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href=\"http:\/\/ilovemilkandcookies.blogspot.com\/2006\/11\/marthanot-what-shes-cracked-up-to-be.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. despite having been baking for several years now, i haven\u0026#39;t tried martha stewart\u0026#39;s recipes at all so i couldn\u0026#39;t comment. then it was after i got an ipad 2 recently that i started downloading her mags, ebooks \u0026amp; apps and seriously thought about trying her recipes. deciding to venture out of my comfort zone to incorporate some spices into my bakes apart from the usual \u0026quot;safe\u0026quot; choices like cinnamon, nutmeg \u0026amp; ginger, this recipe caught my eye.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bossacafez.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/fennel-orange-nut-biscotti.html#more\"\u003E(Continue Reading...)\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/bossacafez.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5846283765350044896\/comments\/default","title":"Post 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center;\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bossacafez\/5720127871\/\" title=\"Cinnabon-Style Gourmet Cinnamon Rolls by bossacafez, on Flickr\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2701\/5720127871_3d9ab514f8_o.jpg\" width=\"550\" height=\"825\" alt=\"Cinnabon-Style Gourmet Cinnamon Rolls\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003Eif there\u0026#39;s anything thing good about the annoyingly hot \u0026amp; humid weather in singapore, its that the weather is perfect for making bread. i\u0026#39;m not exactly a fan of sweet buns and sandwich loaves (i\u0026#39;m really more of a ciabatta\/baguette person) but when they\u0026#39;re made with my favorite cinnamon sugar its a different story entirely. so while browsing foodgawker the other day, i came across this recipe and immediately set out to make it. looking at the title makes me wonder about the difference between gourmet and non-gourmet cinnamon rolls, and since its said to be a replica of cinnabon\u0026#39;s, the famous bakery chain specializing in cinnamon rolls, i just didn\u0026#39;t wanna miss it.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bossacafez.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/cinnabon-style-gourmet-cinnamon-rolls.html#more\"\u003E(Continue Reading...)\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/bossacafez.blogspot.com\/feeds\/6945471403834852986\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/bossacafez.blogspot.com\/2011\/05\/cinnabon-style-gourmet-cinnamon-rolls.html#comment-form","title":"0 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Rolls"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"bossacafez"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/02206146352124945774"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"21","src":"https:\/\/images-blogger-opensocial.googleusercontent.com\/gadgets\/proxy?url=http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-ewFdkPKKQwk\/Tmsmk7kKoEI\/AAAAAAAAAPo\/iSuzuzZTGsg\/s150\/6020995270_ce36b9d967.jpg\u0026container=blogger\u0026gadget=a\u0026rewriteMime=image\/*"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33395689.post-4740565467146455924"},"published":{"$t":"2010-10-05T00:39:00.015+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2018-02-27T18:34:04.897+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"cakes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fours secs"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"french"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fruits"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"herbs and spices"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"loaf cakes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"pierre herme"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Anise \u0026 Orange Weekend Cake"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bossacafez\/5042585975\/\" title=\"Anise Orange Cake by bossacafez, on Flickr\"\u003E\u003Cimg src=\"https:\/\/farm5.static.flickr.com\/4085\/5042585975_a7c0a03a2c_o.jpg\" width=\"540\" height=\"810\" alt=\"Anise Orange Cake\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003Eas i was browsing through my chinese cookbook collection, i came across this cake recipe which i found very enticing. a weekend cake, or gateau de voyage is a traditional french pound cake thats rich and buttery. i don\u0026#39;t fancy butter\/pound cakes much coz i find they use wayyyyy too much butter and take wayyyyy to long to bake. plus they\u0026#39;re just too rustic for my liking. but perhaps its the lovely combination of spices, rum, nuts and candied peel in this one that makes me wanna go ahead... and there\u0026#39;s just something really christmassy about it too.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bossacafez.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/anise-orange-weekend-cake.html#more\"\u003E(Continue Reading...)\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/33395689\/posts\/default\/4740565467146455924"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/33395689\/posts\/default\/4740565467146455924"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/bossacafez.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/anise-orange-weekend-cake.html","title":"Anise \u0026 Orange Weekend 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align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bossacafez\/4607402353\/\" title=\"Honey Belle Pears by bossacafez, on Flickr\"\u003E\u003Cimg alt=\"Honey Belle Pears\" border=\"0\" height=\"795\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.static.flickr.com\/1006\/4607402353_24c2b4034e_o.jpg\" width=\"530\"\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cbr\u003Elately i\u0026#39;ve been seeing lotsa honey belle pears at the supermarket and for sometime i actually mistook them for forelle pears coz both varieties hv got this blush of red. these are sweet \u0026amp; crunchy and while i totally appreciate the sweetness, i just don\u0026#39;t like them crunchy. i really like my pears soft so i decided to poach them. it took me sometime to find the right recipe coz lotsa poached pears recipes use either red wine or dessert wine, something which i do not feel like splurging on at the moment.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/bossacafez.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/vanilla-spiced-poached-pears.html#more\"\u003E(Continue Reading...)\u003C\/a\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/33395689\/posts\/default\/6413131609435870698"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/33395689\/posts\/default\/6413131609435870698"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/bossacafez.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/vanilla-spiced-poached-pears.html","title":"Vanilla Spiced Poached 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