happy place, happy space: Artistic Bake

I love cake. I love pineapple. And because we are still celebrating the Chinese New Year (until 26 February), I was favoured with a delightfully light, fruity Pineapple Chiffon Cake, with handmade pineapple “flowers”. An artistic bake.

Streusel-topped Blueberry Muffins for our Virtual Tea Party

I love how recipes get shared and reshaped, and of course, the stories that come with it. This one is a family favourite, and it comes with a funny story.

happy place, happy space: Love

Morning Run. Snacks after. With Loving Husband.

Are you feeling the love?

Persimmon Loaf Cake for our Virtual Tea Party

We have a Fruit & Veg Fairy Godfather. When the pandemic first hit, my parents received large quantities of slightly bruised fruit & veg from a Neighbour Friend – his brother imports these and had excess. We were happy recipients and made apple crumble, lemon drizzle cake, along with many stir fries with our bounty.

Scones & Lemon Curd for our Virtual Tea Party

I have been queueing this Fresh Apple Scone recipe for the making. I finally did; it is good. But I’ve decided that I like plain scones best.

Cornflake Chocolate Chip Marshmallow Cookies for Our Virtual Tea Party

I haven’t had cornflakes in years. But since I have been obsessing over Christina Tosi’s Momofuku Milk Bar cookbook, we have devoured Cereal Milk, Cornflake Crunch, Panna Cotta using said Cereal Milk & Cornflake Crunch.

The Sticky Bun Discourse

Sticky buns. Cinnamon rolls. Honey buns.

Aren’t they all just variations of a cinnamon-y sugary bready deliciousness? Trying to get answers to why each is called what it is & where each originates was a little trying. Poring over google searches left me with a urgent need to scoff one of these enigmatic bakes.

Gingerbread Cheesecake Bars for our Virtual Tea Party

Flavour-fiend Younger Daughter decided she had to create a new tray bake: she settled on a Gingerbread Cheesecake.

Apple-Blueberry crumble with Almond Paste for our Virtual Tea Party

I first had apple crumble in London when we visited Artist in the Kitchen Aunt. She effortlessly throws together fruity, cinnamon-y, nutty, more-ish crumbles to be eaten warm with thick, creamy custard (or cold for breakfast was great as well).

The Changing Seasons: July 2020

My brain is like a sieve; some days worse than others.

One minute I am stirring in malt syrup into a pot of water in preparation to boil my bagels, the next I am hit with the realisation that I have forgotten about The Changing Seasons post for July. I have been reassured by loved ones that this condition will improve after menopause passes; I only hope they are right.