Happy new year to all!! Here is the perfect recipe to kick-start the year, with a cup of homemade heaven. The house was wrapped in the gorgeousness that was the heady scent of the sugar sizzling away into a think rich almost yellow gold caramel. A hundred and thousand and million times better than ANY […] Read more…
Orange Blossom and Pistachio Christmas Cupcakes
There is just something magical about Christmas. I am already planning the Christmas Hampers in my mind for next year—along the lines of jars full of long lasting homemade treats such as salted caramel (which I made last night with brilliant results!) , pepper and chilli jam, vanilla extract and gingerbread cookies. *sigh*. For me, […] Read more…
Better (read: easier) Banana Bread
I’ve done this before, but that time was a bit of a struggle, in comparison to this. After I was done, I was quite jittery, as I didn’t feel like I had baked at all. It almost got over too quick. I started somewhere around quarter past 11 at night, and by the stroke of […] Read more…
Strawberry and White Chocolate Chip Cupcakes with Strawberry Buttercream Frosting (and a strawberry on top!)
It’s been a while since I shared some of my cupcakes with the world. Do I need more of a reason to share but my admitted love for cupcakes AND strawberries. It was foreseeable that I would sooner rather than later combine the two. Et Voila! Cupcake Ingredients: 1. 1 cup […] Read more…
Black & Gold
I am extremely pepped up for my upcoming vacation to Texas and London. Partly because, who doesn’t like a vacation? And the other part is because of the choice of destinations! Firstly- Texas. Quite honestly there is an audible dearth of good, well even decent Mexican and tex-mex in the city. It’s one of those […] Read more…
Variety is the Spice of Life
An amazing thing that I have started to indulge in off late is variations of previously created wonders. This makes it not only easier and quicker since I am already familiar with the method, but also has been better received than the originals. For example: 1. Replace the strawberries for raspberries here and put them […] Read more…