Monday, December 13, 2010

Bonjour Paris!

Bonjour Paris!

Oui, Je suis dans Paris. Je reste dans un hôtel à la Gare du Nord maintenant. My basic french is really basic. A gauche, a droite, continuez tout droite helps me alot. Also BOnjour, merci beaucoup, pour aller etc... I wish I know more french. Oh well, another 1 yr of french lessons should do me good.

Saw the little boy? He climbed all the way up on the mini snowy slowly. Cute.

Never tried macarons before. So I bought some from a macarons counter in Galleries Lafayette in Paris. I know Pierre Herme is someone rather renowed for his pattisier skills. They were quite good. I will try Laduree and get their macaroons (more expensive than Pierre Herme) before I return to Singapore. They packed the M in a pretty box, which explains why they cost more than PH. Gonna pack some back for my family to savour. I won't be baking for the time being. I will spend my white christmas in London and Paris.

Merry X'mas everyone! Enjoy yourself to the fullest this X'mas! ;)

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Carrot cake II

I made carrot cake again. This time round I made a square shaped CC. The height of the cake is lower than the round bake pan I used to bake CC the previous occasion. It seems to me cakes somehow look more yum when they r tall and round shaped. Personal opinion.

I am elated when I saw the baked square CC. I added more walnuts too. I understand that some carrot cakes included raisins but I omitted them. I prefer raisins on their own. I baked CC on Tuesday evening because I want to make a petite size CC ( by cutting the big square into small squares) for one of my good friends (always so supportive), May to celebrate her coming birthday on 3th Dec 2010. The recipe is adapted from Joy of Baking, which can be found in my earlier post on carrot cake.



 
Happy Birthday, May !!!