I have this strange love-hate relationship with egg tart, stemming from this period during my teenage years when my Dad went through this crazy egg tart phase. For months it went on that he would buy one box of Lord Stow’s Egg Tarts every single Sunday, and then during afternoon teatime he would gather us around to finish the box off together. Us kids would gobble them up in a matter of seconds. At first I loved this weekly snack-time routine because Lord Stow’s back then made really mean egg tarts (not so sure now since I haven’t had one in a loooooong time). Despite loving these afternoons of family bonding, after so many…
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Cream poofs and Apple Nut Coffee Cakes
It was a Sunday and the day right after I graduated from college. I was feeling rather energetic upon waking up. Initially I just planned on trying this cream puff recipe I found online. But after that did not work out, I decided to make some Apple Nut Coffee Cakes with the leftover Granny Smith’s in the fridge. I had made this coffee cake before in a round tin using a pistachio topping, although the original recipe called for walnuts. I am not particularly fond of walnuts so pistachios are always a more welcome option to me. Not only do they provide a contrast in color to the cake tops,…
