Macaroni Pie, originally uploaded by Lilandra. I catch a vaps a couple days ago. That’s all I can say. After mom offered me frozen boneless chicken breast for me to grill for dinner (since she’d made curry salmon for dad…which only she and dad and sister-in-law eat and…none of them were going to be home to eat it!!!) [...]

Curry Salmon, originally uploaded by Lilandra. Once upon a time I used to eat curry salmon and roti. But just like tuna sandwiches, before we go on vacation I used to tell mom to ease up on it. Being muslim and eating halaal while on vacation in the USA meant that we were pseudo-ovo-lacto-pescatarian with occasional meat [...]

Did you see Bolt? I wonder if his parents will boff him for coasting at the end :-) Ooo…we got a silver medal (Richard Thompson). Back to sleep…

She is envious that Chennette has a name and I have a name. But whenever we were online, Chennette and I always had pseudonyms. She always used her real name. What we were supposed to refer to her as? Mother of our niece and nephew? Her first name? Guyanese? She is both Chennette’s and my sister. We have no other sister left after [...]

White Velvet Butter Cake , originally uploaded by Lilandra. I bought Rose Levy Beranbaum’s The Cake Bible along with a host of books I got recently. I did wonder why I was buying a Cake Book. I was a bit bolstered by the lack of much of them in our shelves but me? cakes? Anywayz, that [...]

With this long baking spree from which I’ve been suffering, I’ve realized more and more (with ever increasing frustration) that I need a scale. We have an old spring scale that I don’t trust. And I’ve been struggling to figure out what to get. I’ve finally settled on MyWeigh scales but which. They even have an article, comparing [...]

Lilandra’s Bagel Dough, originally uploaded by Chennette. I mean, look at me kneading … ;-) I thought this a funny picture. Chennette took four pictures of me while I was making bagels.

Somebody please remind. I’m terrible. Can’t keep track of days at all. And can’t trust that the computer clock is right.

Chocolate Heart of Darkness cake, originally uploaded by Lilandra. I’ve now made Marcel Desaulniers‘ Chocolate Heart of Darkness cakes (from Death by Chocolate Cakes) three times. Only three times. The first time was really great. It was for Jamie’s birthday. Then a few months later I visited Chennette in Edinburgh and for some reason decided I *had* to [...]

Addiction is scary. The closest thing I’ve ever experienced is books and maybe internet addiction. I could probably think of something else maybe… But, let me recount the last week or so. 25th July - Made Truffles for Chocolate Hearts of Darkness 26th July - Made Chocolate Hearts of Darkness 30th July - Made White Velvet Butter Cake 31st July - Started [...]