What a year this has been so far. I know it’s only 8 days into the new year, but to me it feels like it is already June. The first day of the year, I landed up injuring the bottom of my foot from my own stupidity. I was too lazy to undo the laces … Continue reading Eggless Hungarian Tart

Growing up, my mother was known for her milktarts. Whenever we went somewhere or got invited to a function, you could bet your last dollar that she would be whipping up milktarts to take. She even had 2 special brown pie glass dishes that were only reserved for her milktarts. She still has those 2 … Continue reading Malva milktart

So it has been ages, since I have sat down and written a blog post. My plate is full at the moment. I discovered and am trying to minimalize my stuff… boy do I have a lot of stuff, from books that I bought 20 odd years ago, to puzzles I bought on a whim … Continue reading Burfee lammingtons

If I had to see this recipe in a book, I would have overlooked it and turned the page. I am not a huge orange fan. The only orange related food we have in the house is a random bottle of Orange juice, that I sometimes crave for breakfast. But you will never find a … Continue reading Orange cake

Chocolate tahini cake with tahini frosting. I should have named this revenge cake rather. I made this cake after I read my future cousin in law’s page and she was baking yet again. Such a copy cat!!! I feel like I went from being the first of the trio of cousins that were born to … Continue reading Chocolate tahini cake with tahini frosting.

What a month July has been. I had all these recipes planned to make and then July arrived with all its drama and hectic scheduling and well everything went in every direction other than what I had planned for it to go. July is when we do our annual Porridge prayers, so that means, the … Continue reading Apple and banana cake with caramel cream cheese topping

So I am back in the kitchen, whipping up recipe after recipe. Boy oh boy is it good to be back. I was down with the flu for a few weeks and did it hit me for a 6, I never knew I was such a weak person that could feel pain and be constantly … Continue reading Pineapple cheese cake

I am not a huge fan of carrot cake. The only reason I really eat carrot cake is actually for the cream cheese frosting. Mmmm… that cream cheese frosting is too die for. As a family, we are not carrot lovers. Excluding my mother of course, she is the complete opposite. Thanks to her Aunty … Continue reading Brazilian carrot cake

There will be days like this my mother said. For example change of season, which is throwing my sinuses into disarray, which means all I am doing is sneezing and in this pandemic we are currently experiencing, I am getting dirty looks left right and center. Which also means that I am high as a … Continue reading Spiced chai bundt cake

There are 10 days left of the extended lockdown. Will it end or will it continue??? Only time and the President will tell. Do I want it to end or do I want it to continue??? Well I am all for it coming to an end and everyone going back to work and trying to … Continue reading Salted dark chocolate cake with a chocolate ganache