matcha & white chocolate latte: my matcha craze in full swing

My matcha craze is in full swing. Not only have I made my matcha whoopie pie, I’ve got the matcha rice krispies and matcha ice cream, the ugly (and I need to change the recipe and re-bake) matcha cupcakes and even the matcha butter cookies which died a horrible death and turned into lemon cupcakes instead.

And now, we add a beverage to our repertoire ~ the matcha latte.

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beet 'n squash YOU! that's right, beware of my sweet potato cheesecake

So. Last Friday night, as I was eating a large bowl of sweet potato mash for dinner (I know, I know, my diet is not so well balanced but geez it was delicious), I tweeted something about loving sweet potatoes so much I’d even eat them for dessert…

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everything's a peculiar tinge of pink: v-day afternoon tea at Beas of Bloomsbury

As we all knew (and quite probably ignored), Valentine’s Day came and went last Sunday.

While I’m not a frothing-at-the-mouth anti-Vday lunatic, I do believe that the day was created to take advantage of those blindly in love, laying duty in men’s hearts and desire in women’s, so that gifts are given, plus flowers, plus chocolates, plus a prerequisite card. The blindness of love is a Godsend on this day, because without it, you would see that Hallmark had just yanked the biggest leg of all, pocketing billions upon billions, on this one day.

Having said all that, Valentine’s day does bring happiness to a significant number of people in this world, and no one will question that. Couples are loved up, and singles party on, on what is probably the easiest day of the year to spot fellow singles.

So I don’t hate, not at all.

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bite sized catty: happy v-day & gong xi fa chai

Chocolate sponge cupcake from Hummingbird Bakery and Chinese lanterns at Royal China Queensway.

Happy Valentine’s Day & Gong Xi Fa Chai!

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dinner on a budget at Galvin Bistrot de Luxe & happy birthday Christine!

Last week was a Big Eating Week. I mean, it wasn’t like I didn’t eat very much in California, but I landed back to three nights of home cooked meals (I know, he missed me) followed by that dreamy meal at Roka on Wednesday night.

And then my gorgeous friend Christine went and had a birthday and because all celebrations demand that we eat, last Thursday night saw us girls gather at Galvin Bistrot de Luxe on Baker Street for a birthday date night, which is always just that tiny little bit more special than yee olde regular date night.

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