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From Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis CarrolThere were a few chapters in Alice in Wonderland dedicated to these simple pastries. Some may remember the trial over who stole the Queen's jam tarts, where absolutely nothing gets solved and the Queen shouts "off with their heads!" a lot.  There was an old English nursery rhyme that no doubt inspired the jam tart drama of Alice in Wonderland

Our destination is to look for the Giant Pineapple Tarts recorded in the Malaysia Book of Records.How big is the giant pineapple tart? Look at Wan Nah mouth. Even hers cant fit in.You can try the samples given before making decision on what to buy.. aiya buy all la~looks delicious?Baking in progressThe large oven is placed at the entrance so that the customers can have a viewThere are 2 types of p

新年的时候，它总是陪伴在我身旁。考试的时候，它成了我的精神之助。我不能没有它。。。噢！我心爱的黄梨挞！~到 Tanjong Pagar 地铁站楼上吃晚餐时，经过这间售卖许多传统过年糕点的地方。我啊，在店外走了3次，一直犹豫是否应该把它买下。“众乐”（Joyous Pastries）之前在Marriott Hotel 里的流动推

DOUGH: 1 cup flour 3 ounces Philadelphia Cream Cheese 1/4 pound butter FILLING: 1/2 cup dark brown sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 Tablespoon melted butter 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts (pecans OR English walnuts) 1 egg Whip Cream Directions: Use a beater to get the flour, cream cheese and butter mixture really smooth. Roll into 24 small balls and chill. Place balls into tiny muffin tins (smallest availa

The name Harry Potter has never intrigued me until I saw the hype created out here where I live during the releases and the queues just to get the book the day of the release. There were also these Harry potter themed parties that was in vogue during a period. One such crazy day, I bought the book (Chamber of Secrets) all to know what the hype was all about. I still haven't figured the reason thou

A variation on classic French Apple Tart, this was an 'invention' from several weeks ago, when I discovered at the back of the crisper drawer a single peach which had somehow escaped notice and was very clearly at the 'use it or lose it' stage of its existence. Apple tarts were on the menu for supper that night, and - Scottish blood to the fore - I merely added the peeled and diced fresh peach to

"These are delicious Portuguese Custard Tarts." INGREDIENTS (Nutrition) * 1 cup milk * 3 tablespoons cornstarch * 1/2 vanilla bean * 1 cup white sugar * 6 egg yolks * 1 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawedDIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.) Lightly grease 12 muffin cups and line bottom and sides with puff pastry. 2. In a saucepan, combine m

"Sing a song of BirthdaysFull of fun and cheer, And may you keep on having them For many a happy year.”Author Unknown Sitting waiting for the cream to come by...yum yum yum!! All dressed up for the party... it's the BIG 1 !!The head was dizzy with a heady mix of poppet, party & France. An eclectic mix of thoughts, while enjoying the delectable success of my rustic Peach & Plum Galette ,

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Home “rate tarts” is a term that has been coined by the UK for consumers who constantly look for and chase after better deals from lenders in order to limit the pinch of rising interest. It is now thought that South African home owners may have to revert to being ‘rate tarts’. According to various industry experts, the increasing interest rates are beginning to send SA buyers to develop a

PREP TIME 20 MinCOOK TIME 20 MinREADY IN 40 MinINGREDIENTS * 1 cup milk * 3 tablespoons cornstarch * 1/2 vanilla bean * 1 cup white sugar * 6 egg yolks * 1 (17.5 ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawedDIRECTIONS 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C.) Lightly grease 12 muffin cups and line bottom and sides with puff pastry. 2. In a saucepan, combine milk,

I use the filling for these little tarts in all sorts of things--good for pies, tarts, parfaits, pastries. You really can't go wrong with a combination like mango and lime.for filling:1 cup mango nectar3/4 cup sugar1/2 cup lime juice1/4 cup corn starch1/2 cup orange juice2 large eggs, lightly beaten2 1/2 tablespoons butter6 ounces frozen or fresh raspberries plus a bit of sugar for pureewhipped cr

Summer is almost here and berries are beginning to invade the markets. On a recent trip to the market, the eater and I were compelled to pick up some cherries, raspberries, and blueberries. We originally were just going to greedily eat them out of the container, but on the way home I decided that I [...]

