littlekitchen

新年快乐

2012-01-31T00:06:00.008+08:00

These are the cookies I made for Chinese New Year. I'm so sorry that I din't take pictures of each cookies. I'm super busy with house cleaning, baking, cooking & kids. I felt tiring that few weeks. Everything comes non-stop in this 2 months.

I'm a traditional woman. Hahaha... I will bake the same cookies I like every year. There were Chocolate Chips Almond Cookies & Hap Tou Sou.

And also I will try out some new recipes. The 1st cookie I tried was Red Tea Almond Cookies adapted by Little Cookies Earn BIG $ from Coco Kong. It taste normal cookies, not very special. But some of my friends' feedback is.. it taste bitter in the mouth after eating. I think is because of the baking soda. To me, it's fine. But today my hubby's cousin came, he likes it so much.. hahaa :P

Here's the recipe :

3 sachets of red tea ( lipton )
75ml hot water
100g butter
80 g icing sugar ( reduced )
225g plain flour
1 tsp baking soda ( can be avoided if you don't like the taste )
100g almond flakes

Preheat oven to 140c.
Steep red tea with hot water for 5 minutes. Keep tea & residue as needed.
Cream butter & icing sugar until creamy. Add in sieved flour, baking powder, almond, tea & residue.
Use a teaspoon , place small mounds of mixture on lined baking trays. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until pale golden.

The 2nd cookie is Cranberry Cornflake Cookies. It also from the book i mentioned above. Love the cranberries, it taste abit sour & sweet. But it's not very special cookies. Here's the recipe :

A :

120g butter
50g icing sugar
2 egg yolks

B :

135g plain flour ( sieved )
30g butterfly brand cornflour
100g cornflakes ( crushed )
80g dried cranberries

Preheat oven to 140c.
Cream ingredient ( A ) until smooth. Fold in ingredient ( B ), mix well.
Scale at 7 grams each & place into small paper cups. Arrange on baking tray.
Bake in a preheated oven for 20-30 minutes until pale golden.

**Makes 80 pieces**

恭喜发财！

AM I LOST?

2012-01-30T23:22:00.009+08:00

Wow..... Am I lost here? I think so.... I'm here since last year. Hahahaa... sound very long long ago, but it was just few months ago.

Yes, I'm back to my blog from my last year end holidays :D I had a wonderful & enjoyable trip to Korea. The day I'm back is quite near to Christmas, so I din't plan to have any party. I just had a buffet dinner with my hubby & kids :D

After that will be New Year Eve, we had a potluck countdown at my friend's house. I baked my own recipe chicken wings & drummets ( Rosemary Garlic Chicken Wings )

I just used whatever left ingredients in my fridge to marinate it :D It taste super yummy... love it !!!!

I marinated with garlic powder, dried rosemary leaves & some salt :D Bake for 15-20 minutes or till golden brown.

The next celebration will be Chinese New Year! Yes, time to bake cookies again :P What I had baked? Stay tune to my next post..... heehee :D

Happy Dragon Year !

KAM HEONG LA LA

2011-11-16T21:58:00.002+08:00

Final holiday will starts soon :D I'm counting down & so excited on my coming trip.Yeah.... Are you going to a holiday? This will be my syiok holiday, because it's my 1st winter trip :D hahahaa...... okok, let's back to the main point " Kam Heong La La "

Yesterday I saw the fresh market selling clam ( la la ), feel like eating & is my hubby's favourite. So i bought it for dinner.
Here's the recipe :

600g clams ( washed & soaked in salt water for 1 hour & drained )

2 tbsp oil

1 tbsp dried prawns ( soaked )

3 stalks curry leaves

10 shallots ( chopped )

10 chilli padi ( chopped )

Seasoning :

1/2 tsp fermented soy bean paste

1 tbsp curry powder

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tsp light soy sauce

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp dark soy sauce

1/2 tsp chicken stock granules

corn flour water for thickening

Heat up oil & saute dried prawns until fragrant. Add in curry leaves, shallots, chilli padi & stir-fry until aromatic.

Add in clams, seasoning & stir-fry at high heat until well-mixed.

Cover the lid, cook for about 2 minutes until clams are opened. Thicken with corn flour solution, mix well & dish up.

Happy Holiday !!!

INTENSE COFFEE CAKE

2011-11-07T11:45:00.002+08:00

Here's the pictures I had promised to post it on my 2nd baked " Intense Coffee Cake "

It was a nice cake that you must try. Love the texture :D

POTLUCK

2011-11-07T10:54:00.003+08:00

Final exam are over :D All mummies are so happy & relax now. I'm waiting & counting down for a super nice holiday in Dec. Heehee....
Yesterday I had a wonderful "potluck dinner" with my neighbours. I prepared few dishes. The 1st dish i would like to share with you is Baked Salted Chicken Drumettes. I had post this before, so I will move on to the next new recipe :D

The 2nd dish will be " Baked Chicken Wings with Basil Leaf 九层塔烤鸡翼" adapted from "1 Chicken Appetit" by K.S.Lee. The original recipe used honay while baking.... the 1st batch, I brush with honey & the 2nd is without honey. Both taste nice... depends on your own preference.
Here you go for the recipe :

10 chicken wings

15g basil leaf ( chopped )

some honey

1/2 tsp salt

4 tbps sugar

1 tbsp fish sauce

1 tsp garlic powder

Rinse chicken wings & marinate with salt, sugar, fish sauce & garlic powder, set aside for 2 hours.

Add basil leaf & bake at 180c for 20 minutes.

Brush the wings with honey & bake again for another 5 minutes. Serve :D

Here's the 3rd dish " Chicken with Salted Egg Yolk " also from the book i mentioned above.

Here's the recipe :

2 drumsticks ( de-boned & cut into pieces )

3 steamed salted egg yolk ( mashed )

2 springs curry leaf

2 bird's eye chillis ( chopped )

1 1/2 tbsp butter

1/2 tsp salt

2 tsp cornflour

1 tsp curry powder

1 tsp hua diao wine

Mix drumsticks with salt,cornflour, curry powder & hua diao wine & set aside for 1/2 hour.

Deep-fry in hot oil till fragrant.

Fry curry leaf, chillis, butter & salted egg yolk till fragrant.

Add in drumsticks & stir-fry evenly. Serve :D

Lastly, I prepared a fresh drink " Lemon Grass Juice " taught by my sister, Reese. Tq for the nice freshing drink :D

MY BIRTHDAY

2011-10-14T14:42:00.004+08:00

A special day for me!!!! Happy Birthday To Me @-->-- I'm so happy on my birthday, i baked myself a cake " Matcha Green Tea Mousse Cake In Kyoto Style ", make steamboat & grilled chicken " BBQ Chicken Drumstick " :D Hahaaaa.... did anybody cook & bake for yourself on your special day??? The feelings is good.... enjoy it!!!
Invited my neighbour to join. Had a great mini party.

