My Alternative Career

Every bakers one time or another go through a macaron craze phase. I did for a whole month in 2009. Since then, I have cut a short br...

Uff. I want to say sorry to my apple strudel because my dreadful camera skill is not doing any justice to my baking. I guarantee you this i...

It seems like my writing muse was left behind when the new year came. Actually, that's not really true, I was just overcame by lazines...

Last year on this day, Dec. 29, I started this blog after watching the movie Julie & Julia. I was ambitious, and I wanted to update ever...

These cupcakes were made in November in celebration of Yulee's birthday which I never got around to make a post. I have only made cup...

I'm here to reveal the final two treats in my treat basket for the gift exchange: truffles! While some cookies are dubbed with the na...

I really don't know what these are called in English or how to properly translate the name into English, so I went for a semi-literal tr...

I'm overdue for another update! The longer I'm keeping up with this journal the more respect I have for those serious bloggers who ...

The May 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Cat of Little Miss Cupcake . Cat challenged everyone to make a piece montée, or cro...

I just love the looks of French pastries-madeleines, macarons, eclairs..just to name a few. French pastries are elegant, fancy, and abs...

The 2010 March Daring Baker’s challenge was hosted by Jennifer of Chocolate Shavings. She chose Orange Tian as the challenge for this mo...

The February 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Aparna of My Diverse Kitchen and Deeba of Passionate About Baking . They chose...

I don't think I have mentioned it yet, but I have picked up a new passion-- guitar! I'm not going to lie, my passion stems direct...