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LOS ANGELES —  Carmen Electra has perfected the art of the “Aerobic Striptease,” but now, the former “Baywatch” babe is taking her passion for getting hot and heavy to a whole new marketing level. While most celebs are launching their own line of clothing, shoes or handbags, Electra has been busy plugging her latest “workout” videos, [...]

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Jessica Simpson’s beau Tony Romo and his Dallas Cowboys hit the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas for the NFL Draft weekend and Marco Rivera’s retirement party, but apparently Romo wasn’t expecting his bubbly blonde gal to populate the party too. According to our insider, Simpson surprised the quarterback by flying in on a [...]

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Ingredients: * 3 Eggs * 225 gms Castor Sugar * 55 gms Cocoa powder * 4 tbsp Whipping cream * 350 gms Cream cheese * ½ tsp Ground Cinnamon To Decorate * Whipped Cream * Chocolate Curls For the Base * 85 gms Melted Butter * 130 gms Crushed Digestive Biscuits Method: 1. Preheat the baking sheet in the centre of a 180° C oven. 2. For the base, mix [...]

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While I've never been to the Flour Bakery in Boston (Ok, I've never even been to Boston!) the chef from that bakery came up with this recipe and I got it in an email from the King Arthur Flour company. I just smiled because just a week ago I was surfing the internet to find recipes for homemade Pop Tarts. I personally love the cherry and my son loves anything with chocolate in it, but I really don't like buying them. Full of sugar and preservatives and offering nothing but fat and sweet I wanted something better. I found two recipes I put into my collection to try in two weeks since this week I'm busy preparing for vacation and next week we will be on that vacation. But now I have a third to add to my collection and as always, since I never follow a recipe directly, I'll find a happy

Ingredients: 3/4 cup fine graham wafer crumbs (180 ml) 3 tbsp soft butter (45 ml) 1 tbsp sugar (15 ml) 8 oz. pkg cream cheese (room temperature) (225 g pkg) 1 egg yolk 5 tbsp sugar (75 ml) 1/4 tsp vanilla (1 ml) 1/8 tsp nutmeg (0.5 ml) 1 cup well drained crushed pineapple (250 ml) 1 egg white 1/2 cup commercial sour cream (125 ml) 1 tbsp sugar (15 ml) 1/4 tsp vanilla (1 ml) Procedure: Heat oven to 375 F (190C). Butter 6 5-oz(150 ml) custard cups.Measure and set aside 1 tbsp of the graham wafer crumbs. Combine remaining crumbs with butter and 1 tbsp sugar.Press about 2 tbsp of this mixtur

I did a batch of egg tarts as tea-break snacks for my husband's colleagues. I saved some of the pastry for the crust for my little experiment. And it turn out quite well too. Looks pretty too!Ingredients for Crust:340g Top Flour230g Butter70g Caster Sugar1/2 Beaten EggIngredients for Cream Cheese filling:220g Cream Cheese, softened390g Condensed Milk10ml Lemon Juice1 teaspoon Vanilla ExtractOther ingredients:Fruit, like Blueberries, Strawberries, Grapes, Kiwi. (I used Raspberries)Icing sugar for dusting (optional)How to do it:Beat butter and sugar until creamy.Add egg into mixture and mix until combined.Add flour and mix into a dough.Cover dough with cling wrap and keep in the fridge for 30 minutes.Weight dough into 10g each (depending on size of mould) and press into moulds or muffin tin.

