Before the month ends, let me recap two baking classes that I managed to go for! I’ve actually not been baking much this year, so these classes are a tiny breath of fresh air that remind me how much I enjoy baking (and how tiring it can be). By the way, both classes were from… Read More 2 Baking Classes I Went For Recently
Well… it seems like my post category isn’t always accurate because this isn’t a kitchen mishap. No, this is most probably a success! *cue celebratory noises* While I’ve not been on Instagram as much recently, it still managed to work its magic on me as for the first time ever, I was influenced by an… Read More Going for a Royal Icing Cookie Class with Irene Cookie Art & Nanatang
I’m lucky that baking mixes can last a long time because I bought this in June and only got around to making it now! If you remember, I tried Primark’s cookie mix a while back… to disastrous results. So I was a little bit worried about Hema’s cake kit and my own baking skills; I’ve… Read More Trying Hema’s Cake Kit (I failed)
The National Trust baking books are quickly turning into favourites for me because I’ve made another three things over the past couple of weeks from their Book of Afternoon Tea! I’ve previously posted about some of the recipes I’ve tried from them so here are some more recipe reviews*! *Are these considered recipe reviews? Or… Read More Stay at Home Bakes #6: Book of Afternoon Tea
This weekend has been a chocolate-filled one as I made not one, but two chocolate-based bakes! It’s also a bit tricky for me to do this because while my dad and I love sweet stuff, my mum is the sort that says dark chocolate is too sweet so making something that pleases everyone is difficult.… Read More Stay at Home Bakes #5: Chocolate Bakes
I had two meetings last night and was so sick of the computer that I didn’t have the mental energy to write, but tonight, I baked (finally!!) and am actually feeling pretty good because I thought I failed but I did not. I’m also done with A Social History of Tea (waiting time for the… Read More Daily Reading: 22nd May//A Social History of Tea (Part 2)
One silver lining about the circuit breaker is that I’m finally cooking from my cookbooks! Among others, I got a copy of Dining with Mr Darcy during my visit to the Jane Austen Centre in Bath. I admired the book greatly when I bought it, but after that I put it aside because I hardly… Read More Stay Home Bakes #4: Dining with Mr Darcy by Pen Vogler
The only book I have to talk about today is Sense and Sensibility, so I suppose this will be a little more like a proper review! Among Austen’s novels, Sense and Sensibility has probably made the smallest impression on me. I love Pride and Prejudice, I actually really enjoy Mansfield Park and Fanny, I think… Read More Daily Reading: 7th May//Sense and Sensibility
I hope everyone’s been doing okay obeying the circuit breaker/quarantine/shelter-in-place/movement control orders! It’s pretty amazing how many names can be given to the instruction “don’t leave your house.” While I have been reading (and have quite a few book review drafts waiting to be posted), I find that the most calming things I can do… Read More Mental Health Monday #5: Calming Hobbies
Since my last baking update post, Singapore has also entered into the circuit breaker phase, which means that everyone has to stay home unless they have essential business/jobs to do outside the home. Contrary to personal expectations, my baking has not ramped up; I guess inertia has set in. But I have been able to… Read More Stay at Home Bakes #2: Banana Pudding & Earl Grey Scones