Food pleasures

Barclona restaurant – Lovina, Bali

Barclona restaurant – Lovina, Bali

Food in Bali has not been great so far. A lot of two minute noodle dishes pretending to be fancier than that, a lot of pink rice without much flavour ...

When the mulberry tree awakes

When the mulberry tree awakes

 
Croquembouche — custard-oozing toffee covered profiteroles

Croquembouche — custard-oozing toffee covered profiteroles

Most people doing Christmas bake turkeys, ham or even fish, as it the often the case in Australia. We never do that. I dont do a lot of roasts in ...

The cookie workshop, late into the night

The cookie workshop, late into the night

I promise you, you will get sick of cookies by the time I am done with Christmas. I know I am.  But since I put so much effort into the ...

 
Christmas Eve picnic

Christmas Eve picnic

I have grown up with a Christmas Eve tradition. That was the big event, the time when everyone is cooking, preparing, anticipating. We opened gifts after the elaborate vegan dinner. ...

Packing homebaked cookie gifts

Packing homebaked cookie gifts

I went a bit bake crazy this year. For a person that doesnt really eat cookies or bake sweets very often, I sure got myself deep in trouble in the ...

 
The oven is on – why bake?

The oven is on – why bake?

I have no idea – the answer to the question.
I enjoy cooking, but baking is not my forte. I have no idea even about basic things, like shortbread mixture or ...

Chocolate Mousse Cake – an Epic

Chocolate Mousse Cake – an Epic

This post is going to be very…cakey. This means, lots of sugar, lots of butter, lots of all sorts of very unhealthy stuff. So be prepared.
I mentioned this cake in ...

 
Happy Mr.Blab Day! Hooray!

Happy Mr.Blab Day! Hooray!

When I met him, I didnt know we will end up where we are, it was not love of first sight. It was better – I loved him the first ...

Cook-A-Long in the house

Cook-A-Long in the house

Whats a Cook-A-Long?
Apparently its not about cooking something of extended length, just a play on words by someone that was half-a-sleep.
But once you get past the catchy title, this was ...