the languor of summer

awfully saddening that singapore misses out on the seasons. but lying so near the equator means an eternity of summer days for us and on a languorous weekend when there's nothing much to occupy my time with, i click away browsing through the endless photos and recipes on blogs and flickr smiling dreamily as i wonder what's next on the baking list.

a drastic change in moods dont you think, when the sun rises. friday nights in the city are hellish with the traffic crawling through the roads. and when you get to the destination, the streets are packed like sardines in a tin can. while saturdays begin as though there's nothing in the world to worry about as you awake to the sound of the wind dancing through the country side.

here in southeast asia the traditonal european influenced architecture always includes a veranda, a place to spend the blazing afternoon reading or relaxing with some tea and cakes. while sadly enough the verandas have disappeared from out flats and high rises the enjoyment of tea and cakes must go on.

blueberry muffins are awesome for that little high tea and they are delicious with a cuppa chilled fresh milk too if you find the weather too warm for tea. lately i realised my white muffin liners are larger then the usual ones i have been using. i decided to use these brioche tins instead for my blueberry muffins and look how pretty they are. however muffins are never truely muffins without the liners; traditonal.