Here's the recipe for BBQ Chicken. I did some changes ( added lemon juice ) on the recipe from the book i bought last 2 weeks. " Chicken Appetit 一百味鸡 "

300g drumstick meat ( cut into thick cube pieces )

green, red or yellow capsicum ( cut into pieces )

10 cherry tomatoes

1 onion ( quartered & peeled )

Marinade :

1 1/2 dried rosemary

1 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper ( optional )

some lemon juice

Mix drumstick meat with Marinade & set aside for 3 hours or overnight.

Tread 1 piece of capsicum, 1 piece of meat, 1 clove of onion, 1 piece of meat, 1 piece of capsicum & 1 piece of tomato onto a bamboo skewer or satay stick.

Grill at 200c for 15 minutes or until cooked.

My cake!!!! Love it... taste nice & looks beautiful! Do you agree? Hahahahaa....... I mentioned before the book that i like it so much " 100 Desserts " . I followed the recipe exactly. Here, I'm going to share with you guys :D

Cocoa sponge cake :

2 eggs, at room temperature

60g sugar

45g flour

1/3 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tbsps cocoa powder

1 tbsp cornstarch

2 tbsps melted butter

Sift flour, cornstarch, cocoa powder & baking powder together.

Beat eggs & sugar with electric mixer for 8 minutes.

Sift in the dry ingredients. Mix well. Pour in melted butter along the rim of the bowl. Stir well.

Pour batter into a 7" cake tin lined with baking paper. Bake in preheated oven at 180c for 20 minutes.

Matcha Mousse :

10g Matcha green tea powder

2 tsps cornstarch

2 egg yolks

1 cup milk

100g sugar

3 tsps gelatin powder

1 cup whipping cream

In a pot, mix Matcha powder & constarch well. Add in egg yolks, milk, sugar & gelatin powder. Mix well. Put the pot over heat. Bring to boil. Strain the mixture. Leave it to cool.

Beat the whipping cream until stiff. Stir it into the custard from Step 1.

Chocolate ganache :

80g dark chocolate

1/2 cup whipping cream

some red beans, cooked in water until soft

Bring whipping cream to the boil in a pot.

Finely chop the chocolate. Pour the whipping cream into chocolate. Stir until chocolate melts & the mixture well blended. Leave it to cool & beat until fluffy & thick.

Garnish :

2 tsps Matcha green tea powder

Dark chocolate ( melt & brush over a chocolate mould, leave to set & unmould )

Assembly :

Slice the cocoa sponge cake into 2 layers horizontally.

Place 1 sheet of sponge into a cake tin. Pour the ganache over the spaonge. Top with another sheet of sponge. Arrange red beans on top. Lastly, pour the Matcha mousse over the red beans & sponge. Refrigerate until set.

Spinkle Matcha powder over the set cake. Garnish with chocolate pieces. Serve.

Hope you like the recipe I shared :D Have A Nice Day!

ANGRY BIRD

2011-10-03T09:13:00.002+08:00

Last week was my niece birthday. But we had no time to celebrate for her :( So we decided to celebrate for her on Sunday ( mean yesterday ). Between my eldest sister is coming back too :)
She requested a "Angry Bird Chocolate Cake" I promised i wil make for her :D

So I would like to try a new chocolate recipe from the book i bought " 100 Desserts "
French Hazelnut Chocolate Cake

Luckily it turns out great & taste nice :D heehee...
Here's the recipe :

3 egg whites

3 egg yolks

120g dark chocolate

1/2 cup sugar

160g butter

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

90g flour

3 tbsps milk

2/3 groung hazelnut

Finely chop the dark chocolate. Melt over a pot of simmering water.

Beat butter & sugar with an electric mixer until creamy. Add egg yolks & vanilla essence. Beat further. Add flour, ground hazelnut & milk. Stir to mix well. Add melted chocolate & mix again.

Beat the egg whites until foamy. Add 2 tbsps of sugar. Beat again until stiff. Fold the egg whites gently into the batter from Step 2. Pour the resulting batter into a 6-inch round cake tin lined with baking paper.

Bake in a preheated oven at 190c for 30 minutes. Leave to cool & decorate as desired.

BLACK SESAME PANNA COTTA 黑芝麻意式奶冻

2011-09-30T16:17:00.002+08:00

Tried a new recipe from the book i bought & i had mentioned it in my last post " 100 Desserts". Last Saturday, my family & I attend my neighbour's daughter mini Birthday party : ) I made this Black Sesame Panna Cotta & Blueberry Cheese Tarts for the party.
The taste is nice, but the texture abit hard :( I cannot recall back how many I put for the gelatine powder. But I don't know was my mistaken or the recipe printed wrongly. Sigh..... Did anybody bought this book & tried making it before?
Or...... is't the texture should be like that for panna cotta? hahahaa..... who can tell me the answer?
From the actual picture, it is white with sesame seeds... But I kept stirring to prevent it from boiling... so it becomes grey.. hahaha :D

Here goes the recipe :

2 cups whipping cream

1/2 cup milk

3 tbsps sugar ( reduced )

4 tsps gelatin powder

4 tbsps ground black sesame

Mix all ingredients together in a pot. Put on low heat. Bring to a dentle simmer. Cook until the gelatin dissolves.

Leave the mixture to cool. Divide among small serving glasses. Refrigerate until set. Serve.

** Cook the ingredients over low heat. Keep an eye on it always because it tends to boil & overflow easily **

GINGER SOY SAUCE CHICKEN

2011-09-26T09:47:00.003+08:00

This is my hubby's favourite. Everytime when I ask him what to cook for dinner? He will answer me this. Hahahaa....
I think most of you or your mummy knows how to cook this. Right?? I learnt this from my mum :D

Here I will mention what I used in the recipe :

2 drumsticks

3 wings

15 slices ginger

3 pips garlic

1 tbsp hua diao wine

soy sauce

dark soy sauce

1/2 tbsp sugar

salt

Cut chicken into pieces, marinate with soy sauce ( about 3 tbsps )

Heat up 2-3 tbsps oil, stir-fry ginger & garlics until fragrant. Add in chicken pieces & stil-fry for few minutes.

Add in hua diao wine, soy sauce ( about 2-3 tbsps ), dark soy sauce, sugar. Stir-fry for 1 minutes. Cover & simmer for 20 minutes or until cooked. Open the lid every 5 minutes & stir-fry. Add water if necessary.

Add salt to taste & thicken with corn flour water.Dish up & serve.

