| Monday, December 12, 2005 |
Hi, Im back! Im sure you dont realise that im away from this blog site for some time *How sad* Anyway, i didnt go for holiday trips or even try abandoning this site. I was just busy with my working life. Im a free labour, you see...And I just finished watching 32 episodes of TVB drama series in 2 days! Gosh..What a marathon! Anyway, while i was away from here, i didnt retire from my kitchen. Occasionally, i made small small things to kill my time and also to fill my tummy. That explains the 'expanding' tummy. My small cousin even touched my tummy and said i had a baby! He is such a bad boy! Alright, back to the main point. Suddenly ..Lately, i had the urge to make cookies. I think making cookies is very fun. Even better than baking cakes or even cooking real meals. Probably because i bought a set of cookie cutters. Hehe.. Let's see what i've got here:
Okay, three types of cookies made in one night, after work. If you know me well, you wouldnt be surprised because when i wanna do something, i wouldnt bother or even care or even think of the consequences if it is not a big matter. So, this was no exception. I eagerly made three types of cookies because i wanted to make all the three types but i couldnt decided which one to make first and so, i ended up with them three.
Its the summer version of orange shortbread. Who says shortbread can only look innocent - only round in shape? They can even look very summer-ish. I think it shapes like coconut trees. Not magic wands; according to one of my friends. Too much of Harry Potter perhaps.
This is the greentea cookies. I haven told you that im a big fan of green tea right? Oh, i love green tea ice-cream! Especially those serve with red bean! yum yum...I love drinking green tea and of course, i love green tea cakes. Green tea flavoured nougat taste great too! I think anything with green tea is very good! Oh ya, someone said the cookies look like cauliflower! Its ice cream in shape!
Lastly, the coffee cookies. Simple. I couldnt decide on coffee or chocolate so i asked my mom to decide for me. She said coffee. Its the wedding bell saped cookie cutter. Well, maybe its not wedding bell. Maybe its school bell. HAha.. Im Lovin' Them... |
| Saturday, December 10, 2005 |
just this afternoon, i went to my aunty's house to teach her how to make cheesecake. and she wanted to make other cakes as well. so we stopped by the bakery store.. to find.. there's NO MORE CREAM CHEESE .... wtf.. they always run out of stock.. but luckily i still have a 250gm of cream cheese at home .. and we bought a chocolate sponge cake mix also.. then we made the cheesecake loh.. then there were too much of the chocolate sponge cake mixture, we made 2 of it ... then i bought back 1.. because if not.. they would have 3 cakes.. and my aunt asked me to bring back one.. mmm.. so.. i brought back.. a chocolate sponge cake with sliced almonds.. i cut it open in half.. and spreaded some raspberry jam in it... then made some chocolate ganache.. and poured on top.. tada.. another new cake.. ;p
tee tee tuu tuu taa taa tii tii tuu tuu... nice nice... Recipe : 250gm Chocolate Sponge Cake Mix 8 eggs 100ml water 100ml oil sliced almonds ( or walnuts) (the one above is only half of the recipe) Raspberry jam (or any jam u like) ganache 125g baking chocolate 60g butter 1. beat the eggs till smooth, add water and oil and beat 2. add in the flour mixture slowly, and continue beating.. 3. pour in a 8" or 9" cake pan (or any desired size) and bake for 40 minutes at 170 C. (this is for the cake above. if your cake mixture is thicker, bake longer) 4. check if it's done with a wooden chopstick or a skewer. 5. chill it.. and spilt it in the middle. spread some jam in it 6. spread the chocolate topping on top. 7. decorate as u wish ganache 1. melt the butter, then add the chocolate. 2. turn off fire, stir constantly till its thick n creamy enjoy! |
| Friday, December 09, 2005 |
yay! another new cheesecake..  u know, if cheesecake is NOT a fattening thing.. i wouldnt mind making and eating them everyday. i just love cheesecake. baked or non-baked.. hahaha so this time, i made Strawberry Cheesecake. with fresh strawberries. not the jam or what..
anyway, the cake was good, just that it was a bit soft n creammy.. maybe too much yogurt or whipping cream .. or maybe not enough of gelatine.. but.. hey.. cheesecakes can never go wrong in my house.. haha they seem to finish very fast.. because i'm the cheesecake specialist in the house... *hahahahaha rofl* actually because i'm the only one that bakes cheesecakes.. my mum cooks very delicious dishes... and my sis dont cook ... so... they have like a fresh bakery store at the kitchen.. ahhaha.. so nice eh??
Recipe Digestive Biscuit Base
200gm Digestive Biscuit
100gm Butter, melted
Cream Cheese Filling
(A)
500gm Cream Cheese
40g sugar
(B)
2 Egg yolks
60g sugar
160g strawberry puree
1tbsp lemon juice
(C)
2tbsp Gelatine
80g water
(D)
150g yogurt
(E)
200g Whipping cream, whipped
Method:
Biscuit Base
1. crush the biscuits
2. melt butter
3. mix them together till fine.
4. spread over cake pan and refrigerate while u make the filling
Filling:
1, Cream (A) until light and smooth
2. Place (B) over double-boiler. stir until it thickens.
3. Premix (C). add it into (B) and mix until well combined. Cool, add it to (A) and mix until well blended.
4. Add (D) and mix until evenly blended. fold in (E). mix until well incorporated.
5. Pour cheese filling over the base and refrigerate for 4 hours or until firm.
ENjoy ! |
| Wednesday, December 07, 2005 |
ho ho ho , pretty early huh ?? just when the BBM3 ended, the fourth edition starts again. my BBM3 packaged arrived maybe a few weeks ago.. so now lets see whats in for BBM4 oh, and just incase you dont know, Blogging By Mail is a food swap. it'sfirst founded by Nic of bakingsheet not long ago. " In this edition my I suggest that we make it musical as well as tasty. Along with your foodie contents you may enclose a cd that you compiled from you selection of mp3's, now I know that not everyone has a cd burner so this optional for the swap." quoted from Food Ninja
i've already send in my name.. so what are u waiting for !!
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original post here. so, yeah. i'll explain on how to make the ham + cream cheese and roasted marshmellows :) and the cocktail! nothing genius tho.. just wanted to share :P
and then.... roasting marshmellows... very easy!!! u dont need anything else..
it's a mixture of peelfresh orange, sprite and canned mixed tropical fruits
its fun to bbq at such a nice weather... windy, mild sun, water, greens... friends.. fun fun fun !!!! |
| Tuesday, December 06, 2005 |
still remember the cookie-swap i entered about a week back ?! the round up is up at DomesticGoddess and Il Forno start casting your votes!
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| Monday, December 05, 2005 |
i accompanied Jia and YMei to shop for their working clothes. ha. my working era just passed not long ago, so i know exactly how they feel when they're shopping for the clothes. ok so anyway, we hoped to MidValley hoping to get some good deals (well, actually, jia didnt get much, but yeemei got quite a few, and.. well.. haha, i got some stuffs too because womens secret was on sale. yes, like 50-60%.. heh) as usual, we always have brunch before we start our shopping, so, after some head-cracking moments of thinking of what to indulge, we decided to settle for Madam Kwan's.. Madam Kwan. The restaurant's swank interior belies the fact that it serves good `ol hawker fare along side Western favourites. Nasi Lemak, Curry Laksa, Mushroom Chicken Mee, Nasi Bojari, Beef Rendang, Curry Fish Head, Assam Prawns, Chicken Chop, Sambal Petai, Cendol, Ice Campur, Bubur Cha Cha.
*quoted from kuali.com*
Jia n YM ordered Asam Laksa..
the claimed that it was good, furthermore, they were quite generous about the "heh koh"'s serving. haha.. look, put as much as u want!! hehe
while i ordered nasi bojari. prawn, fried chicken, beef rendang / chicken curry and spiced indonesian rice. ok, i think this dish is very very very filling. it's quite pricey too. but i like the prawn, the... well actually everything. haha. the chicken was still tender and juicy. the chicken curry was good, well the beef rendang might have tasted better but i dont take beef so... yeah. but i think i still prefer the Nasi Lemak, maybe because of the rice. haha i like the interior deco of Madam Kwan's restaurant, especially the hexagon tiles.. nice.. i dindt take any picture of it, and i cant find it over the net too .. so, well.. |
