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Recipe: Puff Pastry Apple Turnovers

Posted on 11 May, 201511 May, 2015 by Ikhlas

In my renewed attempts to broaden my baking skills beyond that of cookies and brownies, I’ve stumbled upon the many uses of puff pastry. I’ve used puff pastry before, namely for one of my family’s all-time favourite recipes: Mini Chicken Pot Pies, but I’ve never used it for dessert before. The weather here has been…

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Wireless Day

Posted on 1 May, 2015 by Ikhlas

So yesterday my internet went on the frizz. I woke up in the morning to no internet connection on my phone but chalked it up to a poor connection, as the wifi is wont to do. But after calling the service provider, we found out that we would have no internet for the whole day. Until…

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Recipe: Sprinkle Birthday Cake

Posted on 29 April, 20155 April, 2018 by Ikhlas

I’ve been borrowing my brother’s DSLR camera more and more lately, and I have to say, I’m having a lot of fun with it! When I first started taking pictures with it, a few weeks ago, I didn’t really have the hang of it and just used it like a point-and-shoot, which it obviously isn’t….

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The Problem with Working from Home

Posted on 26 April, 2015 by Ikhlas

As a writer, blogger, and baker, and baker, I work from home. Most of the time this is great because I get to make my own schedule and my own routine. I get to sleep in most days and can be flexible with my schedule. I know what I have to do (most of the…

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Cinderella Movie Review

Posted on 20 April, 2015 by Ikhlas

Normally I don’t do movie reviews, but since the story of Cinderella is a classic, I couldn’t resist! I finally saw the Disney live-action adaptation this weekend with my mom and the one word I would use to describe it would be: magical. The cinematography of the film is absolutely beautiful and I honestly felt…

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