END OF SEPTEMBER

2011-09-26T08:44:00.005+08:00

Here I would like to thanks my friend, Shee Shee giving me this opportunity to bake a birthday cake for thier Church Sunday School kids. So happy with thier feedbacks. Tq so much :D

For the cake, I used sponge mix. There are 3 layers. 2 hazelnuts sponge sandwich with a chocolate sponge. In between the cakes I spread coffee cream & sprinkle some almond nibs & coat cake with whipped fresh cream. Here's the pix taken by my friend :D For the decorations, I really no idea what do draw on a 14" x 11" cake. At 1st I decided to draw the famous bird ( Angry Bird ). At last I din't due to the rough surface. I can't make the cream smooth :( Fedup with that, so I just make it simple. Here's I share with you the coffee cream recipe :

1 tbsp instant coffee

1 tbsp cold water

220 fresh cream ( whipped )

2 tbsp Kahlua

Stir instant coffee with cold water until melt.

Fold in whipped cream & Kahlua until well blended.

Another week gone. October is coming soon..... Haiz :( School exam just over not even one and half month, the final exam is coming again in 22 days ;(
Yesterday I went to take out my wisdom tooth... Syiok !!!! I still can feel uncomfortable now. Can't even chew :( To forget about the pain, I bake a new recipe from the book I bought that i mentioned it from my previous post " Almond Maple Syrup Cake " Haha..

It taste & looks nice... hehe :D Love it :) Here's the recipe :

120g flour

1 tsp baking powder

150g butter

90g castor sugar

2 medium eggs

4 tbsps milk

4 tbsps ground almond

3 tbsps maple syrup

1/2 cup flaked almonds

butter

In a mixing bowl, beat butter & sugar until creamy. Add one egg at a time. Beat after asch addition. Mix in half portion of maple syrup.

Add in sift flour & baking powder & milk. Mix well. Lastly, add in ground almonds & mix again.

Grease the muffin tin with butter. Arrange flaked almonds over & on the sides of the tin. Pour in the batter until 3/4 full.

Bake in a preheated oven at 190c for 25 minutes. Take the cakes out & brush the remaining maple syrup over the area with flaked almonds. Leave to cool & serve.

** To have the best result, brush the maple syrup over while the cakes are till hot**
Makes 6 muffins

NEW BAKING BOOK

2011-09-20T11:06:00.005+08:00

Every week I will go to the book store for new recipe books. Last week I found one. Love all the recipes in this book. Tried 2 recipes from here " Intense Coffee Cake " & " Peanut Butter Banana Cupcakes "

Here, I just share Peanut Butter Banana Cupcakes recipe because i forgot to take a picture of my Intense Coffee Cake :( Nevermind, I will make it again & post the recipe together :D

Here's the recipe that you are waiting for :-

240g flour

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/8 tsp salt

120g butter

3/4 cup sugar

2 eggs ( grade A )

2 large bananas

1/4 cup warm milk

Sift flour, baking powder & salt together.

Peel & mash the bananas with a spoon.

Add baking soda to warm milk & mix well.

In a mixing bowl, beat butter & sugar with an electric mixer until creamy. Add one egg at a time. Beat after each addition.

Add half of the flour & milk at a time to the egg mixture. Mix well after each addition. Repeat once. Stir in the mashed banana.

Divide the batter among the baking paper cups. Bake in a preheated oven at 190c for about 25 minutes. Set aside to let cool.

Peanut butter icing :-

60g butter

1/2 cup icing sugar

1 tbsp milk

1/3 cup peanut butter

Beat butter until smooth. Add icing sugar a little at a time while beating. Add in milk & peanut butter. Beat well.

Transfer the icing into a piping bag. Pipe over the cooled cupcakes. Serve.

Enjoy !!!

MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL

2011-09-12T21:49:00.003+08:00

My grandma is here again !!!! Yeah...... :D She likes to eat chestnuts so much, so I cooked this Braised Chicken With Chestnuts & Mushrooms for her to try from the recipe book I mentioned in my last few post.

Here's the recipe :

1/2 chicken, cut into pieces

10 dried chestnuts, soaked overnight & removed skin

1 tbsp oil

5 pips garlic, peeled

10 shallots, peeled

8 slices ginger

8 black mushrooms, soaked

1 carrot, peeled & cut into chunks

2 stalks spring onion, cut into short lengths

Seasoning

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1/2 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

300 water

1 tbsp shaoxing wine

Heat up oil, saute garlic, shallots & gingers until aromatic. Add black mushrooms, chestnuts, seasoning & bring to boil. Lower the heat & simmer for 20 minutes.

Add carrot, chicken & simmer for another 20 minutes or until meat is cooked. Lastly stir in spring onions. Dish up & serve.

Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. It's a day for kids to play lantern & candles outside, & also for aldults to admire the full moon. But too bad, we played for only 1/2 hour, it started to drizzling :( & there is no Moon....

Cook this Assam Prawns for dinner. It's also from the cook book I mentioned lately. Yummy....

Recipe recipe :

2 tbsp oil

1 tsp chopped garlic

1 onion, peeled & shredded

1 red chilli, shredded 500g prawn meat ( large size )

Seasoning

2 tbsp tamarind paste mixed with 5 tbsp water & squeezed out juice

1/2 tbsp sugar

1 tsp oyster sauce

Heat up oil, saute chopped garlic & onion until aromatic. Add in chilli & stir-fry until fragrant.

Add in prawns & seasoning. Stir-fry over high heat until cooked. Dish up & serve.

THE WEEK AFTER HOLIDAY

2011-09-12T21:27:00.003+08:00

Besides baking, I steam too :) Heehee.... My kids love paos. She I will make paos very often. This time I make Pumpkin Pau with red bean paste filling. It's special & heathier because the recipe uses corn oil instead of shortening.

Here's the recipe :

100g pumpkin flesh ( steamed & mashed )

200g low protein flour or pau flour

4g yeast

35g sugar

2 tbsp corn oil

30-40ml water

Mix all ingredients & knead till a smooth dough.

Divide it into 40g each. Flatten & roll up like a mini swiss roll. Continue until finished.

Then wrap in red bean paste or others flavour paste & rest for 30 minutes.

Steam over medium-high heat for 12 minutes.

Another year of Mid-Autumn Festival. Time flies...... This year I'm making the same mooncakes as last year :D No new recipes to share here :)

Used extra dough to make 猪仔饼 with my cookie cutters :)

中秋节快乐！

ROCKY MELLOW CHOCOLATE CAKE

2011-09-12T20:53:00.002+08:00

Hi friends, quite a long time i din't post in my blog. That's not mean I din't bake & cook. Hahahaa....
Here's a cake I baked for my daughter's 7th Birthday. I let her choose what cake she wants. She choose this Rocky Mellow Chocolate Cake from one of my recipe book " Chocolate LOVE" by Elisabeth Siahaja.

Here's the recipe :

250g unsalted butter

330g dark covertures' chocolate

20g chocolate paste

10 espresso paste

1 packet 3-in-1 coffee powder ( I used 2-in-1 )

5 eggs

200 sugar ( reduced )

10g vanilla essence

200g all-purpose flour

30g cocoa powder

8g baking powder

100g sour cream ( I replaced with plain yogurt )

Melt A till well-combined on double boiler. Whip B on high speed till thick & fluffy.

