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Tire d'erable

It's such a small amount of syrup, but that's all you needed, really. It was so ridiculously sweet; it took me quite a while to finish mine.

Uploaded on Mar 17, 2009

Making tire d'erable

There was live music and stuff, so we spent a few minutes watching these guys make tire d'erable...

Uploaded on Mar 17, 2009

Chocolate cake with a meringue frosting

Last weekend, I baked a chocolate cake and made a meringue-based frosting with the guys. It was...

Uploaded on Feb 27, 2009

Strawberry shortcake

It's one of my goals this year to learn to bake better cakes, so here we go! Here's my first attempt...

Uploaded on Feb 9, 2009

Strawberry shortcake

It's one of my goals this year to learn to bake better cakes, so here we go! Here's my first attempt...

Uploaded on Feb 9, 2009

Strawberry shortcake

It's one of my goals this year to learn to bake better cakes, so here we go! Here's my first attempt...

Uploaded on Feb 9, 2009

Afternoon tea at the Secret Garden

My sister and I took our mom out for an afternoon tea at the Secret Garden. It was nice as it was just the three of us.

Uploaded on Feb 9, 2009

Afternoon tea at the Secret Garden

This is my second time here, but I was delighted to find that the menu changes. :D

Uploaded on Feb 9, 2009

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Afternoon tea at the Secret Garden

Steph got her own tier due to her allergies. I wish I had a mini three-tiered thingy all to myself.

Uploaded on Feb 9, 2009

Roast duck with a cranberry-orange bread stuffing

All homemade, by me! Not pictured: the 1.5 inch of duck fat on the bottom of the roasting pan,...

Uploaded on Jan 18, 2009

Adrian and Ray

I'm pretty sure they were looking up Wikipedia on the Golden Girls while we were slaving away in the kitchen.

Uploaded on Jan 18, 2009

Rob, Alice and I

I love how we're slaving away in the kitchen while Adrian and Ray are looking up stuff on the Golden...

Uploaded on Jan 18, 2009

Alice's panna cotta

It was so yummy! I tried making panna cotta this weekend but it wasn't the same (then again, I didn't have the berry sauce, so that's probably why).

Uploaded on Jan 18, 2009

Group shot!

I love how a third of Adrian's couch is unoccupied (but despite that, we're all perfectly centered in the photo).

Uploaded on Jan 18, 2009

Group shot!

After dinner, we decided that we all needed to cozy up to each other. How romantic!

Uploaded on Jan 18, 2009

Chocolate cake

Oh sure, it looks pretty. But did it taste yummy? ....Actually it did, but it was a bit dry. Still, you can't beat gaking (gaming + baking).

Uploaded on Jan 18, 2009