When we talk about Chinese New Year goodies, this first thing that comes in mind is Pineapple Tarts. Incidentally, it's my hubby's favourite and my kids like it too. The thing is, I have never try it before. Okay, just the crust. Don't ask me why. I just didn't want to try it.But since everyone at home love it so much, I got to try to do it. And the results? A success! And hubby said it's very good. He likes it that the crust is slightly cookie-like, not soft. Yes, I finally tried pineapple tart for the first time and it was nice lah.Ingredients:250g Butter2 tablespoon Sugar1/4 teaspoon Salt1 Egg400g All Purpose Flour1 teaspoon Vanilla Essence1 Egg Yolk (for brushing)600g Pineapple PasteHow to do it:Beat butter, sugar and salt till creamy.Add egg and vanilla essence.Mix evenly.Fold in the

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Last night, we were all out of chocolate.Now I know that you're thinking. How can this be? No CHOCOLATE? Well... Let's just say that I like my Chocolate Chip Mini Cupcake recipe. :)I have to admit that, when I'm feeling lazy, plain dark chocolate has always been (and probably will always be) my dessert of choice. We usually keep a tin of bulk dark chocolate chips handy for when just such an occasion arises. But alas, there was none to be had. I did, however, have a fresh new jar of blackberry jam from the farmer's market.There's really nothing like blackberry jam, you know? I grew up picking buckets of blackberries at my grandparents' house for all kinds of different blackberry recipes. I have a very fond memory of about a dozen of us climbing up plywood boards onto the tops of the (severa

These tartlets are like reverse chocolate macaroons; This recipe is fast and simple to make yet it comes out looking elegant and tasting great!INGREDIENTS:¾ cup sugar3 egg whites2½ cups sweetened flaked coconut8 oz bittersweet chocolate½ cup creamPREPARATION:Preheat the oven to 350 F. Stir together the sugar, egg whites, and coconut. Grease very well 24 mini-muffin cups, silicone molds, or tartlet pans. Place a dollop of coconut mixture in each cup and gently press up the sides of the muffin cups. Bake the coconut shells 12-25 minutes, until golden. Run a knife around the edges of the shells and let cool completely in the pans, then carefully remove them (they will stick a bit).Chop the chocolate and place it in a medium bowl. In a saucepan, heat the cream to a simmer, then pour over th

For a fast, fancy edge, use a fluted pastry wheel to cut the puff pastry for these elegant cheese first-course appetizers. 1 17.3-ounce package frozen puff pastry (1 sheet) 2/3 cup purchased tapenade 16 cherry tomatoes, quartered 1 8-ounce package crumbled feta cheese Fresh herb sprigs (optional) 1 Thaw puff pastry according to package directions. Cut into sixteen 2-1/2-inch squares. Place each square in a 2-1/2-inch muffin cup. Place about 1 teaspoon of the tapenade on each square. Top with two cherry tomato quarters and some of the feta cheese.2 Bake in a 425 degree F oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until pastry is puffed and golden brown. Remove from muffin cups. Garnish with fresh herb sprigs, if desired. Serve warm. Makes 16 appetizer servings. Servings: 32Preparatio

Egg tarts! Egg tarts! I didn't know there are so many people who like egg tarts. Don't be shock on what I'm going to say. I have never try one in my (going to be) 36 years of my life. Hmm ... maybe just the crust.It's one of my husband's favourite so I had to try to do it since he did get me the oven after all. He is forever saying that how the crust and the egg custard must be like. I had no idea. I just followed the recipe that comes with the oven.The day he arrived home from work when I made the egg tarts, I showed him one and asked him to try. He didn't look impressed with the outlook. He commented that the egg custard looked too pale (because there's no custard powder here) and then he sunk his teeth into it and chewed. I asked, "So?" No answer. More bites and chewing and still no answer. Now that the whole tart is gone and still no answer. Hmmm ...After he cleared his mouth, he said, "It's very good! Not the best but good enough." Aww ... At least I managed to make someth