Mix slowly A & B batter, followed by C. Lastly fold in D slowly.

Pour the mixture into two 9" round ( I used 8" square) baking tin lined with baking paper. Bake at 170c for 30 minutes or just firm to touch.

Leave to cool on wire rack before removing from tins. Spread filling in the middle & decorate as desired.

Rocky Mellow Filling

40g sugar ( reduced )

100 water

5 egg whites

200g white chocolate

300g dark covertures' chocolate

10g gelatine powder dissolves with 30g hot water

Colourful marshmallow as desired quantity

Boil A for about 3-5 minutes till soft ball is formed.

Whip B till soft peak & slowly add A to combine. Continue whipping till fluffy.

Melt C and fold it into the above mixture.

Whip D till stiff & fold lightly to the above mixture. Add in E and mix till thoroughly combined.

Assembly :

Place one layer of the cake on a cake board.

Pour in 2/3 of the Rocky Mellow Filling, spread evenly & place some marshmallows on it.

Place another layer of cake on it & pour the remaining filling on top. Level it. Decorate marshmallows on top & let the cake set in the freezer for 1 hs. Remove & decorate as desired.

SPECIAL DAY

2011-08-23T17:19:00.006+08:00

Yesterday was my hubby's birthday. I made a cake for him, Opera Cake. My kids & I gave him a surprise once he reached home. My daughter played a Birthday song with violin to him. He was so happy :D

This was my 1st attempt. It turns out great.

For dinner, I fried mee ( bought by a friend of mine from Sg.Belik-It's homemade & very popular ) as 寿面 & Baked Crispy Chicken again. Hahaha... We had a wonderful dinner.

Here's the Opera Cake recipe ( Adapted from Le Cordon Bleu Home Collection ). I added some toasted almond nibs to the butter cream :)

Almond Sponge :

65g icing sugar ( reduced )

2 1/2 tbsp flour

75g almond powder

3 eggs

15g unsalted butter, melted & cooled

3 egg whites

1 tbsp caster sugar

Ganache :

200g dark chocolate, finely chopped

120ml milk

110 whipping cream

50g unsalted butter, softened

Coffee syrup :

1 tbsp sugar ( reduced )

1 1/2 tbsp instant coffee

90ml water

Butter Cream :

60g caster sugar ( reduced )

1 egg white

1 tbsp instant coffee

100g unsalted butter, softened

50g almond nibs, toasted

To prepare the sponge layer, first, preheat the oven to 200c. Line a 20x30cm baking pan with parchment paper. In a large bowl, sift icing sugar & flour, then add the almond powder. mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, & beat until pale. Add the melted butter. Mix well.

Beat the egg whites until stiff, then gradually add in sugar & continue beating until stiff peaks are obtained.

Add 1/3 of the beaten egg whites to the batter, mixing well, then incorporate the remainder, folding until just combined. Pour batter onto the baking pan & spread evenly. Bake for 6-8 minutes, or until golden brown & springy when touched. Loosen the edges with a knife and carefully turn out onto a wire rack covered with a sheet of parchment papre. Allow to cool.

Place finely chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl & set aside. Bring milk & 30ml cream to a boil. Pour the hot liquid onto to chocolate. Wait for 30 seconds, then add the butter & mix until smooth. Let cool until a spreadable consistency obtained.

To prepare the coffee syrup, place sugar & 90ml water in a pan & stir until sugar dissolved. Bring to boil & add coffee.

To prepare butter cream, place sugar & 3 tsp of water ina heavy skillet & make a sugar syrup, i.e. stir until sugar is completely dissolved, then boil, without stirring, until syrup reaches soft-ball stage, between 116c.

Beat the egg white until soft peaks are obtained. Continue beating while incorporating the hot syrup. Beat until mixture is cold. Dissolve instant coffee in 1 tsp of boiling water & add to butter. Add 1/2 of the egg white mixture & beat well, the gently fold in the remainder until well combined. Mix in toasted almond nibs.

Using a knife, divide the sponge into 3 equal sections. Each should be 10x20cm. Place each cake layer on boards respectively & brush with coffee syrup, then spread chocolate ganache on top evenly. Chill for half and hour.

Remove & spread butter cream evenly on top of the chocolate ganache. Chill for another half and hour.

Remove & ply up the 3 cake's layer.

Melt the rest of the ganache over a pan of very hot water. Bring the remaining cream to the boiling point & incorporate into ganache. Allow to cool until a smooth spreadable consistency is obtained. Spread over top of the cake & chill before serve.

Happy Birthday My Dear :)

FINALLY

2011-08-23T15:38:00.003+08:00

Finally, my daughter's school exam is over. But I'm not very happy with her results. Careless! Careless! Careless! Haiz......
Today i would like to share 2 recipes that i tried last few weeks with you guys:) The very 1st is Steamed Spare Ribs With Tomato & Bean Paste. It's a nice & delicious dish when it goes with rice.

Here's the recipe :

300g spare ribs ( cut into sections )

3 tbsp minced garlic

100g tomato ( cut into small pieces )

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

2 tbsp plum sauce

1 tbsp bean paste

2 red chillies ( diced )

1 tbsp corn flour

Marinate spare ribs with sugar, salt, plum sauce, red chillies & bean paste for about 1/2 hour.

Add in garlic & tomatoes.

Steam over medium heat for about 25 minutes till cooked.

Isn't easy??? heheeee.....

The 2nd is Baked Crispy Chicken. This is super easy. I used ready-mix salted chicken powder to marinate. Then I just bake it with the oven. I post the ready-mix powder picture later because i finished & threw. Hee hee......

AS A PROMISED

2011-08-06T14:04:00.006+08:00

Hi friends, as a promised from my last post. I'm back with 2 new recipes. The very 1st one i would like to share with you is Spicy Curry Leaves Chicken Cubes.This simple dish was from my mum. I cooked it once since long long ago. The original recipe is with alittle gravy, not too much as mine. Due to my kids & hubby love gravy so much, i cooked it more. Hehehe :P

Here's the recipe...

1 piece of chicken breast / 5 chicken fillets ( cut into small cubes )

5 stalks curry leaves

2 pips garlic ( chopped )

3-4 chili padi

2 tbsp fish sauce

4 tbsp water

1 tbsp oil

Heat up oil, stir-fry garlic & curry leaves until fragrant.

Add in chicken breast/ fillet cubes, chili padi,fish sauce & water. Stir-fry over high heat until cooked. Lastly, thicken with alittle cornstarch water. Dish up.

