爱, 不会不告而别

i think i've been eating non-stop since lunchtime. first, i spent a lot at dempsey for brunch; had poached eggs with asparagus, rocket and béarnaise sauce, and a banana-apricot smoothie. i tried an arugula from weiyang's plate, along with some truffle fries. (omg how cool is that?) on top of that, we had loads of bread from jia en's bread basket. then i bought a brioche à tête roll and a herby garlic focaccia from a rustic place that had slices of bread for sampling. needless to say, i had quite a bit of their crumble-topped chocolate-swirl bread.

next, we went to jia en's house because there was a sudden craving for nigella's caramel croissant pudding. and that i made with quite some success. much better than the caramel wholemeal bread pudding: i didn't burn the caramel to utter bitterness. photos to come soon.

oh i discovered (from how to eat) that nigella's way of separating eggs can make things so much faster: just catch the egg in your hand and let the white flow through your fingers. that probably works very well for fresh eggs, whose yolks tend not to break.

i'm also building up a store of whites in my freezer, gearing up to make a meringue pie, pavlova, or some angel food cake!