The Marshmallow's cake display at Moreton in Marsh 8" x 11", pencil and coloured pencil in sketchbook copyright Katherine Tyrrell This is the sort of sketch I tend to end up doing when visiting galleries on a rainy afternoon in December - the cake and tart display in the local teashop! Vivien Blackburn (Painting, Prints and Stuff) and I visited Moreton in Marsh, in the Cotswolds, yesterday for

She vows to turn up to bash in lingerie Danielle Lloyd wants to celebrate her birthday in stockings and suspenders.The glamour girl, 23, turns 24 on 16 December and is planning a bash at Faces nightclub in Essex.'I'm having a Pimps and Tarts themed party and it's going to be brilliant,' she reveals. 'I can't wait to see what everyone wears!'I'm going in something really sexy – my best underwear, high heels and nothing else.'It'll be a real birthday to remember.'Among the guests expected to turn out for the do are Girls Aloud star Sarah Harding, 25, and Jennifer Ellison, 24.Dani hopes to get in shape for the big day and also to impress lingerie firm Ann Summers with her modelling potential.'I'd like to shift a couple of pounds and tone up a bit, so I can really look my best,' she tells the Daily Star.'I'd jump at the chance [of working for Ann Summers]. It would be a dream come true.'

Chocolate-Cherry Sand Tarts 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup butter or margarine — softened 1 egg white 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup baking cocoa 1 3/4 cups (about) cherry preserves Chocolate Drizzle — (recipe follows) CHOCOLATE DRIZZLE 2/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 tablespoon shortening Beat sugar, butter and egg white in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in flour and cocoa. Cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm. Heat oven to 350º. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Press each ball in bottom and up side of each ungreased sandbakelse mold, about 1 3/4 × 1/2 inch. Spoon about 1 1/2 teaspoons cherry preserves into each mold. Place on cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until crust is set. Cool 10 minutes; carefully remove from molds to wire rack. Cool completely. Drizzle wit

Mushroom tarts recipe ingredientsPastry:1 cup flour1/2 tsp salt1/2 cup butter, diced1/2 cup cream cheese, dicedFilling:1 tbsp butter8 oz fresh mushrooms, diced1 clove garlic, minced1/2 cup heavy cream1/2 tbsp lemon juice1/4 cup chopped green onion2 tbsp chopped fresh parsleysalt and pepper to tasteRead the rest of the recipe at Janet Is Hungry.

"Seeing is deceiving. It's eating that's believing. " James Thurber MORAVIAN TARTSThis is a recipe from ‘The Great Cookie Book’, and was one the first cookie recipes I tried almost 5 years ago. These seem just right for the season, with the warm flavours of cinnamon with walnuts; complement Fall beautifully! Very nice as a gift, and great with tea. You can use pecans too if preferred, which is what the original recipe uses. I believe that Moravian tarts belong to the Pennsylvania Dutch bouquet of recipes. Ingredients:Butter – ½ cupCastor Sugar – 2/3 cupVanilla Essence – 1 tspSalt – 1 large pinchEgg – 1, beatenFlour – 1 cupSoda bicarbonate – ¼ tspCinnamon – 1 ½ tspEgg white – 1, lightly beaten35 walnut halvesMethod:Sift the flour + soda bicarbonate + ½ tsp of cinnamon and keep aside.Cream butter + ½ cup sugar + vanilla essence + salt till light and fluffy.Gradually add the egg, beating constantly.Stir in the flour mix, bit by bit into the above.Form into a d

In the town that i spent my childhood days, my mother also grew strawberries in her garden. But the plant yeilded berries the size of a marble and the colour was always half red and half white..We still have not been able to figure out the reason behind it..Anyways whatever or however the result was...we loved eating them fresh from the plant..Years later , a year ago, spent some of my days in Goa...happened to visit a restaurant by the name Britto's...the place is know for iths amzing food and ambience..If you visit Goa, do make it a point to visit Britto's at Baga beach..coming back to what i was talking about, they serve delicious desserts..among which their strawberry tart is my fav...This is how it is made..Boil 500 ml of milk, to which 400g of strawberry custard powder and 150 g of sugar are added. This mixture is then poured into the tart base and is baked for 45 minutes. Garnish with glazed strawberries.Subscribe to my space!