The second is Spaghetti Carbonara. Is a Italian pasta cuisine. Simple to make, yet delicious.... my kids & my favourite spaghetti dish at the moment! Do you know what my kids tell me while they are having it for lunch?? " Mummy, it taste very nice & nicer than the shop one!!!" hahaha.... ya, I agreed with them!! LOL ..... Back to this recipe.... last few days, I searched for carbonara recipes online, & I found this recipe is the best among the others. Let's share the recipe now......

450g spaghetti

1/2 cup Thickened cream/ Heavy cream/ Double ceam

2 eggs ( well beaten )

6 sausages ( cut )

3 tsp olive oil

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp black pepper

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

2 tbsp parsley ( chopped )

**All ingredients have to be at room temperature before you start**

Fill a large pot with water & add in 1 tbsp of salt. Boil the water & cook spaghetti for 6 minutes or as per package instructions.

In a pan, stir-fry sausages with 1 tbsp olive oil until crisp. Set aside.

While the spaghetti cooks, combine & mix well the cheese, salt, black pepper, cream, & olive oil in a pot. Cook in low heat until chees is melted ( Do NOT Boil )

Take the sauce of the heat, & wait till it slightly cold. Add in the beaten eggs & keep stirring until well blended.

Drain spaghetti & put it into the fried sausages pan. Pour sauce on top & stir well.

Preparing each individual plate, sprinkle some black pepper & parsley.Serve.

Serve 4 ....... Enjoy!

Have a Nice Weekend

NEW MENU

2011-08-03T21:24:00.008+08:00

It's August, I'm quite busy doing revision with my kids, preparing for her 3rd term examinations:( But I can't wait to try out those delicious dishes from my new cook books.
The 1st recipe that I wanted to share with you is Stewed Pork Belly With Peanuts a recipe adapted from the book " Flavours From My Kampung" by Bryan Ong.

Actually this is not a new recipe, i think most of you, know how to cook it. To me, was my 1st attempt :P I love it. Here's the recipe :

150g peanuts, washed & drained

1kg pork belly

1 tsp dark soy sauce

1 cup oil for deep-frying

10 pips garlic, peeled

Seasoning :

1 tbsp fermented soya bean paste

2 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1/2 tbsp sugar

1/2 tbsp sesame oil

2 tbsp shaoxing wine

1 tbsp dark soy sauce

2000ml water

Put peanuts & 800ml water into a saucepan & bring to boil. Lower the heat & simmer for 10 minutes. Dish & drain.

Cook pork belly in boiling water for 10 minutes. Dish & drain. Rub a little black soy sauce all over the pork belly & deep-fry in hot oil until golden brown. Dish & drain. Cut pork belly into about 1cm thick slices.

Heat up 2 tbsp oil & fry garlic until aromatic. Add in peanuts, seasoning & simmer for about 1 hour. Add in pork belly & continue to simmer until tender. Dish up & serve.

*** To save cooking time, you can add in 1 small tin of "Braised Peanuts" when the pork belly is tender to replace the raw peanuts. Reduce 500ml-800ml water & seasoning if you use "braised peanuts" because you already saved the 1 hr cooking time.***

Last 2 days, my neighbour gave me a pumpkin. Thinking what can i do with that. So i keep searching for pumpkin recipes. At last i decided to make this "Steamed Pumpkin Cake" adapted by Steamed Cake & Kuih Muih by Karen Tan.Yes, I have had this book for long long time, but this the first time trying out her recipe..& is my 1st attempt trying out chinese steamed cake :P
Yeah!!!!! Successful!!! It's very nice. The texture is just nice that i make some adjustment in the water.

Want the recipe?? Here you go....

400g pumpkin ( peeled, shredded )

200g minced pork

50g dried shrimps

3 chinese mushrooms ( soaked, diced )

6 shallots ( chopped )

Batter :

300g rice flour

1tbsp corn flour

1 tbsp wheat starch

1 tsp salt

1 tsp caster sugar

1 nos egg

800ml water

Seasoning :

1 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

Combine batter ingredients, stir lightly, strain well until smooth, keep aside.

Heat up 2 tbsp oil to saute chopped shallots at medium heat until fragrant. Add in shredded pumpkins, minced pork, dried shrimps, mushrooms & seasoning, stir-fry briskly until aromatic.

Gradually add in batter, stirring until thicken, remove & pour into a 9 inches square steaming tin, level the surface.

Steam in the preheated steamer at high heat for 35-40 minutes until cooked though. Remove from heat, leave to cool before cut into pieces.

Wah... another dish to share with you that I cooked for tonight's dinner " Chicken in spicy sauce " ( 口水鸡 ) from the same recipe book I mentioned just now.
Do you know why it's called saliva chicken in chinese? Anybody know the answer? hahaha..... But once i tried, I will name it as 流口水鸡..... hahahahahahaaa...... :D because it's really taste good.

My family love it so much. My son told me : Mummy, same like the chicken rice". Haha.. yes yes, i think i can open a chicken rice shop with this nice recipe.

Do try it & let me know whether I can open a chicken rice shop with this yummy chicken anot? LOL..... Just joking, here's the recipe go.....

1 small cucumber, diced

2 chicken whole legs, deboned

3 tbsp oil

1 tbsp chopped garlic ( I put 3 tbsp )

1 tbsp chopped ginger ( ! put 2 tbsp )

1 tsp chilli powder

Seasoning ( Mixed )

2 tbsp light soy sauce

1/2 tsp sugar

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tbsp shaoxing wine

1 stalk coriander leaf, chopped ( I avoided )

1 stalk spring onion, chopped ( 1 avoided )

1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds

Cook chicken thighs in boiling water for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, leave to immerse in the stock till cool. Cut into pieces & place onto a serving platter lined with cucumber.

Heat up oil, saute chopped garlic & ginger until aromatic. Dish & drain. Add in 1 tsp chilli powder into the hot oil & stir well. Remove from heat.

Pour seasoning over the chicken, sprinkle fried chopped ginger, garlic, chopped coriander leaves, spring onion. sesame seeds ontop. Lastly dizzle chilli oil over & serve.

I will try out a new recipe tomorrow & share with you all soon :D Good Night & Have A Nice Day.......

GIFT IN JULY

2011-08-03T20:59:00.003+08:00

Hello friends, I'm back with my July projects even though it's August. Hehehe.... This was a gift cupcakes to my friend's son, little Issac. He loves his ginger breadman soft toy so much. He brings along everyway he goes. So her mum asked me to do this for him :D
Just a simple decoration with butter cupcake, hope little Issac loves it.

Another gift here, was a birthday cake for little En Ya's 1st birthday. Finally, she turns 1. Time flies..... :P She is just 1, i think she might not know who is Hello Kitty. But I'm sure she will love it because it's cute. Hahahaa.....

Besides that, I make a cupcake for my dear dear friend's birthday. It's piggy in Angry Birds. Hahaha....

