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Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Happiness is........

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Being surrounded by beautiful macarons. Happiness is - Helping the macaron shells to find their destined other half. Happiness is - Eating t...
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Still here.......

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Despite my best intention to update this space, I could barely muster the energy to organize my thoughts or form coherent sentences by the e...
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Thursday, May 14, 2009

My first photo shoot assignment!

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Seriously, has it been more than 2 weeks already? I hope everyone is enjoying the gorgeous Spring weather and forget about my temporary disa...
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Monday, April 27, 2009

Finally Spring and my chocolate showpiece

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It finally feels like Spring in Chicago this past weekend! I take a long solitary walk around the neighborhood for the first time without my...
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Petit Fours

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It has been awhile since I last updated my blog. What have I been up to, you asked? Well, the usual. School in the day time and dreaming abo...
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

And the lucky winner is..........

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Anna! I will contact you for your address shortly.Thanks for participating guys! I wish I have enough gift vouchers for everyone. Here's...
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Sunday, April 05, 2009

Sweet Giveaway!

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A few weeks ago, the nice folks at See's Candies dropped me an email to ask if I would be interested to create a dessert with their can...
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Friday, April 03, 2009

Rant of a pastry student in distress.

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Today is the last day of my exam but I couldn't help feeling a little apprehensive. So far, it just seems that whatever things that can ...
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Monday, March 30, 2009

Danish Pastries

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When one enrols in pastry school, keeping a healthy diet proves to be challenging. Although I think I do pretty good in refraining myself fr...
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Monday, March 23, 2009

Breads Invasion!

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I used to think that I was a bread girl. Unlike my better half, I could sustain on bread as my sole source of carbohydrate for weeks. I look...
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Sunday, March 15, 2009

paris brest

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Paris Brest, a bicycle tire-shaped confection, was created by a French baker to commemorate the audacious riders who took part in the Paris ...
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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Love at first sight: chocolate tart

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Do you believe in love at first sight? I don't. Except when it has chocolate written all over its face. Like this tart we made in class....
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Lemon Tart- my greatest weakness

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I would like to think that I possess tremendous self restraint as far as desserts are concerned. Considering the amount of sweets I bring ...
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Monday, February 23, 2009

The exam is finally over.....

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Yes, I was having my first exam in pastry school last week and that explains the quietness around here. The self imposed expectation made me...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Confession of a clumsy cake decorator

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Looking at the chocolate tart we made in class 2 weeks ago makes me happy. It has been a solid 2 weeks when I last brought something edible ...
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Sunday, February 08, 2009

Chilli Chocolate Financiers

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" I miss leisure baking !" I lamented to Grace when I saw her eclair pictures on Flickr. Unconvinced, she thought I must have enjo...
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Sunday, February 01, 2009

Thing that makes me happy

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I am a simple girl who derives happiness from many simple things in life. Coffee, chocolate, flowers, books, photography, snow, kindness fro...
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