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Tiramisu For V-day

2009-02-08T23:43:00.007+08:00

Tiramisu for Valentine's Day

in a special shape for the occasion.

DaRk Chocolate & Almond ToRte

2009-01-19T09:57:00.017+08:00

DaRk Chocolate & Almond ToRte

for dark chocolate fans...

Richness of dark chocolate combines with the fragrance of almond makes this a delightful sweet to share..

Chocolate Crispy Cookiez

2009-01-19T09:48:00.012+08:00

Chocolate Crispy CookieZ

Little hearts of crispy sweetness..

Valentine's Day 2009

2009-01-19T09:19:00.006+08:00

"I dreamed of this a thousand times before
In my dreams I couldn't love you more
I will give you my heart until the end of time

You're all I need, my love, my valentine"

We may all be familiar with this beautiful love song.
By none other than Jim Brickman.
This is playing softly in my mind as I set up this page for Valentine's Day.

Valentine's Day... too commercialized.. the notion behind it thou remains..
A celebration of love.
Certainly in my opinion, not confined to couples.
It is a celebration of friendship, of all the love relationships you have in your life.
Your family, the dearest of friends, and of cos that special someone.

It shouldn't be confined to a day; it should be everyday.
Becos we never know, really, what will happen tomorrow.
So take every chance to tell the important person (or people) in your life, how much you love them.
Nothing mushy about it, but sincerely, how much they mean to you.

After much procastination, presenting to you for the first time in 2009,
Valentine's Day bakes...

Chocolate Crispy Cookies, Dark Chocolate & Almond Torte & Tiramisu
I hope you & your loved ones will enjoy them ...

CNY 2008

2008-01-15T00:43:00.001+08:00

Time flies..it is time to usher in the Lunar New Year again!

Adding 2 new cookies to the list, the Cranberry Orange Cookie deliciously tangy in new year colors of orange and red & Hazelnut Cookies, another delightful traditional cookie, that will not disappoint hazelnut lovers. Some of the regular favourites from CNY 2007 (check out the pixs posted in 2007!) continues to be featured in the CNY 2008 ensemble.

Happy Lunar New Year! May 2008 brings good health, happiness & great fortune!

Cranberry Orange CookieZ

2008-01-15T00:22:00.004+08:00

CranbeRry Or@nge CookieZ

.. of orange & red.. colors to welcome a new year..

refreshing tangy taste of orange with delicious cranberries...

Hazelnut Cookies

2008-01-15T00:11:00.004+08:00

Hazelnut Cookies
Traditionals....

Another delicious crumbly cookie..
full of hazelnut goodness..

X'mas 2007

2007-10-28T16:47:00.001+08:00

A year has just zoomed past.. Christmas is approaching once again.. Isn't it amazing??
As the remaining months usher in Christmas, it is my hope that everyone finds a bit of time to reflect on the happenings in our lives, to give thanks for all the good and bad things that has taken place and to think about the lessons we're suppose to learn from these experiences.

And in the hustling and bustling world, find time to ask ourselves if we are living the way we aspire to live; is there something we can do to bring us closer to that aspired way of life?
Is it time to stop for a breather and make time to find ourselves?

Christmas is my favourite time of the year. My perfect Christmas is white..
I had the joys of spending that kind of a christmas 7 years ago in Arizona, USA.
I remember opening my eyes to snow fall and it was just amazing!
Red is my favourite color (yes surprise, surprise..no it isn't black!) and reds along with greens are my idea of Christmas colors.. For the longest time I've wanted to make the White Chocolate & Cranberry Cookie cos it represents everything christmas-y to me.

This year has been hectic.. I was tempted to skip the Christmas baking..but baking has always given me so much joy! In addition to the older treats: Triple-Choco Cookie & Spicy Oatmeal Cookie as well as the Light Fruit Cake, I am sharing with you some new recipes: White Chocolate & Cranberry Cookie, Butter Snow Flakes, Caramel filled Chocolate Cookie & last but not least, Dark Fruit Cake.

I hope you'll enjoy them.

White Chocolate & CranbeRry Cookie

2007-10-28T16:40:00.004+08:00

White Chocolate & CranbeRry Cookie

.. made with brandy..

of reds and whites..the colors of Christmas fills this sweet treat...

Spicy Oatmeal Raisins

2007-10-28T16:35:00.004+08:00

Spicy Oatmeal Raisins

an ol time favorite for many..

A crumbly oatmeal raisin cookie, an all time favourite, with a dash of spices to make it all so special for Christmas

Butter Snow FlakeS

2007-10-28T16:21:00.004+08:00

Butter Snow FlakeS

to usher in the Christmas season..

.. with a tinge of cinnamon and orange zest, this delightful cookie is more than just another butter cookie

Caramel filled Chocolate Cookie

2007-10-28T16:09:00.003+08:00

Caramel filled Chocolate Cookie

A sweet surprise within these sinfully good yummies

For those with the sweet tooth, this is absolutely and completely satisfying!

Italian Butter CookieZ

2007-01-29T00:50:00.003+08:00

Italian Butter CookieZ

Melts-in-the-mouth goodness

Unlike the firmer Danish butter cookies, this is a delightfully fine cookie that melts in the mouth..

SesaMEe

2007-01-17T08:26:00.003+08:00

SesaMEe

It's black, it's white...

A wonderful combination of black & white sesame.. resulting in a visual as well as palate delight..

Tiramisu

2007-01-17T00:16:00.004+08:00

Tiramisu

An Italian Classic...

The all time favourite, presented here as an alternative to the conventional birthday cake

Almond Cookies

2007-01-16T23:49:00.003+08:00

Almond Cookies

Traditionals..

Simple indulgence..

delicious, crumbly almond cookies

Triple Choco ChipS

2007-01-16T23:36:00.003+08:00

Triple Choco ChipS
3 types of chocolates, 3 x the treat!

Made with milk, white and dark chocolate chips, this is a chocolate lover's dream come true..

Gram's GingersNaPs

2007-01-16T00:38:00.004+08:00

Gram's GingersNaPs

Ginger & spice & everything nice!

Certainly not the standard treats of CNY..for those who enjoy the spices & adventurous enuff for something different this CNY

Cornflake Cookiez

2007-01-16T00:28:00.004+08:00

Cornflake Cookiez

Chom chom chom..crunch away!

Crunchy Cornflake cookies with raisins..
Another ol' time fav especially with the younger ones who likes the texture and the raisins of coz!

Amaretti

2007-01-16T00:14:00.007+08:00

Amaretti

Especially for the almond looover..

Choco Chips CookieZ!

2007-01-16T00:06:00.007+08:00

Choco Chips CookieZ!

Sitting in line..

Can never go wrong with good ol' chocz chips cookies.. a favourite with the young & ol'

Mandarin Orange Cake

2007-01-15T23:45:00.003+08:00

Mandarin Orange Cake

Made with fresh mandarin oranges and a touch of cointreau..topped with zesty cream cheeze frosting..