Baking

Clafouti Aux Cerises (Baked Cherry Custard)

September 2, 2010

Spring time is here and we are already three quarter into the year. Spring time only means one thing for me – lots of baking. To be honest, I’ve been procrastinating during winter and haven’t really done much baking than I should. But I can’t wait to get back straight into it, I have promised [...]

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Fondant Au Chocolat

August 13, 2010

Death by chocolate. You know that question, “What will be your last meal before you die?” I always find it fascinating where different people have different answers and usually the meal is related back to the childhood, or something they are really craving for right there and then. I actually don’t know what my last [...]

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Holiday Wreath Bread

August 3, 2010

“How would someone who really knows you describe your WORST qualities?” That is one of the questions from the Masterchef season three online application form. There is a whole lot more questions in the application – 82 questions to be exact but this question is one of the toughest, after that silly “Where would you [...]

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Momofuku Milk Bar’s Crack Pie

May 6, 2010

If it’s as addictive as crack, then US$44 is possibly the cheapest crack you can get yourself stoned or in this case, hyper sugary high. I am talking about the infamous Crack Pie, an old recipe revamped by the pastry chef Christina Tosi at Momofuku Milk Bar in NYC. I actually haven’t try the real [...]

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Julia Child’s Queen of Sheba – Chocolate and Almond Cake & Win 1 of 2 the Salt Books… plus more!

April 16, 2010

It’s so gooey, you can literally eat it with a spoon! No joke! I love my chocolate cake as moist and gooey as a chocolate fondant, and as intense and rich as a chocolate brownie. And this chocolate cake recipe in Julia Child‘s cookbook is just what I am after. So, if you like your [...]

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Chocolate Macarons Simnel Cake

April 5, 2010

A modern twist of a traditional Easter cake. A very last minute decision when The Pom mentioned about this cake that his mum will usually make during Easter every year, it sounds so very interesting and I simply have to make it. “There were twelve apostles but then one of them is naughty and I [...]

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Easter Hot Cross Buns

April 2, 2010

Do my buns look big this Easter? Usually is pretty quiet in this household during Easter, we don’t celebrate it except a few Easter chocolate eggs here and there. I couldn’t even bother to fight with the crowd for fresh seafood ready for the Sunday Easter feast, instead we bought spaghetti, pasta sauce and beef [...]

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Breadmaking Workshop at Convent Bakery – Convent Abbotsford, Melbourne

March 26, 2010

Mix it. Roll it. Knead it. Bake it. Softer. Tastier. Better. Hungrier. That’s how Helen and I roll… …the flour dough that is, during a breadmaking workshop at the Convent Bakery inside the Convent Abbotsford, a Melbourne Food & Wine Festival event. My mum would be so proud to see her son making his first [...]

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Beeramisu

February 28, 2010

Tiramisu for the boys. Or girls who like beer… stout in particular. I have just made the Lamington Tiramisu for Australia Day last month which I absolutely enjoyed, not to mention it is dead easy to make. When they announced this month’s Daring Bakers Challenge, and you’ve guessed it, is Tiramisu again! I was actually [...]

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Video of how to make Pineapple Tarts

February 9, 2010

As you may have noticed, the Chinese New Year festive mood is in full swing here at ATFT! 5 more sleeps to go, I can’t wait to have friends up here in the Coast to celebrate and usher in the Year of Tiger with more delicious food and treats. I have to admit I am [...]

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Kuih Loyang / Kuih Rose / Honeycomb Cookies

February 8, 2010

Usher in The Year of Tiger! Seven more sleeps till the Lunar New Year, as you probably would have noticed that there is no slacking off in the ATFT’s kitchen and I’ve been churning up lots of my favourite festive cookies. A fellow Malaysian lady found my pineapple tarts post and she decided to order [...]

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Chinese New Year Peanut Cookies (花生饼)

February 2, 2010

I’ve made the peanut cookies for the Chinese New Year again. Those little golden morsels of soft peanut crumbs that simply melt in the mouth like eating a dollop of peanut butter never fail to satiate my cravings. I’ve revised my previous recipe a little and yield a better result. You can grab the recipe [...]

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Pineapple Tarts for Chinese New Year – 凤梨酥/黄梨酥

February 1, 2010

The Chinese New Year is only two weeks away and I’ve been a very busy man slaving over hot stove (or oven) lately. Last year we had friends coming up to the Central Coast and we had so much fun celebrating the new year with a 9-courses Chinese dinner banquet. And I am doing it [...]

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‘Where The Wild Things Are’ Gingerbread House… sort of

December 19, 2009

Let the Wild Rumpus Start! “Rawwrrrrr…..!” Christmas time always brings out the wild side in me. Okay, maybe not as wild as running around the house, knocking things down and smashing things up. But I do think Christmas is the best time to let loose, be carefree; indulge yourself with lots and lots of delicious [...]

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