Last weekend’s SWAP x SHOP event went well and it was a lot of fun! Met some pretty awesome people and there were many great clothing and accessories available for swapping! I will be posting some photos up in my next post. Aside from macarons, I made green tea shortbread cookies Continue reading »
Happy Easter everyone! I spent this year’s Easter at my cousin’s place for her engagement party (Congrats Michelle & PJ!). I made a couple jars of pastel meringues with 3 flavours: orange blossom, coffee & green tea. What I’d like to feature in this post though, are the Easter-themed macarons Continue reading »
Marshmallows bring me back to my childhood. So light, fluffy, and sweet – they were so fun to eat. The marshmallows we get now are usually from grocery stores which are mass-produced. I haven’t had marshmallows in a very long time, but during my trip to Paris in October, I rediscovered my Continue reading »
I used to find petits gâteaux and entremets very intimidating to make, mainly because of the amount of work required. To create all those layers and textures, it can take up to a few days to make just one cake. Once the sponge cake, fruit gelée, and other inserts (like mousse or fruit purée Continue reading »
I’m absolutely clueless when it comes to making Chinese desserts and snacks, since I tend to lean toward French-style pastries. Howeverrr, I was watching the dessert show “Sweet Corner” which is aired on TVB (I watched it online) and Chef Koo of Black n White made candied lotus Continue reading »
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and I came up with a few pastries in time for it! What comes to mind when we think of this special day are pinks, reds, hearts, cupid, and roses. I focused on ingredients like strawberry, raspberry, and rose water to match the theme. Probably due Continue reading »
Although it takes a lot of dedication, hard work, and determination, I always tell people that I love what I do. Reason being? I get the freedom to come up with different ideas and flavour combinations in my head, and turn them into reality. I get a lot of my inspiration from other Continue reading »
I’ve been working on sweet tables lately for several special occasions and they’re a lot of fun! Although it’s a tremendous amount of work, from baking to food styling to photography, the end result is well worth it. It’s quite unbelievable how much work goes into every single photo, but Continue reading »
Happy New Years! :) I baked a lot during the holidays for parties, gatherings, gifts & celebrations. I didn’t get to make everything I had on my list, but I practically was baking every single day! It was really fun when my friends were over for a party, and helped me to assemble the Continue reading »
Although I’m not a fan of candy cane myself, I really wanted to use it in my holiday baking since it’s so festive and seasonal! When I came across Adriano Zumbo’s candy cane macaron recipe, my eyes lit up because his candy cane-shaped macarons were too adorable for words. Besides Continue reading »
