Recipes by Li

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	Pandan & Kaya Swiss Roll by Li I've been bedridden with a bad cold for the last couple of days, and apparently being drugged up with cold medication isn't really inspiring for blogging, so it's been a while! I was trying to squeeze this post into January although looks like I've missed it... Anyway, please don't let the bright green color of this cake scare you,…	0 votes 334 views
	Strawberry Cheesecake Muffins by Li So, what's the difference between this post and the last post I wrote? I have since finished another year at uni.Three down, two to go.Who out there knew exactly what they were going to do after uni before they graduated? When I first started my degree, I thought five years was two years too long. And now I'm kind of glad I have those…	1 vote 514 views
	Cherry Cheesecake Trifle for One & Liebster Award by Li One of my favorite quick snacks when I'm hungry but lazy is to spread cream cheese on a digestive biscuit and add a dollop of jam on top. What you get out of this is a mouthful that tastes almost exactly like cheesecake. I thought posting about that would be just too little effort for this blog, even for me, so I fancied it up a…	1 vote 346 views
	Nutella Madeleines by Li Madeleines! Whenever I hear them mentioned I automatically think of Proust and his infamous madeleine-memory passage in Swann's Way. Please don't tell me I'm the only literature geek here.Whenever I return to Hong Kong (or, really, anywhere) I usually come back with some new baking knickknack or the other. This time was no different…	1 vote 430 views
	Paleo Pecan Sandies by Li I'm back to cookies! It's been some time. I love making cookies because they make such an easy gift, and since it was a good friend's birthday a few days ago, it seemed like a perfect excuse to eat cookie dough give a heartfelt homemade gift.Baking for people with dietary restrictions is a little harder. In this case I was looking for…	1 vote 489 views
	Carrot Poppy Seed Muffins with Orange Glaze by Li My family's been on a new found health kick.You know those nutritional facts on every boxed processed food you get at the supermarket? Every single one of those has been torn apart and deeply analyzed this past week. Monounsaturated fat, saturated fat, trans fat - yes I can indeed now tell you the difference between these, although…	0 votes 349 views
	Strawberry Honey Jam by Li Double, double toil and trouble;Fire burn and cauldron bubble.-- Macbeth, Act IVI'm not sure why, but the thought of making jam has always made that verse in Macbeth jump into my head. Something about the thought of standing over a big pot of boiling fruit and sugar for hours reminds me of the three witches surrounding their bubbling…	0 votes 333 views
	Apple Pie by Li It took a while, but it's finally starting to feel like fall here in Sydney. The trees are turning red and fading brown; there's the sharp crunch of dried leaves under your feet as you walk down the street. In the supermarket, piles of apples tower above everything else.There is was a pile of apples in my home too. Last week when I…	1 vote 454 views
	Almond Croissants by Li Do you have a cafe that you go to frequently as a meeting place? Somewhere that you can call the 'usual place' and others will know what you're referring to? For me and a small group of my closest friends from high school, that would be Le Pain Quotidien, or as we like to call it more simply, the French cafe.It's not particularly…	1 vote 303 views
	Spiced Apple Carrot Muffins + UnDiet Book Review and Giveaway! by Li I have two exciting things to share with you today: firstly, here is Words and Cake's first giveaway! I have one brand new copy of Meghan's book, UnDiet, to give free to a lucky reader. Yes, FREE.Secondly, and far more importantly, let me introduce you…	1 vote 623 views