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Sep
6

Brownies

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This great recipe is taken from the show MasterChef Australia and was made by the Judge,  Gary Mehigan during one of the episode.  The brownies was part of a dessert, so-called “Chocolate Gluttony with Spun Sugar”.   Since today is my Lazy Day, and Brownies is my daughter’s favourite,  I tried making the brownies.  It is …

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Jul
22

French Macaron

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I wish I had a better looking macarons to show here today, instead of the above.. but this is the best there is,  guys !  These are the lucky chosen macarons that look ‘presentable’, the rest have short ‘feet’ or bumpy heads.. haha   .  Anyway I admit I’m way behind in terms of making …

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Jul
7

Crème brûlée

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Oh no, my Crème brûlée didn’t turn out very well.   It looked black.   Should have used just castor sugar for the top, instead of brown sugar. And I think I need to let the sugar melt and caramelised more.  The reason I’m making this dessert is to try out the mini torch I …

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May
23

Pumpkin Pavé

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Recently, I ended up with 2 medium sized pumpkin courtesy of my mother-in-law.  After a while, and before the pumpkin turn bad, I was flipping through my recipe books to find ways to use the pumpkins.  Came across a recipe called Pumpkin Pavé.    Pave meaning bricks or slabs,  once cooled the pastry is cut into …

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Mar
29

Choux or cream puff pastry

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Making these puffs reminds me of my mom, when we were just kids she would bake them once in a while.  Of course we would eat them with sweet fillings, not savoury.   I made these puff recently, followed  a recipe by Norman Love and it turned out beautiful. The recipe for the choux paste (pronounced …

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