Saturday, December 13, 2008

Cookbooks Galore!

First and foremost, i would like to thank my dear colleagues for the wonderful present. You can be sure there will be more delicious bakes coming your way real soon! Also, my dear brother and friend who bought me a blow torch with a set of ramekins!! I am seeing caramel creme brulee, cheese souffles in the near future :)

Secondly, sorry for not being able to whip anything up last weekend. I almost died at the Standard Chart marathon and got meself a horrid, red, half baked burn on my shoulders and neck. For the benefit of those who don't know me, no, I DID NOT RUN in the marathon. I find the concept itself utterly ridiculous and insane. I was there doing something else just as torturous and we went without sleep for 30hours straight! I would probably not mind doing that if i were younger but at this age, it would take at least a week to recuperate and that is not even taking into account the damage to my skin!

So to make up for my week of silence, i will be dishing out 2 items from the oven. They are Potato Rosemary Bread and Rugelach. Rugelach is a cookie that is popular throughout central Europe, particularly in Russia and Austria. They look like mini croissants stuffed with pecan nuts and chocolate. This week's items will be a hit for both the savoury and sweet tooth.

Watch this spot for pictures tomorrow and Monday!

1 comment:

accidental traveller said...

o my o my i haven't been a consistent follower last few weeks. (sorry) i didn't even read this before eating. i love the bread as usual (though i do miss the sundried tomatoes) but i really think the Regulach is weird. and now i read that it's popular in Russia & Austria (two of my favourite places) i'm beginning to feel paranoid. how did chocolate & pecan nut become such a strange mixture??!! okay for the benefit of the doubt, Jaime's mum, Joanne & James liked this very much. so perhaps, it's just a matter of different taste.