Sins

you know, i never was a chocolate addict. that is/was largely due to the fact that i've never really paid very much for my chocolate and i used to wander invariably from cadbury to mars bars and then recently, to a middle eastern brand my mum used to buy back from dubai.

no more.

on my birthday a few days ago, my parents bought me gourmet chocolates - Sins chocolates to be specific, all beautifully wrapped up in its pretty box, "Exquisite Handmade Pralines" etched in gold on its cover. and boy are they exquisite.

i used to wonder why chocolates were said to be aphrodisiacs. i don't any more. these definitely hit the spot, every time.

xmas/study snack

bite-sized, individually wrapped brownies that someone was selling at my mum's office. its another of those colleague's-enterprising-family-members-home-baked-food things but i really do like these ones. again, not too sweet and just the right consistency. it retains some softness even when i eat them straight out from the fridge. and you can taste each and every single one of those chocolate chips when eaten cold. i've yet to really warm them up yet but i'd imagine it'll turn into rich, warm, chocolatey messes that a lot of us seem to love.

on the upside, it makes portion control a lot easier for the conscious. also ensures that its not too much rich food at a single go.

on the downside, its also a lot easier to eat like that. very addictive, these.

home-baked: sha and char

buttery, moist and not too sweet with some ice-cream on the side - good stuff sha. :)



a lot of ppl ard me seem to be baking these few months, esp june and char. unfortunately i haven't had decent photos of the great stuff char's been baking because i've been too busy eating them (the spice cake comes to mind)! bummed. but i do have this long over due picture of the lovely mini mooncakes she made a couple of months ago.


excuse my big thumb. i had to hold it to snap a quick pic cos we were doing the forbidden in the auditorium - eating. muahaha

donut factory

we interrupt our taipei programming with this local news update.

DONUT FACTORY FRIGGIN RAWKS.

at least their double chocolate donut does. its amazingly soft, not too sweet and the dark chocolate inside oozes its way out into your mouth with each bite. the hazelnut was pretty good too. next on my list of donuts to try: everything else.

i'm sorry Mister Donut (although i have a lot of pictures of you) and Krispy Kreme (since i don't get to eat you), Donut Factory's the way to go.


Picture credits to Donut Factory - donutfactory.com.sg

Pinkberry

considering how terrible the weather's been of late, something like this would be absolutely heavenly right about now. but as pinkberry's only found in the california and new york, we'll have to go scrounge for our local equivalent somewhere.

i'll work on that right now.



Photocredits: the Pinkberry website

gorgeousness

does this not warm the cockles of your heart??

well warm away but this is exclusive stuff y'all. its not everyday (month/year) that june bakes but when she does, marvels like these come along. this was absolutely gorgeous.

the icing made from scratch was that slightly crisp and just sweet enough but not overly so. and the muffin itself buttery and not too rich. lovely. you've got yourself a winner here babe!


now waiting to showcase your next few rounds too char! *hint hint* :D


*photocredits: from june