It is hard to believe that this is my first quarantine post. I have been extremely busy with my bakery business. A great deal has changed since March – how we operate, changes in our pastries and our staffing etc. After a few months of hustling in the kitchen, I finally found some time toRead more
For all the romantics out there this Valentine’s, I came up with this recipe just for you 🙂 The sweet scent of strawberries and roses complement the subtle rye flavour of these piped cookies. This recipe is based on sablé Viennois, which means Viennese sablés. I love them for their unique tender and crumbly texture.Read more
The yule log is such an iconic dessert for the holidays. The French call it Bûche de Noël. It is a sponge cake with a cream filling rolled and frosted to resembled a log. I have made countless number of roulades before – it is even in my cookbook, but this is the first yuleRead more
Cake is a symbol of celebration. Five summers ago, I started Yummy Workshop to share my baking experiences and recipes. Frankly, I can’t believe that it has been five years. It has been quite the ride. In these few years I took up a second career as a baker while I continue blogging on theRead more
I’ve heard so much about how difficult it is to make macarons, as a baking enthusiast, I’ve set out to tackle this baking mission. 🙂 It started out, of course, unsuccessful, I wanted to strangle the person who invented this evil dessert (just kidding). At my fifth attempt, they finally look like good macarons. IfRead more