The toaster has to be one of the more significant kitchen applianceinventions. I mean, look at all that can go in and be made warm and.....TOASTY! Bread, english muffins, bagels, pop tarts, frozenwaffles, and more. But now a German firm has come up with anew item to toast - Schnitzel! Yes, I have my doubts too about this one. Apparently German meat producer Toennies believesthat the convenience of a frozen schnitzel that one can pop in the toaster for 3 minutes, rather than going through the troubleof breading and frying, will be a draw for many time-pressedpeople. What I am curious about is how they claim that theconcoction won't ooze or drip grease from the heated meat. Toennies spokesman Dietrich Gumppenberg wouldn't discusshow that is possible, stating that it "...will remain a companysecret. We're patenting our invention." I could maybe buy thisif you put the schnitzel in a toaster oven, where you could linethe pan with aluminum foil, but I wouldn't feel confident putting this

I finally got hold of my mother-in-law’s recipe for pineapple jam. This pineapple jam is used to make pineapple tarts. Prior to this, I have posted the recipe for the pastry for Pineapple Tart. I didn’t know that the recipe for pineapple jam is so easy…though it does take an amount of patience to stir the ingredients till the juice is reduced and the pineapple mixture becomes sticky. The good thing is that the jam can be stored in the fridge for a few months, which would allow you to make a couple of batches of pineapple tarts This is the recipe for Pineapple Jam (more…) Share This

I made these the other eve at the request of my sister. Sydney helped with the crust so we had some really interesting shapes going on! That's okay, I thought they were a metaphor -- externally some may not have been classically great looking, but on the inside they sure were sweet! So don't get hung up on the less than aesthetic finished product. Just persevere and create!I have most of today off! Freedom -- it feels so good. I'll catch up with my email, I promise. Chocolate Berry TartsPreheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.Crust:1 1/2 cups all purpose flour1/2 cup packed light brown sugar1 tsp baking powder1/2 cup salted butter1 egg yolk2 tsp vanillaFilling:5 oz semisweet chocolate, chopped1/2 cup whipping creamToppingFresh berries in season, or other fresh fruit such as sliced bananas, kiwi, etc. To make crust, pulse flour, brown sugar and baking powder in food processor fitted with metal blade. Add butter, egg yolk and vanilla, pulsing until dough

I love all things Key Lime and these are no exception. The Pâte Sucrée au Chocolat recipe is a really great basic recipe for use with all sorts of pies and tarts, sandwich cookies, etc. I made these today for a friend who is in need of some cheering. Hope you've been out there enjoying the weekend and what remains of the summer!Key Lime Chocolate TartsRoll out six 4-inch tart shells (made from the Pâte Sucrée au Chocolat recipe below) line with foil and weight with beans. Bake until 3/4 done, about 10 minutes for small tarts; 12-15 minutes for larger tarts. While they are baking whisk together:2 eggs1 egg yolk3/4 cup + 2 tbsp sugar3 tbsp key lime juice1/2 tsp baking powder1/4 tsp saltFill each tart shell almost to the brim. Bake in 300 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until the filling is no longer liquid. Sprinkle the top with toasted coconut, if desired. Yields 6 tarts.Pâte Sucrée au Chocolat10 tbsp butter3/4 cup icing sugar1 tbsp granulated sugar1 egg yolk1 3/4 cups pastry

For a long time my official “car candy” was Altoids. I liked the regular flavor, but my husband preferred wintergreen, so we kept two tins on hand (but his disappeared first, since his habit was to crunch through several Altoids at a time!). Oh, but I digress. My current car candy is the tart and lovely Life Savers Fruit Tarts. These come in two varieties: the purple tin contains Grape Berry, Green Apple, and Strawberry Watermelon; the gold tin has Watermelon, Cherry Lemonade, and Mandarin Orange. I usually alternate between the two tins. The little fruit tarts are sugar-free but not, according to the tin, a “low-calorie food”. Whatever. The tin is very clever and cute. You press down in the center of the lid, and the sides release and pop open. The close, you replace the lid and just pinch the sides, and they snap back into place. Should I confess that I could not for the life of me figure out how to get these tins open? My husband had to show me. In my defens

