The down time.

Life gets a little crazy sometimes for me. I have to juggle work with college, family commitments, business and having a social life. It seems like everyday I get pulled from all sides and everywhere with people trying to have a piece of my time and I'm left with none. So on the days where I get time to myself, I like to unwind, chill out, think of something to bake and then head to the kitchen for some experimenting...

This tart was inspired by Brittonie, she was talking to me about a lime and basil curd macaron that they used to make in Baroque. So by this I set out to make a lemon and basil curd tart.

Lemon and basil curd tart topped with crushed pistachio 

And what else could be more relaxing than pounding away frustrations in bread dough!

White Bread 

What happens when there's an extra mix of mudcake batter, left over eggwhite and fresh raspberries ... 

Petit Molten Chocolate & Raspberry Cakes

I was lucky enough to be given two jars of fleur the sel by my dear friend Janice when she headed off to Paris and what else better to do with it than some real tasty Salted Caramel. It was something I was never really a fan of because a lot of people made it too sweet, not salty enough, too salty and just couldn't get the right balance of the flavour.  So when I decided to pursue trying to make it from scratch with real french butter, cream, sugar and fleur de sel... there was no going back! 

Salted Caramel Brownies 

Oh Sweden!! For reasons I don't need to discuss I know a lot of you already know why I'm inspired by Sweden or anything Swedish... and yes a great big part of it comes from Ikea. 

A wonderful work friend of mine Sarah had the chance to move to Sweden for a job prospect in one of the museums in Karlstad for around 6 months. During her time there she came across a wonderful delicious treat called the Kladdkaka. It was a wonderful version of a Swedish flourless chocolate cake/brownie and something you can't get over with just one bite. 

Kladdkaka