If you are like me - love everything that has poppy seeds in it, then this is definitely a recipe to try. These blue, beautiful poppy seeds are bursting with bold, nutty flavor and adding both flavor and texture to the bread. It is nicely blend with red dried cranberries. For thi…

Ratatouille! One of my favorite Disney movies before. This isn’t a classic ratatouille, which is a traditional French vegetable stew. But it reminded me of the one on the movie, with its pretty layers of vegetables. And with the puff pastry and fresh tomatoes and cheese,…

For all the berries lover, don't you just love strawberries? I could eat them each and every day but too bad they're so expensive in Malaysia. Apart from tasting simply delicious or for decorating purposes, strawberries as well have beneficial effects on our health…

Quiche lorraine is the classic quiche from the Lorraine region of eastern France. It makes a nice and easy picnic/party dish and goes well with a salad. The recipe is extremely easy to make, and yet the most delicious savory pastries that I ever tasted (perhaps maybe due t…

Followed by my previous cupcakes post (titled " Angry Bird Fever "), I've made another theme of the cupcakes in conjunction of "The Smurfs" movie which will be released in cinema on 1st September 2011. Why this Smurfs idea came into my mind despite…

You must be wondering what is "Black Bottom" cupcakes? Something black ingredients in it? Or black colour part at the bottom of cupcakes? In fact, they’re like rich fudge cupcakes at the bottom with cream cheese in the top middle. In order to participate TorviewTotonto…

Here are some basic background about Portuguese egg tarts. It is evolved from "pastel de nata" , a traditional Portuguese custard pastry that consists of custard in a crème brûlée-like consistency caramelized in a puff pastry case. It was created more than 200 year…