The First Day Tres Leches Cake It happened. After so many months of waiting and diligently (and sometimes not so diligently) applying for jobs, the offer came. And then suddenly all the free time she had and despised, seemed so precious. It was a classic case of the “grass is always greener on the other … More The First Day – Tres Leches Cake
The Nomad Mini Chocolate Lava Cake It never seemed to occur to her that she needed to fit in anywhere. She spent her life moving from one country to the next every few years with her family – always joining international schools where the student body comprised of nomads like herself. Though they never considered … More The Nomad – Mini Chocolate Lava Cake
The Break Tomato Cheese Focaccia Today was a pretty monumental day. I can’t even be sure as to how it happened, other than assuming my brain wires got crossed and decided to change my personality for a day. As usual, I got to work at 8:57 am – never a minute early or late. Made … More The Break – Tomato Cheese Focaccia
Part 4 – The Current Standoff A Light Lemon Cream Fish Initially, once Sybil had moved back to their family home, Sydney would plan ahead to come by when she was busy with her work. For the first month, this worked well as they kept vastly different working hours. Sybil worked during the day, and … More Part 4 – The Current Standoff – A Light Lemon Cream Fish
Part 3 – Their Natural Order Potatoes Lyonnaise With an entire country to keep them apart, the twins thrived. They were identified as individuals, never mistaken as having the same tastes or been forced to dress alike. In fact, once they were at college they both simply left out the fact they were a twin … More Part 3 – Their Natural Order – Potatoes Lyonnaise
Part 1 – The Mission Denied Classic Dinner Rolls With quiet trepidation, she peered around the corner to see if anyone was still inside. It was dark, aside from one single desk lamp that was on towards the back of the office. She couldn’t tell whether someone was still inside from this distance. Inching forward, … More The Mission Denied – Classic Dinner Rolls
The first post after a long hiatus, featuring my new concept. Short story with a recipe. Enjoy! The Great Escape Masala Chai Alfajores “Okay, if you could move anywhere in the world right now, where would you go?” Farah wriggled herself further into the heap of pillows strewn on the ground, getting herself as intensely … More The Great Escape – Masala Chai Alfajores
So obviously I stated I like easy recipes, easy and delicious. This one is pretty much the epitome of easy and delicious. Before making my scones, I went on a hunt (telephone hunt) to see if I could find clotted cream in Dubai. I failed, I couldn’t find it! What was I supposed to eat … More Garlic and Rosemary Butter
Eating With Ayla 