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Schwarz-Weiss Geback This is my friend Nina’s favourite Checkerboard and Pinwheel Christmas cookies and now also a favourite of mine. Nina is originally from Stuttgart, a city famous for precise German Engineering and is the manufacturing hub of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche. No wonder then, that even her treasured checkerboard Christmas […]
A little bit of a back story regarding canned fruits in the Philippines. It was introduced by the Americans, during their occupation after WW2. While there’s a lot of delicious mouth watering fruits in the Philippines, luscious mangoes and juicy pineapples to name a few, fruits like peaches grapes and […]
A kaleidoscope of colours, is what I think about when I make Cathedral Window Jelly. This is probably showing my age, but did you ever play with a kaleidoscope as a child? Before the techno gadgets we have today, we had kaleidoscope. For me , it was magical to see […]
I have fond memories of walking along a tree lined street in Shandiz (Iran), eating a Persian saffron and rosewater ice cream wafer sandwich. Shandiz is famous for traditional Persian cuisine, in particular Persian sweets. Perched high up on a hill, Shandiz has an amazing array of Kebab houses, restaurants […]
What is Ube ? What is Macapuno ? Ube, or purple yam has got to be one of the most photogenic root vegetable ever. Outside, is a nondescript dark lump of tuber. But inside, the colour range from light lavender to most vivid royal purple due to the presence of […]
They say small things come in small packages… And they would be right if they are talking about these meringue cupcakes filled with Vanilla Custard. These little cuties are the mini version of the Brazo de Mercedes we all know and love. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, […]