Seafood lunch, Kelly Tarltons Aquarium, a visit from a neighbourhood representative, a fun runaround at the park, what a wonderful day! Photos taken with my new Nikon D800. Don’t forget to check out my earlier post for a chance to win $200 to spend at a camera shop!
Author: michip
Ouch – The Soup and Elastoplast comes to my aid …oh and a giveaway!
‘Ouch! I can’t believe I’ve cut myself again!’ I thought to myself as I reach for my ringing cellphone. It was The Soup calling about their Elastoplast Blogger project – and they have selected me to be part of it. ‘How timely!’ I thought. As part of this exclusive Soup project, I have been sent…
Farewell Cake for Tom
It was my colleague Tom’s last day on Friday, and I made him a chocolate cake.
Hand-shredded chicken with Japanese roasted sesame sauce
Who doesn’t love juicy, succulent chicken? Especially when it is cooked healthily with minimal effort? This dish only takes 20 minutes to make too – perfect for weeknights. By keeping the skin on the chicken while it’s steaming it helps retain the moisture of the chicken. I’ve used store bought Japanese roasted sesame sauce here….
Black sesame macaron with black sesame chocolate ganache
I decided to make a black sesame ganache to fill my black sesame macarons to see how intense will the overall black sesame flavour be. Follow my black sesame macaron recipe and replace the mascarpone and red bean filling with the following ganache. Black Sesame Ganache 100ml heavy cream 100g semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped 40g…