Did all this in 1 whole day. It's wonderful !

UK FARM

2011-07-17T11:24:00.005+08:00

Yesterday, we whole family went to visit UK Farm in Kluang,Johor. It was a nice place for kids to enjoy. They can experience in feeding goats ( with milk & grass) & ostrich ( with leaves ). After 3 hours visiting, we went to visit my grandma who stay in Renggam,Johor :D My kids so happy when they see thier great-grandma. 1 day trip was fun & tired :P

Oh ya, another simple recipe that i wanted to share with you. FRIED MINCED MEAT with 九层塔 (Hydroponic Basil) . Ya, it's just fried minced meat. But the very special ingredient in this dish is 九层塔.

This time was my 2nd tried. On my 1st try, i just fried with minced meat. This time i fried with minced meat & eggplant. I prefer just fry with minced meat. Next i will try to fried with chicken fillet cubes.

Here's the ingredients I used :

400g minced meat

5 pips garlic ( chopped )

6 shallots ( chopped )

3-5 chopped chilli padi

20 or more 九层塔 leaves

1/2 cup water

2 tbsp soy sauce

salt to taste

Heat up 1 tbsp oil, stir-fry garlic, chilli padi & shallot until fragrant. Add in minced meat & 九层塔. Stir-fry at hight heat.

Add in water, soy sauce & salt. Thicken gravy with corn flour water.

~ if you like eggplant, deep-fry eggplant before adding ~

HAPPY SUNDAY

STEAMED BEAN CURD WITH PORK & SALTED EGG

2011-06-13T20:42:00.003+08:00

My favourite Japanese bean curd & salted egg, all in 1. I'm loving it :P Not only me, my kids, hubby & grandma said it's delicious & looks nice. Heehee....

This recipe is from a book i bought last 3 years " Fun with Pork " from Low Beng Hoe, published by SEASHORE.

100g pork

100g prawns

2 salted egg yolks ( mashed & cut into thick pieces )

2 Japanese bean curd ( cut into 6 pieces each )

Seasoning A

1 egg

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp pepper

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tbsp sesame oil

1 stalk spring onion

Seasoning B

1 egg white ( avoided - i replaced with cornstarch solutions )

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp sesame oil

100 ml water

Mince pork & prawns until sticky, then blend with Seasoning A.

Stuff pork mixture onto bean curd, sprinkle salted egg yolk on top, line on the evaporating dish & steam for 10 minutes, then remove from the evaporating dish.

Heat up the pot, cook Seasoning B until boiling, then dress on the Japanese bean curd and garnish with some spring onion. Serve.

BITTER GOURD CHICKEN

2011-06-12T19:32:00.004+08:00

Mid-year school holiday just ended. My kids & i had a 5D4N stayed in S'pore. We had a great & fun holiday there. But it was quite tiring for me to take care both my kids during the stay because my hubby din't follow.

My hubby miss my cooking so much during my holiday in S'pore. Hahaha :P The next day, i cooked dinner for my hubby & grandma although i'm still lazy & in holiday mood.

This is the dish i cooked that night Bitter Gourd Chicken that my mum used to cook.

3 chicken drum sticks ( cut into pieces ), marinade with 2 tbsps soy sauce

1 medium size bitter gourd ( cut into square )

1 tbsp fermented black bean

4 pips garlic

5 pieces ginger

1 tbsp sugar

2 tbps light soy sauce

1/2 cup water or more

Blend garlic, ginger & fermented black beans.

Heat up 1 tbsp oil, fragrant blended ingredients, add in chicken pieces, bitter gourd, sugar & soy sauce, stir-fry briskly until the colour of chicken pieces are changed.

Add in water & bring to boil. Cover & simmer at low heat for 20-25 minutes.

At last, thicken with a little cornstarch solutions.

MANGO SWISSROLL

2011-05-25T17:45:00.002+08:00

What's my breakfast for this morning? It was Mango Swissroll. Yummy :D I'm using the same recipe, i just add 1/2 tsp mango essence into the egg yolk batter. Added too many mangoes flesh here, it seems difficult to roll it tight & nice. Hehehe :P But i taste very nice. Those mangoes are soooooo.... juicy & sweet. Tq my dear neighbour for the mangoes. But i still left some, what can i do with them?

IPHONE THEME

2011-05-25T17:33:00.004+08:00

Last week i received an order. She requested for Iphone cupcakes. These was my 1st attempt. Love it so much.

I did it simple for the logos.

For the flavor, she wants in mango flavor. I baked butter cupcake with mango puree inside.

COLOURFUL ULTRAMAN CAKE

2011-05-11T11:11:00.005+08:00

Today is my son's birthday. He requested an ultraman cake with chocolate flavour & he wants it colourful. Hahaha...

Moulded a short & fat ultraman :P I'm not happy with the work. Sigh... I'm still not good in figurine. Hope i can do it better next time.

Happy Birthday My Dear

MAHJONG THEME

2011-04-24T21:09:00.006+08:00

Another new theme Mahjong. I like this project so much. It's a very challenge work to me because i'm from a Malay school. But luckily i still can read & write alot of chinese words. Besides i like to play mahjong too with my grandma & sister. Hehehe :P

I wrote every words free hand without tracing. So happy that i can write out exactly the same as real mahjong tiles.

Love the “飞”so much. How about you?

Nicely tied :D

SIMMERED MEAT BALLS WITH MUSHROOMS

2011-04-24T20:37:00.003+08:00

Good evening friends & Happy Easter Day. Last friday was Good Friday, i cooked a new dish for my family ( Simmered Meat Balls with Mushroom ). This 2 weeks i'm crazy with mushroom??? hahaha... no, it's just a coincidence. I'm thinking not to put mushroom, but i would like to taste it as the original recipe from a recipe book i bought in February ( Hawker Secret Recipes ). Mushroom will give a very strong taste to a dish, so it's better not to change the ingredient.

My husband keeps shaking his head while eating, & i asked him what happen to you? He said it's very nice. Hahaa.. My kids also love it so much.

Here's the recipe :

200g minced pork,

60g sweet turnips ( chopped )

1/2 noz egg

1 tbsp corn flour

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp sesame oil

10 Chinese mushrooms ( soaked )

1 stalk spring onion ( sectioned )

10g carrot ( sliced )

4 slices ginger

1/2 tsp chopped garlic

1/2 tbsp oyster sauce

1/2 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp pepper

1/2 tsp sesame oil

1 tbsp Shaoxing wine

Mix ingredients A, then form the mixture into meat balls. Deep-fry in a hot oil at high heat until golden in colour & cooked. Remove, drain well & keep aside.

Leave 2 tbsp oil in the wok, fragrant ginger, chopped garlic. Add in mushrooms & seasoning, stir-fry until aromatic.

Pour in water & bring to boil. Cover, simmer at low heat for 5 minutes. Then add in fried meat balls, continue simmer for further 5 minutes.

