i'm not sure if anyone has tried this combination before but the moment i did i was hooked! i think its even better than nutella & banana. i hadn't then coz i really couldn't visualize how the combination would work, since i've always associated apples with cinnamon at most.

loosely translated as the bananas of caribbean, this entremet has been on my to-bake list for a long time since i got the book.

the other day, the gf and i spent a leisurely afternoon having tea at the courtyard, fullerton hotel. while there were hits & misses (loved the scones but hated the dried-out sandwiches), it was definitely a better experience compared to the one i had at chihuly lounge @ ritz carlton two years ago. the good thing is they serve TWG tea and the items are refillable so i think rather worth it. ambience is nice too! and to be frank its been a million years since i brought my camera out while dining coz i virtually don't blog restaurant food anymore so i hope my pictures haven't deteriorated much. the refillable tiered set is priced at S$42++ btw.

i was craving for something salty sweet the other day so i decided to make some salted caramel ice cream from the numerous egg yolks i've got from macaron-making. i bookmarked this recipe quite sometime ago and i was really confident it would taste good since its from david lebovitz, the ice cream guru. plus it doesn't use that many yolks and cream so i was enticed by it. unfortunately this wasn't what i expected it to be.

my version of the garlic & olive oil pasta. i had it with anchovies, cherry tomatoes & a drizzle of balsamic vinegar and its really simple and yum!