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Green Tea Rice (chameshi) with Almonds

» by diva May 10th, 2008 at 6:01 pm » Comments (16)

Have a really great dish to serve and yet don’t want to leave it too boring with plain white rice? Or even if plain white rice is all that you need but you’re thinking of spicing it up just a tiny bit anyway? That sort of thinking always leads you to trod down another path, […]



Almond-Peanut & Biscuit Filled Chocolate Cupcakes with Matcha Frosting

» by diva April 24th, 2008 at 6:28 pm » Comments (13)

Warning: these cupcakes are well LUSH!
Going over the top? It did occur to me that that might happen, but I wanted to recreate the Japanese dorayaki. Sweet flat pancakes with a sweet paste filling, ranging from red bean to green tea to peanut, these pancakes were the love of my life in high school. Easy […]



Rosewater Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing & Pistachios

» by diva March 17th, 2008 at 8:57 pm » Comments (4)

You’re probably wondering why this post is even here when we could be ploughing through the Festival of Chocolate. And I’m ashamed to admit my system is slightly plugged up with way too much chocolate. It’s as though I’m inside a bubble, heavy-headed and clogged up with Minstrels, mini eggs, Divine Chocolate, Green & Blacks, […]



Peanut Butter Toffee Chocolate Bars

» by diva August 12th, 2006 at 5:36 am » Comments (4)

Have you tried eating super gooey messy chocolate bars on a hot afternoon with a glass of ice-cold lemonade whilst watching something stupid like Spongebob Squarepants? That was exactly what i did today. It was 100% sinful because it was laziness and sloppiness carried out to the extreme, and i loved every moment of it! […]