Chocolate mousse
When I had friends over the other week, I wanted to make an elegant looking dessert that was a change from my normal cookie/brownie routine, so I was delighted to find this recipe. It is seriously ridiculously easy to make (you just need to make sure you have an electric mixer), requires only 4 ingredients … Continue reading
Spinach gnocchi
When I saw the recipe for tomato basil sauce, I knew I wanted to make a pasta to go along with it, but I sadly don’t have a pasta maker, so my mind went immediately to gnocchi. Gnocchi starts from a mashed potato base and is incredibly easy to make. There are all sorts of … Continue reading
M and M bars
Ok, I admit it – I have been in a bit of a baking rut recently. I haven’t wanted to try out too many new fancy recipes because I’ve been cooped up in my apartment for the past several weeks studying to take the GMAT. Now that that’s over though, I am ready to get … Continue reading
Berry streusel coffee cake
When it was one of my closest friend’s last day at work, I knew I had to make something extra special for her. I’d had my eye on this cake for quite a while as it looked absolutely spectacular, and the bit of extra effort that it takes to make the streusel is more than … Continue reading
Everything birthday cookies
I try to keep this blog mostly about the food, but I just have to take the opportunity to express how genuinely touched I was by the number of people in America who remembered my birthday (sometimes even across the time zone change!) and sent thoughtful notes. I’m in year two of this Australia journey … Continue reading
Rosemary cherry tomato focaccia
When I have a dinner party or really party of any sort, it’s pretty much a guarantee that I will make bread if time possibly allows. As I said in my prior post about focaccia, this really is about the easiest type of yeast bread you can possibly make. It’s just not hard to do … Continue reading
Dark chocolate pretzel tart
The sweet and salty combination is my ultimate trump card in baking that I use to win people over. If you like any type of baked good, it is my firm belief that if sea salt is added you will then love it exponentially more. This dessert immediately caught my eye when I was doing … Continue reading
Flourless chocolate cake
Get ready, chocolate lovers – this cake is unbelievably simple to make and soooo good. It is not for the faint of heart as it’s really quite incredibly chocolatey, but it’s a pleasant change from a typical brownie – just as easy to make but somehow far more sophisticated looking. It would be great for … Continue reading
Crack cookies
I have a not so secret obsession with various women pastry chefs, probably because it is my ultimate desire to be a pastry chef businesswoman icon. My favourite two without a doubt are Joanne Chang and Christina Tosi. The latter is the mastermind behind Milk Bar in the whole Momofuku amazingness that was started … Continue reading
Nutella bars
Happy Valentine’s Day! Although I think the whole hype around Vday is a bit absurd, I do not see it as a chance to either get all lovey or to be angry and bitter…rather, it just presents a delightful opportunity to bake all manner of sinful and delightful things. When you bake for this … Continue reading
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