Lastly, add in carrot & spring onion, toss well. Thicken with a little cornstarch solutions, remove & serve.

TAIWANESE STEWED PORK BELLY AND MUSHROOMS

2011-04-20T09:40:00.004+08:00

Another new dish, Taiwanese Stewed Pork Belly And Black Mushrooms that i want to share with you all. It was from my new recipe book i bought last week ( Yum Yum - 71 )
My kids & hubby loves it so much. My son asked for extra rice too. Hahahaa....
Fingers Lick'ng Good !!!

Do give it a try for those who loves meat & mushrooms. Here'd the recipe :

600g pork belly

2 tbsps oil

10 black mushrooms ( soaked )

6 slices ginger

12 pips garlic

2 tbsps sugar

6cm cinnamon stick

800ml water

3 tbsps light soy sauce

1 tsp dark soy sauce

Cook pork belly in boiling water for 15 minutes. Dish & drain.

Heat up oil in a frying pan, place pork belly into the pan, with skin facing down & pan-fry until golden brown. Dish up & set aside.

Stir-fry garlic, sliced ginger & cinnamon stick until aromatic. Add sugar & stir-fry over low heat until dissolved & golden brown.

Add pork belly, black mushroom, water, light & dark soy sauce. Bring to boil & lower the heat, simmer for 30 minutes or until the meat is tender.

Dish up & cut into pieces.

Have A Nice Day !

HELLO KITTY

2011-04-20T09:30:00.002+08:00

Last Saturday, i received an order " Hello Kitty Theme ". She wanted in edible images ( sugarpaste ). This was my 1st sugarpaste work. Hahaaa... so much easier than fondant work.

Simple work :D Cute?

STEWED LOTUS ROOT WITH PORK BELLY

2011-04-15T08:28:00.004+08:00

Hi friends, when was my last post? hmm..... was last month. Hahaha :D But, not posting doesn't mean that i'm not baking. I did cheesecake & swissroll. All are from my old recipes. Today i would like to share a traditional dish ( Stewed Lotus Root With Pork Belly ) that my mum used to cook when i were young. It is a simple dish.

500g pork belly ( marinate with 2 tbsps of oyster sauce

5 pips garlic with skin

300-400g lotus root ( cut into 1cm thick slice )

2-3 bean sauce ( 腐乳)

2 tbsps sugar

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 1/2 water

salt to taste

Heat up 1 tbsp oil. Panfry garlic until fragnant.

Add in pork & stir-fry for 10 mins or until the pork alittle golden brown.

Add in lotus root, bean sauce, sugar & oyster sauce. Stir-fry & cover with lid for 5 mins.

Add in water & stew for 1 hr or until the meat tender.

Add salt to taste & thicken the gravy with a mixture of water & tapioca flour.

Have A Nice Day !

ADORABLE FACES BAOS

2011-03-25T20:38:00.009+08:00

Last week i bought a recipe book "Chinese Buns - 包好吃" is because of the cute faces of baos. Hee hee :P So i also decided to follow the new bao recipe from the book. I failed with the new recipe. It's so weird that the recipe for 300g Pau flour with 5g instant yeast, 5g baking powder, 70g sugar, 3g shortening & 120ml water. I checked every pages... the shortening only 3g, how can it mixs to become a dough? Did anybody bought the book? Somehow, i added 27g shortening, but it already become a rough dough. I threw away the whole portion & clean up. Hahaha...

And finally, today i use my own recipe to make those adorable faces. HWEEE.... Done...

Doraemon : Make a 20g blue dough & 5g white dough separately. Roll both dough with rolling pin into flat sheet, with blue sheet bigger then white sheet.
Wrap with filling, shape into round. Roll out 2 round flat white dough for eyes, stick with sesame seeds, use peg to shape the face lines. Lastly, stick a small red dough as nose.

Hello Kitty : Roll a 20g white dough flat. Wrap with filling. Cut 2 triangle shape from a flat dough as ears. Cut a rectangle shape from a pink flat dough, make it into a ribbon with toothpick. Stick 2 sesame seeds as eyes & a round white dough as nose. Finally, cut out whiskers with scissors.

Calf : Roll out 20g white dough & wrap with filling. Roll & stick a 2-3g flat oval shape brown dough. Use a chopstick to make 2 holes as nose. Cut out 2 square flat brown or black dough as ears. Stick 2 sesame seeds as eyes.

Are they cute? Heehee... they are Doraemon, Hello Kitty, Hedgehog & Calf ( looks like pig rite???) hahaha....

Oink Oink or Moo Moo..... LoL

Hmm... the kitties looked ugly!

How to eat such adorable faces? hahaa.... but kids won't think that... they just eat. But they are more happier while eating cute cute baos instead of plain round normal shape baos. Haha :P

Happy Steaming & Enjoy Your Weekend

FUN WITH SWISS ROLL

2011-03-19T16:24:00.003+08:00

Another cute & messy swiss roll... & abit ugly! Hehehe.. :P I prefer making strawberry swiss roll, it's more easier to draw & taste nicer.

But my kids & niece love it so much. They finished the whole log. Haha...

Next, going to try teddy bear or chocolate banana. Hope it turns out great :D Kekekee....

CREATIVE & CUTE STRAWBERRY SWISS ROLL

2011-03-15T23:03:00.005+08:00

Yeah... Tomorrow going for a 2 Days 1 Night holiday @ A Famosa, Melaka. What should i make for my kids before we start our journey early in the morning. At 1st i plan to make baos but i came across my aunty's post - Creative Strawberry Swiss Roll. It's so pretty....& i can't wait to try it for my kids. Tq my dear aunty for sharing. Muaks @-->--

Wow... look at those strawberries... yummy & fresh!!!

Rolled & done with makeup. Hahaha .... nice???

It is fun. I will try to make others fruit like kiwi, banana & others. Can have cute characters too. Heehee...

Do try it.... it's really easy & fun.

Happy Baking & Happy Holiday

BUSY WEEK

2011-03-06T20:16:00.003+08:00

After finished the Dinosaur project, another 2 orders coming in. Quite busy week, need to teach my daughter for her 1st term school exam. Ahhhhh..... finally finished & i can concentrate on my 2nd project.

Is Music Instruments Theme, a grand piano ( not really neat, pai seh) , a violin without a bow..haha.. & 2D keyboard notes.

Another theme is Car. I like this theme so much... It's so colourful.

Packed nicely :D

Not too much notes here, just want to share my work here. Thank you for viewing & Good Night :D

FRIED GARLIC EGGPLANT

2011-03-01T20:31:00.002+08:00

A new dish for dinner taught by a best friend of mine. Thank you for the simple & nice dish.

My daughter, hubby & I love it so much.

