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The Original French Cheese Soufflé

A soufflé is a French delicacy which can be whipped up with either a sweet or savoury flavour. The word ‘soufflé’ means ‘to blow up’ or to ‘puff up’ in French. In the process of making a soufflé, the egg … Read more

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Layering My Pandan Cake With Eggless Pandan Kaya Filling

Whenever somebody mentions ‘pandan kaya cake’, the brand name Bengawan Solo would come to mind immediately, almost as if one is a synonym of the other. These uniquely green and especially fragrant pandan kaya cakes are not cheap at all; one sells … Read more

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Yummy Baked Scones With Herbs & Loads Of Cheese

I used to drool at the variety of scones available at the Tesco and Sainsbury’s supermarkets in Durham – cheese, cranberry, sultana, plain, herbs etc. They came in all shapes and sizes too – round, hexagonal, triangular and sometimes squarish … Read more

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Good Old English Carrot Cake With Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting

We were tired from all the climbing during the hike, so our tour leader decided to call for a break at a forest shelter. He set down his picnic basket and whipped out many things from the rattan chest: one … Read more

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Simple Cheese-Baked Scallop

This was our first time buying scallops from anywhere at all. It was an impulsive buy, and so we decided to make it a worthwhile impulse by getting our hands on one of the most expensive breeds that was frozen … Read more

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