Getting back into the swing of things.

A very nice blogger (with a wicked sense of humour) recently passed on this award to me. Katie - thank you so much! While I am resigned to the idea that I will never get an award for my food photography skills and I am definitely not breaking any records for creating original recipes, it's, well...very nice to be appreciated in such a way.

"This award is for those bloggers who are nice people; good blog friends and those who inspire good feelings and inspiration. Also for those who are a positive influence on our blogging world. Once you’ve been awarded, please pass it on to 7 others who you feel are deserving of this award."

Hmmm.... only 7??! My partner can testify (in exasperation) that while I am flexible in adapting recipes, generally I don't like breaking rules (could be my Singaporean upbringing...), but I will this time. I've been through a very rough patch the last few weeks and it's been so encouraging to know that fellow food-bloggers have a big heart.

I would like to thank each one of you for taking the time to drop encouraging and supportive e-mails and comments. Katie, Amanda, Wendy, Lydia, Kelly M, Anh, Valli, Aimée, KJ, Veron, Deb, Lynn, Belinda, Tigerfish, Carol, ValentinA, Eva, East Meets West, Sunny, Kelly-Jane, Patricia, Truffle, Susan, Toni, Kate, Cynthia, Half-Baked, Rosa, and Shaun, you are all very nice bloggers. :-)

I am looking forward to sharing a few recipes I've tried recently. Eva and I finally got our act together and we just joined the Daring Bakers, so I will definitely be baking. While I don't think that I will be back in full swing anytime soon, I am definitely back! I am looking forward to dropping by all my favourite food blogs and catching up with all the posts I missed.

Have a nice day!

Bottling up Passion(fruit) and Passing on the Awards

Passionfruit Curd on Scones

Before I talk about passionfruit, I would like to pass on a few awards. When I started this blog, it was my way of sharing recipes and stories related to food with my family and friends (most of them do not live in Sydney). I never imagined that I would get to know so many lovely, thoughtful and helpful people through the food blogging community. I really appreciate all the comments that's been left on my blog, which is only a few months old. It's wonderful to able to share this passion for food with like-minded people from all over the globe. There are so many of you that I would like to express my gratitude to, so this would be great opportunity to do so:

(drum roll.....)

Valli from More than Burnt Toast handed the Droolworthy Blogger award to me recently. I was really pleasantly surprised and very thrilled. I use a very basic Lumix (Panasonic) digital camera and I don't know much about food photography. But I do know food :-) I would like to pass this award on to:

Eva of Sweet Sins
Kirsten of Kirsten's Home Cooking
Janet of Janet is Hungry
Anh of Food Lover's Journey
Amanda of Little Foodies

"The Power of Schmooze Award is for bloggers who effortlessly weave their way in and out of the blogosphere, leaving friendly trails and smiles, happily making new friends along the way. They don’t limit their visits to only the rich and successful, but spend some time to say hello to new blogs as well. They are the ones who engage others in meaningful conversations, refusing to let it end at a mere hello - all the while fostering a sense of closeness and friendship.”

I was so touched when Amanda of Little Foodies handed this award to me. I do enjoy the "conversations" that we have and although we haven't met, I feel as though I am getting to know her more and more. I would like to pass this award on to:

Truffle of What's on my Plate
Cynthia of Tastes like Home
Susan of The Well-Seasoned Cook
Katie of Thyme For Cooking
Patricia of Technicolor Kitchen

"The Thoughtful Blogger Award is for those who answer blog comments, emails, and make their visitors feel at home on their blogs. For the people who take others’ feelings into consideration before speaking out and who are kind and courteous. Also for those bloggers who spend so much of their time helping other bloggers design, improve, and fix their sites. This award is for those generous bloggers who think of others.”

This award came also came from Amanda. A few weeks later Cynthia of Tastes like Home also handed this to me. I should be the one to thank them for always responding thoughfully to my comments. Cynthia is also always willing to go that extra mile by e-mailing her recipes. I would like to pass on this award to:

Carol of Oh for the love of food!
Valli of More than Burnt Toast
Rose of 64 ft Kitchen
Aimee of Under the High Chair
Wendy of A Wee Bit of Cooking

Now on to the food....

Passion fruit Curd / Passionfruit Butter

Last week, I had a request from Quikong's sister for Passionfruit Butter. I am always happy to fulfil such requests. I've never made this before, so I did a bit of research and not surprisingly, I decided to use Bill Granger's recipe. He's never let me down ;-) You can find Bill's Passionfruit Curd recipe here. The only adjustment I made was that I used salted butter. Additionally, all the ingredients I used (except for the passionfruit) was organic. I also made Bill's scones from that same recipe.

"Bottling up" some Passion (fruit) ;-)

Have a great weekend everyone!