Alex Lim, Ph.D

I made my (flourless) almond butter cookies again recently and they are a TREAT. Recipe is #ontheblog but will also be on my new email newsletter, which I will be circulating to share not just baking stuff but other academic rambles and anecdotes and things I want to share generally. It will be f...

GIVEAWAY Yes Im doing it, because this is a very special seasonal dessert kit from @mondessert !! You will get a 30 voucher entitling you to a range of their limited edition kits and I tell you- every single time I try any one of their kits Im astonished by how perfectly packaged and portioned e...

Old school is new school. Peanut butter-and-banana is still all the rage. I made this extremely simple but satisfying baked oatmeal today and its nothing elaborate but really, really hit a spot. The middle is perfectly soft- 20 mins in the oven was all it needed. Recipe in highlights can be done ...

Todays experiment: Omas Apfelkuchen by @food52 , using sweet GMO seedless galas?? Inspired by a pancake cafe in Aschaffenburg that I currently wish I was at, even though this is more like an actual cake or hot cake than your usual pancake. So here is the replication. The recipe uses soda water an...

A throwback!! My classic chocolate chip pillow pancakes drizzled with tahini or whatever the heart desires. I never ever get sick of the pillow pancakes. The fluff is still surreal to me. I am passionate about the fluff delivered by the perfect ratio of acidity to leavening agent to everything el...

Ohhh yes I think this is the ONE for Novembers order edition. A soft chocolatey brownie pudding cupcake with my mums amazing pistachio butter, but I think Ill have to substitute with a more available nut butter (almond/peanut butter?). The top is delicate and crisp, the insides very slowly stiffe...

Missing Germany and fun waffles with all the good things on top. Loved the frothy creamy cap and stealing his yoghurt. ...#feedfeed #foodie #gloobyfood #eatprettythings #onmytable #f52grams #lifeandthyme #foodblogfeed #eater #food52 #homemade #crispy #baaila #caf #vegetarian #waffles #wafflegram ...

Ripples on repeat. I didnt do the pan bang (banging the cookies occasionally during cooking time), but these still came out so beautiful and rippled. More brown sugar for density, not totally melted butter and just a little bit of refrigeration did the trick. Its the little things that make a dif...

Oh but what are you doing if you havent yet tried the signature cornbread from this adorable place with nutzilla, all beautifully crisped up around the edges and delicately tender on the inside?? Not to mention not weirdly sweet like some other cornbreads Ive tried. I love I love it. ..#feedfeed ...

Beam is beaming. They have a vegan brunch option, great coffee and one of the prettiest interiors Ive seen. The French toast could have been more soaked through but was otherwise substantial and reminded me slightly of the same dish from a pretty famous cafe on Hemingford Road. Looooovely...#feed...

Before I started trying my own muffins (let alone bakery style high-top muffins), I was most passionate about the blueberry crumble one from @ottolenghi_london . Small things can be inspirational and attention to detail makes all the difference. That RISE..#feedfeed #foodie #gloobyfood #eatpretty...

Pancakes from a while ago, all fluff. A tad dry but the bomb combination of everything else slapped on top (berries, yoghurt and pistachios) made up for it the browning, easily messed up due to variable heat spreading, was perfect here. Love an almost crispy outside that gives way to the softest ...