I’ve made at least 500 mooncakes in my life but have never gotten down to writing a recipe. Rather than keeping to the traditional mooncakes, I’ve attempted to deviate slightly off course to create these more colourful ones. This recipe should be easy for even an amateur baker but here are some hopefully helpful mooncakeContinue reading “Charcoal Sesame Mooncakes, Matcha Red bean Mooncakes and Five nut Mooncakes (Recipe)”
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Decadent Milo Layer Cake (Recipe)
This cake is moist, crumbly and decadent. Its milo flavoured, which really means malted chocolate flavoured. For the text version of the recipe, click here.
Hazelnut Opera Cake (Recipe)
After months of school in Taiwan, I’ve realised that there’s something scarily wrong in society. It may be the influence of the media, according to my analysis, that’s making girls feel that they have to conform to the media’s definition of what is “beauty” in order to fit into society. My skinny underweight friends inContinue reading “Hazelnut Opera Cake (Recipe)”
Healthy Hokkaido Bread (Taiwan-inspired!)
. . 6 years ago… Location: Kaoshiung International Airport 高雄国际航空站 Crazy people: Me, Bro, Mum Airport Security: What are you carrying? Mum: Bread. Airport Security: Really? (Disbelieving) Mum: Yes. (in a ‘Duh!’ manner) Airport Security: Is it really that delicious? (More than ‘disbelieving’-ly) Me: Yes. (instead of raising redundant suspicions with a sarcastic “no, weContinue reading “Healthy Hokkaido Bread (Taiwan-inspired!)”
Marbled Pound Cake with Perfected Mock ‘Buttercream’ (Whole Wheat, Low Fat & w Vegan option)
What happened on New Year’s eve? . I: Watched 3 hours of Lizzie McGuire while waiting for Show Luo to magically appear on my television screen. Yes, I’m on a ‘Lizzie McGuire’ streak right now. Season 2 already, by the way. Watched a giant beetle crawl over the television screen but couldn’t pick up enoughContinue reading “Marbled Pound Cake with Perfected Mock ‘Buttercream’ (Whole Wheat, Low Fat & w Vegan option)”
Best Muffins Ever! (w Vegan option, also low fat and whole wheat)
This girl hates shopping… for clothes. Hours of absolute boredom. Feet swollen. And 500 bucks later, the lady of the house got me enough clothes to fill up my wardrobe (which she had so nicely emptied out). Feigned enthusiasm got back genuine enthusiasm from the lady of the house who happily declared how ugly I was andContinue reading “Best Muffins Ever! (w Vegan option, also low fat and whole wheat)”
Single Serving Cookie Dough Bowl (Quick, Vegan, Gluten-free and definitely healthy)
. Let’s face it. You’ll probably like it more than you like me. It can be served warm or cold. I’m cold to people I’m not close to but warm to people I am close to. (…Why am I telling you this??? I’m very possibly just showing another sign of stage 2 craziness. Yet again.Continue reading “Single Serving Cookie Dough Bowl (Quick, Vegan, Gluten-free and definitely healthy)”
Single Serving 100% Peanut Cookies (Vegan & Gluten Free)
. .. . . 100% Peanut Cookies No. of servings: 1 = 4 smaller cookies or 1 gigantic cookie . . Ingredients 35g raw deskinned peanuts 2 tsp pure maple syrup/ agave syrup 1 tsp soy creamer/low fat condensed milk (OR add 1 more tsp of pure maple syrup/ agave syrup and an optional 2 tspContinue reading “Single Serving 100% Peanut Cookies (Vegan & Gluten Free)”
a dessert diet 