Orangey Oats Waffles

The waffle maker is a heaven-sent gift.

Today was a productive Tuesday..

finished catching up with Grey's Anatomy & got some homework done..

after the end of those, I felt like I needed some kitchen therapy. 

so I paced in & out of the kitchen with to-bake thoughts floating in my head..

then I noticed my L'equip toy sitting on the kitchen counter,

& I decided to whip up a quick batch of waffles!

so here is an orangey oatsy twist adapted from my Earl Grey Waffles:

Green Tea BMV Biscuits

Here's a simple dimple 

Be-My-Valentine biscuit recipe.. 

for all the lovers (to-be) out there (chuckles).

Earl Grey Waffles

I officially turned older a few days ago..

& I am so thankful that one of the gift I received was a....(drum-rolls!)

waffle-maker (gasps!).

It is a Belgian Waffle Maker by L'equip, imported from Korea.

so once I got it, within hours, I searched for a waffle recipe & got my hands on this new baby!

In light of Valentine's Day which is only 4 days away....

this recipe is also for all the sweethearts out there. 

Pineapple Sun

Happy Chinese New Year !

it's the time of the year again..where people everywhere are baking pineapple tarts!

& i'm no exception..this 2013, my tiny little bakery attempted to infuse some tea flavour into the tarts!

the flavour of the tea (i used lipton's vanilla & strawberry black tea) was flat..but it added little black specks in the tarts & I love it..I think it looks cute. 

part of the tediousness of pineapple tarts would be the rolling of pineapple jam into little balls...but just keep going, the final bake would be worth it. 

 i love baking cut-out cookies best..rolling & cutting out the cookie dough could be one of the simplest & yet most fun thing-to-do. ever !

hello little suns of pineapple !

The Verdict

Earl Grey Kueh Lapis

Kueh Lapis is a traditional layered cake baked with egg yolks, butter and sugar.

It is extremely high in calories..

eating 1 thin slice (50g) of it is like swallowing 3 1/2 teaspoons of fats & you'd have to spend 30 minutes jogging off that 250 calories. 

& it is well-known for its tedious bake.

What inspired me? Last week, I had a friend who wanted to visit JB to get the famous Lavender kueh lapis. So the few of us drove to JB for the Kueh Lapis Hunt. It took us pretty long to find the bakery..& my friend bought several boxes (it's almost 2x cheaper there). 

So it was then & there I randomly decided to bake my very 1st kueh lapis. 

so here is is...with an earl grey twist: