Last weekend, cherries are all over and they are pretty cheap (2lbs. for £1). We ate it the way we eat java plum back in the Philippines – sprinkle some salt and shake! shake! shake! Yum!!!
I placed these cherries into the stainless steel bowl and while I take pictures hubby asked me to transfer them into a more decent bowl but I insisted and good thing my ever reliable Canon camera did justice to these lovely cherries. 
Last school year, I excerted full effort in making the gifts for Alyssa’s Nursery teachers because she stayed there for more than a year and we had so many memories with them from school trips to school activities, also her last stay there is just in time for Christmas holidays. I baked chocolate cupcakes and an AVP of all the pics I’ve taken. You can view the recipe HERE and the story HERE.
More soft and chewey crinkles
Personalized Cards made more personalized by Alyssa's hand-writings.
This school year, I still made sure that we give the teachers personalized gifts so I baked chocolate crinkles and even though I’m not gifted with crafty hands, I still tried my best to design the cards myself. Alyssa helped me with the crinkles, but no luck with the cards. 
I tweaked my usual crinkles recipe this time and so far I’m happy with the texture, but still not contented with the taste. I’m gonna update my recipe soon. 
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