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 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 5 – The Final Resolution Candied Walnut Chocolate Tart After leaving their father dejected and embarrassed with their childish behavior as fully independent and adult women, Sybil and Sydney remained quiet on the ride back home. Making sure not to provoke them, Sasha also drove in silence back to their house. Once they walked … More Part 5 – The Final Resolution – Candied Walnut Chocolate Tart
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 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 Great Hope Her eyes quickly opened, instinctively knowing it was 7:30 am, despite the fact the curtains were pulled down, blocking out the idea of any sunlight pouring through. The clanging noise began, her own personal alarm clock that she never had to set. Yet to figure out what caused this sound which came … More The Great Hope – Every Day Scones
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
Somehow, over the years, my friends and I have developed using the word muffin as a term of endearment. Not sure how it started, but it’s so strongly in my vocabulary now that I even refer to my cat as muffin. It works because who doesn’t love a muffin! Perfect for breakfast, snacks, taking it … More Oatmeal Muffins
So I’ve already written about making mini quiches – crustless ones that are probably far more healthier than this version of a quiche. And as much as I love mini quiches (or mini food in general, mini cupcakes, am I right!) I prefer a full on quiche with a crust. It’s probably the crust … More A big ol’ Quiche
I’m not a fan of bananas, and generally having a strong banana taste in food items. Why would someone have a banana smoothie? Banana ice cream?? No thank you. Even getting myself to eat a banana is a task that takes about 10 minutes long. One bite, chew, swallow forcefully and continue. I used to … More Banana Bread with add-ins
Eating With Ayla 