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Easy French Macaron Recipe
I won’t lie and say that it has been a busy period, but I will admit that I have definitely been procrastinating as I experienced the Christmas / New Year snooze. I had made plans ahead for Casa Du Duchess, but with the holiday season and Christmas feast(S), I spent so much time watching TV and taking naps. Heck, I had turkey meals 4 days in a row! Uffh. But it is a new year and I am feeling very much motivated again! 🙂 Last Christmas, I really wanted to bake some macarons with a slightly special filling – Bailey’s Irish buttercream! The filling was an experiment that was very…
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Burnt Basque Cheesecake Recipe, San Sebastián – La Viña
Last summer I found my all-time favourite European beach-city – Donostia-San Sebastián. Blessed with a breathtaking stretch of uninterrupted coastline, featuring white sands and surfer-friendly waves of Playa de la Concha. A 2-hour hike up and over several luscious green hills eastward gives you a panoramic view of the sun-kissed coastline, after which you will arrive at the charming fishing village of Pasaia. The natural beauty of San Sebastian is worth a visit in its own right but even this cannot compare with the real treasure this place holds – FOOD. San Sebastián has the most Michelin stars per capita than anywhere else in the world. However, the city…
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X’mas Special: Triple Chocolate Mousse (“Moose”) Cake
Tis the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la la la la la! In lieu of the festive season, I have prepared a special recipe perfect for any Christmas celebration – Triple Chocolate “Moose” Cake! 🦌 Christmas has always been my absolute favourite holiday. I love hosting dinner parties and putting in lots of effort into food preparation. Last Christmas I had a lot of fun making this dessert. It put a smile on my face while decorating them and it made my friends laugh at the silly pun too (please tell me you get it?). Though to be honest, I don’t actually understand the connection between Christmas and…
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Classic Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Hi peeps! I am very excited to be able to finally share my classic chocolate chip cookies recipe with you. I have experimented with many test batches and received many heartwarming compliments, particularly those from people I have never even met! So if you are looking for a speed dial recipe, you’ve come to the right place. 😉 Now I know chocolate chip cookies should have more chocolate chips, but I replaced most of them with chocolates chunks as they give that wonderful gooey and melted chocolate effect. It is pure goodness and yet deadly sinful once in your mouth…. OOOOH! I do highly recommend chilling your cookie dough…
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Let’s talk… Chewy Cookies! #4 Ingredients
Hiya! A quick recap: One day it’s beautiful cookies and the next day they transform back into spreading ugly ducklings – what happened?! After our previous talk on (#3 Leavening), we have finally arrived at the final episode of the Chewy Cookies Series, which is also leading up to my classic chocolate chip cookies recipe. Get excited!! #4: Ingredients As mentioned previously, I have been using the same recipe to replicate my cookies. However the fact is, I have been taking it lightly when it comes to picking out the exact ingredients, changing my constants into variables instead. *Below I have only identified a few ingredients which I may have…
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Let’s talk… Chewy Cookies! #3 Leavening
I have been known for cutting school quite often in the past, not because I think I’m smart enough, but because I don’t like being forced into acquiring certain types of knowledge knowledge… that I might find pointless atm.. However there was one class that I would always try to attend, Chemistry Lab. My chemistry teacher loved to torture us. She would give us the experiment of the day but we would not be allowed to leave school until we finished the experiment and handed up our reports. Her favourite thread was “call a cab because you’re going to miss the school bus”. Anyway, that was never an issue for…
