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Corn & Bacon Chowder

Chowder is a thick and hearty soup made rich by the addition of milk or cream. It’s a great meal on it’s own when served with a sourdough roll or as a starter to go with another dish. I usually make this soup when corn is in season in late […]

Mini Chocolate Tarts with Chocolate Ganache
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Easy Caramel & Chocolate Mini Tarts

This is the easiest Caramel & Chocolate Mini Tarts you will ever make in your baking life and its all made possible by store bought caramel and pre-made chocolate short crust pastry. For me, chocolate and caramel is the perfect unbeatable combo of all time. They look so adorable and […]

Corn soup
Appetizers, Vegetarian

Corn Soup (Egg Drop Soup)

Typically soup takes a little bit of time to make, but this Chinese Style sweet corn soup is an exception. We love sweet corn soup in our house so it’s no surprise that we make it in a variety of ways. When corn is in season, I make it from […]

Corn Fritters
Appetizers, Salads & Snacks, Vegetarian

Sweet Corn Fritters

Corn is the third largest human food crop; after wheat and rice and is the main nourishment for millions of people the world over.In the Philippines where I grew up, rice was my dad’s main crop and corn was only grown as a back up, so there were only a […]

Sponge Cake
Desserts/Sweets

Best Ever Sponge Cake

If you love baking, you should have a recipe for a basic vanilla sponge cake in your repertoire.And this is it! The best ever Sponge Cake. It is light and fluffy , befitting the title of sponge and worthy of its own tea party. It’s a Plain Jane kind of […]

Orange Poppyseed
Desserts/Sweets

Orange and Poppyseed Cake

I’m a fairly confident baker and I’ve made a few cakes in my baking life, ranging from simple to the very complicated. There is one cake however, that I return to again and again because it’s easy to make , with accessible ingredients and it’s super delicious. I’m talking about […]