a bigger pan size. I was about to give up the idea, [...]
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HALLOWE'EN CUPCAKES: FONDANT PUMPKINS
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fondant pumpkin on a white chocolate cupcakeBebe wanted cupcakes (Bebe always wants cupcakes) and she always ends up eating all the frosting first; leaving the cupcake behind. The other day I was making FIMO food with Bebe [...]
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Let the machine do it!
Diposting oleh good reading on Selasa, 16 Oktober 2007
My bread machine came out with this loaf yesterday :)It did most of the job, while my elder boy and I only took care of the measuring and adding in the ingredients in the right sequence. After 3 hours, out came this beautiful [...]
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Fun with Toast
Diposting oleh good reading on Senin, 15 Oktober 2007
During our recent trip to Tokyo in June, we had breakfast at one of the western cafe chains, Pronto. The cafe was just one block away from the hotel we stayed. My nephew ordered one such egg toast:I didn't have a chance [...]
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