Cola macarons


I was debating what coloured shells should I use for cola-flavoured macarons: If I went for red, I would have completed my rainbow macaron challenge (i.e. having made macarons of each colour of the rainbow). However S reminded me that cola is brownish black, not red. Arr I was thinking about the can not the…

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Blueberry, cotton candy and mango macarons


Macarons – Teal, Purple, Yellow, a set on Flickr. What would you do if you had green and pink coloured macarons in the freezer? What kind of photo would you want to build next? Well naturally I wanted to do a ‘rainbow macarons’ photo. So I need to start hogging the best shaped macarons for…

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Lemon Slice


I’ve been challenging myself to do different things in the kitchen. I’ve never really been into slices and I thought I should start with some basic and simple recipes. Since I have cans of condensed milk and lemons at home, I thought to give this recipe a try. It turned out quite nicely and this…

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Maltesers slice


Finally, a recipe that ticks all (almost) the boxes for J to do by herself. With the exception of handling the hot melting ingredients, she did these by herself. I’m so proud! Ingredients 100 grams butter 400 grams dark chocolate 1/2 cup condensed milk 250 grams digestive biscuits (finely crushed) 250 grams maltesers (enough to…

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Super easy, child-friendly (but not quite healthy) chocolate mousse


This chocolate mousse recipe was adapted from Nigella Lawson’s Instant Chocolate Mousse. I’ve found that I need a higher cream to chocolate ratio for a more pourable mixture, resulting in a silky smooth mousse. This is really quite indulgent and melt-in-your-mouth. What I like about this recipe is there is not much waiting time and…

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