• Dessert

    Taiwanese Tapioca Ball Dessert | Sweet Potato and Ube Balls

    The first time I had this was in Jiufen, Taiwan and I fell absolutely in love with the chewiness and texture with the tapioca balls. Traditionally they are made with taro but I love ube and sweet potato so that is what I’ve recreated it with. This bowl also highlights nodes of Cantonese cuisine in it with the coconut milk sago inspired by my other love- taro sago dessert (recipe on the blog). Basically it’s a big bowl of all my inspirations and things that I love: Chewy Ube & Sweet Potato balls, refreshing Grass Jelly, sweet Red Bean, rich Ginger infused Coconut Milk with Sago, fresh Mango, and a…

  • Dessert

    Delicious Blackberry Galette

    Galettes have become my new found favourite baked good to make! They are super easy to make and they always taste delicious- I mean sweetened fruit under a buttery flakey crust? What’s not to love! What is a Galette? A galette is basically an open-faced pie or an easier version of a pie (in my opinion). There’s no need to create a lattice or make a 2nd crust- it also basically tastes the exact same as a pie! I use my all time favourite pie dough recipe found below as a base and then I fill it with whatever fresh fruits I have at home. Typically either peaches, apples, or…