Black Olive and Rosemary Sables

I’ve been working with a lot of sugar lately, and so I definitely needed some salt in my life. I’m one of those people that loves salt. Like I actually like eating salt, and these sables, are ideal for someone like me. The soft buttery texture of the biscuit, with some crushed rock salt, and…

Tomato, Mushroom and Chorizo Tarts

A few weeks ago, a friend of mine got a me bag of boar’s head chorizo from Europe (I don’t know exactly where from). But it was honestly one of the most amazing slices of charcutiere I have eaten in a long time. I just knew I had to figure out a way to incorporate…

Melted Chocolate Truffle Cookies

I know you’ll are expecting an iced and decorated sugar cookie. But I thought as a part of the advent calendar, why not do an actual cookie. Not everyone is going to have the time to do something complicated like any of my previous posts. They are also perfect to gift to someone. These cookies…

Quiche Lorraine

Quick note: I’m doing a bit of work on the website, so it maybe down for a bit. I’m not particularly fond of quiche, especially vegetarian ones. But this summer, it was something I was really craving. Originally a Quiche Lorraine was made of eggs, cream and smoked bacon. It was only later that cheese…

Brownies

A few nights ago I was craving brownies. Simple, chocolatey brownies. This is a recipe I found in the Leith’s Techniques Bible, but I switched it up a bit. It’s very easy, and very quick. You don’t even need an electric mixer. I just used a whisk and spatula and voila! For the Brownies: 110g…

Wedding Sugar Cookies

Last weekend I went for this fabulous wedding in Jaipur. The bride being a very close friend of mine. In India, one of the customs at the wedding is called sangeet. Close relatives of both the bride and groom prepare dances and dance at this “party”. Now a days, practicing before the sangeet has become…

Sugar Cookies

Instagram has been full of decorative sugar cookies. So I thought for the summer why not try making a bunch of them. However I decorate them though, my recipe for the cookies as well as the royal icing stays the same. My recipe for the icing is already up, I used it for the Skeleton…