It 's time to go back to Merapoh again. Stopping by at Raub purposely to go back to this unmarked Kopitiam in the heart of Raub. I previously had stumbled upon this Kopitiam , keyword "stumbled" after I had lunch at Ratha Curry house, "Famous Curry Fish Head Restaurant". Unfortunately for me, it was only famous, I wished it was delicious too. So the story begin after we had lunch at Ratha's. While walking back to our car, we were talking about how you can be famous , yet your food sucks. How come in the heart of Raub town we couldn't find some nice chinese food to sample wan ? Just as that thought came by, we saw a Chinese Kopitiam, really traditional koptiam la. Inside I saw a lot of people queing up to buy something, that attracted my attention.What were the signs of a succesful restaurant, or a place that sells good food. Firstly, you must see a crowd. Secondly there have newspaper clippings of their establishment published in various news papers. Thirdly, if

Today, my mum said, "Let's make some pineapple tarts today!"Uh... Actually, it's "Sing Yee, you make some pineapple tarts today ya?" :DHeheh..... I also very teringin (have been wishing) to bake something actually. :DSo, my first time making pineapple tarts.For 80 little bisuits :Pastry :240g butter60g icing sugar280g plain flour80g cornflour1 teaspoon vanilla essence4 egg yolksFilling :1 kg pineapple filling (can be bought in supermarkets or baking supplies stores) - roll into individual pieces of about 1 teaspoons each. Actually, you don't need that much. I did according to the recipe in a book, but there's still almost half the filling left after I finished the pastry. So, see lah, if you want a LOT of filling, then buy 1 kg lo. If not, I think about 500-700g is enough for 80 tarts.* Egg yolk for glazing1. Combine everything for the pastry except the egg yolks. Mix briefly and then add the yolks to form a soft dough.2. Pipe the pastry into long flat pieces, or just roll up 1 tea

The afternoon sun was brilliant yesterday. I went around the house snapping shots of home made baked goods, and stalks of my delphiniums in their black Gothic urns. Uploaded them to my computer and erased my memory card, uploaded the shots to flickr.com and CRASH. Nothing was left, the Mac rebooted, and all I had left were last weeks photos on the desktop. *grumble* This weekend I spent time with my family discussing our travels plans, and antiquing through Old Salinas and  bargain hunting in Carmel. After a late lunch of iced tea, roasted  red peppers, fresh bread, Cesar salad and thin crust mushroom pizza on a roof top patio we decided to call it a day. We drove home with several vintage hankies, a new navy blue military jacket, a brown and white polka dot bikini, 2 skirts from Anthropologie, 4 tank tops, 2 t-shirts and a partridge in a pear tree. Tonight we are going to a California Red Blend tasting. I'm letting The Boy choose the wine this time while I take car

There is something about rusticity in food which always attracts me, like rustic charm of puff pastry and I'm a total devotee of it:) The pre-rolled puff pastry in my freezer which thaws out so swiftly is one of my favourites. You may have to pay little for the privilege of having your own pastry rolled for you. But I'm not complaining as long as it has the perfect thickness for making tarts or pies of all shapes and sizes with all kind of fillings whether sweet or savoury.This weekend when we got a big packet of raspberries from weekend farmer's market, which were the best one I had it in years. They were juicy, sweet with a hint of tanginess. Although I got them for making crumble I ended up stuffing in puff pastry which was perfect for our lazy Sunday. They were crunchy with sticky-syrupy fillings. And best thing is they require very less preparation time. This is my entry for Trupti's Little Chef's in Kitchen (err… am I late?). Raspberry and Apricot TartsIngredients:A rol