Spring Onion Pancake

I'm sorry for doing this to you, esp. at this hour. 10.17pm. But my hands were itching to make something - though on the other hands there's not much in the budget for this week to buy more butter or whipping cream to whip up some cakes. So. I got to do whatever's in the fridge. And that's when I remembered this post by my fave pastry chef. I just go to make it. :)

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Sick and little wishlist

Falling sick ain't fun at all, especially when it's fever that's combined with painful joint. Basically you can't do anything all. Despite my many attempts of trying to get into the kitchen to bake ('cos I take a sick leave today), my back just said no. Not to mention the weather that is just poor outside - pouring hard and yet at the same time the shiny sun that pierces through every single raindrop. The air is warm. Warm. Sighs.

So, being a little 'crippled' today, let me just share with you what I look forward to baking.

1. Green Tea Opera Cake (image source: http://theculinarybutler.blogspot.com/2010/08/green-tea-opera-cake-omg.html)

2. Macaron, again. (image source: www.davidlebovitz.com)

3. Paris Brest (image source: www.simplyfabulicious.com)

And I'm just thinking, if I really make it to Paris this August, can I meet the pastry chef of my dream, Pierre Herme? Do you think he'll respond to my email?

Croquembouche

It's my first Christmas in Bangkok (shortly after my 3-week arrival) last year. I decided to make this croquembouche for the landlord and staff. Wanted to decorate with sugar spun, but to no avail. Talk about too high an expectation. I didn't record that the recipe for this either :( But I'm pretty sure you can scout it online somewhere pretty easily.

Vanilla macaron with strawberry filling

The first time I learnt how to make macaron was at a short course place in Singapore. It turned out marvelous.

But that's two years ago. I made it again last week and it turned out disastrous (though probably non-baker wouldn't be able to tell what's so different because it still tasted like a macaron, almond-y crunchie thing) but there's NO FEET! argh. I was devastated, but at that very night I aged another 100g of egg whites to give it another try, which was yesterday. It turned out better, it had feet! I was so ecstatic I sent the picture to the boy while he's busy watching X-Men. 

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