Here's the super easy recipe :

3 medium size eggplants ( cut into strips )
few pips of garlic ( chop finely & fried until golden brown) - keep aside
3-4 tbsps soy sauce

Heat up 4 tbsps oil, pan-fry each side of the cut eggplants into golden brown. Dish up & keep aside.
Pour away the remaining oil. Put back the fried eggplants into the wok with high heat & add in soy sauce. Stir fry & mix well.
Garnish with fried garlic. Serve hot.

DINOSAUR THEME

2011-02-28T22:34:00.009+08:00

Today is my 7th Anniversary :-( We din't celebrate, but i make a cake for my neighbour's son's birthday. Not for me... haha :-( His birthday falls on the same day & also same year as my wedding day. And there is a good news from a friend too... she gave birth to a baby boy this morning. Wow.... another one falls on 28th. Yeah !!

This time is Dinosaur Theme. His son loves dinosaur so much. It's really crack my head while moulding the cute dinosaur.

At first, i want to make the dinosaur to stand.... but failed. Haha... At last make it like a lizard. Wakaka.... cute right? Heehee....

My fondant cake is getting nicer & tidy now. I can see improvement on myself, even though still not prefect. Heehee...

Where to put candles on a fondant cake?? Is this a special & smart place? Hahaha...

Hope You Have Fun With Fondants :D

TIGGER THEME

2011-02-10T20:09:00.002+08:00

Chinese New Year is going to end soon. How's your celebration? This year is so special to me, I went to my grandma's house @ Rengam, Johor. Had lots of fun with my cousins.
Ok... back to my topic. For babies who born last year is in the year of tiger. Today is my friend's son's 1st birthday 初八. She ordered a fondant cake from me.

It was my 1st 2 tier cake. And i'm still not very good in covering the cake with fondant as it was my 2nd fondant cake.

By the way, I'm happy with my work and i really need alot of practice for a neat work.

This is my very 1st cartoon character i mould. So happy with it.

Is quite simple decorations, hope my friend & her family like it. Happy Birthday Yi Wei !

Happy Bai Ti Gong To All Hokkiens !

STEAMED FISH WITH CRISPY GARLIC

2011-01-31T11:11:00.005+08:00

Another simple dish wanted to share with you guys, STEAMED FISH WITH CRISPY GARLIC. I found this recipe from 1 of the restaurant i visited. It's taste nice & simple.

My kids & hubby love it so much. My kids love the crispy garlic so much, between they will ask for more fish too. Haha...

Not much ingredients for this, we need only fish ( whatever fish for steaming ). I'm using Siakap. What u need is oil, chopped garlic & soy sauce. Depends on your flavor, how many pips garlic you like. Heat up 1 tbsp or more oil & saute chopped garlic until fragrant & golden brown. Pour crispy garlic together with some oil on fish & add some soy sauce. Serve hot.

Happy Steaming :D

LEMON GRASS CHICKEN

2011-01-29T16:11:00.003+08:00

What to cook for lunch & dinner???? It's not easy for us to think different dishes everyday, everyweek without repeating, right? Here's a recipe that i wanted to share with you all- Lemon Grass Chicken.

I love the lemon grass fragrant.

Here's the recipe :

2 drumsticks ( cut )
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsps oyster sauce
3 stalks lemon grass
2-3 big onion
1/2 tsp dark soy sauce

Marinate chicken with soy sauce & oyster sauce. Keep aside for 1/2 hr or more.
Heat up 1 tbsp oil tp saute lemon grass & onions.
Add in the marinated chicken & dark soy sauce & stir-fry for 5 minutes or until fragrant.
Pour in 1/2 bowl of water & cover the lid. Simmer for 20-30 minutes.
Add salt to taste.
Thicken with corn flour water.

CHINESE NEW YEAR COOKIES

2011-01-25T22:15:00.010+08:00

Hello my friends :D How's your new year 2011? Long time i din't pop up to my blog since last year. Last year???? Sounds very long ago right? But it's just 2 months ago. What i'm busy with? Hmm.... with housework, kids, trips & baking. Din't try new recipes because i'm lazy & love old traditional food. Hee hee... as my sister & cousin sister said i'm so traditional ( old fashion ). Hahaha :P
So.... 1 more week to Chinese New Year. What are you going to bake? I think most of you already done all bakings & prepared to welcome "Rabbit Year" ^.^

This year, i made 4 types of cookies. 2 of it was from my previous post ( Almond Nestum Cookies & Chocolate Chips Almond Cookies )

Almond Nestum Cookies
In my old post i din't post my nestum cookies photos. So i attached here.

With 2 different shapes.

Bought a new cookies recipe book last year, Little Cookies Earn Big $ 做小饼赚大钱. Went through few times, at last decided to make this, Crisp Coconut Cookies 开心香椰酥饼. Beside, I'm submitting this to ""j3ss kitch3n" who are hosting the Aspiring Bakers #3: My Favorite CNY Cookie (Jan 2011).

After baking the 1st tray, i told my husband... when it's cold please try whether nice or not. He is my 白老鼠. Hahaha :P He said very nice & i tried too. It's very very nice. The coconut fragrant with pistachios & almond powder. Wah..... can u imagine how nice is't?

Here's the awesome recipe :

200g butter
70g icing sugar
230g plain flour
50g desicated coconut
50g almond powder
50g pistachios ( milled )

Cream butter & icing sugar till light & fluffy.
Fold in dried ingredients, mix to form a soft dough.
Shape 6g each into rounds, use a fork to flatten lightly.
Bake in a preheated oven at 150c for 20 minutes.

Another new & nice recipe Hap Tou Sou 核桃酥 from 1 of my mum's friend. The texture is different from what i did every year. It's more like those selling outside. My sister did this too & posted in her blog too. But she used butter instead of planta. I tried hers, i prefered planta. Beside, I'm also submitting this to ""j3ss kitch3n" who are hosting the Aspiring Bakers #3: My Favorite CNY Cookie (Jan 2011).

500g flour
1 tsp baking powder
180g icing sugar
1 tsp fine salt
1 tsp alkaline water
60g planta
240-250g peanut oil

Mix all the ingredients except oil with hand ( rubbing method ).
Add in oil slowly become a soft dough.
Shape into a small ball & make a hole in the middle of each cookies with a chop-stick.
Brush some egg yolk on the cookies before baking.
Bake at 150c for 13-15 minutes.

Gong Xi Fatt Cai

Barbie Cake

2010-11-28T16:32:00.001+08:00

School holiday just started a week ago, it seems like already 1 month +++ !!!!! hehe :P Cannot relax when my kids at home, very noisy. But i'm looking forward to holidays @ my sister's house & PD. Yippie...

Yesterday was my BIG project day.... haha!!! Did a 1st fondant cake requested by a friend for her daughter's 1st Birthday. At first, i decided to decorate with butter cream or royal icing. At last, i used fondant because lazy to wash ... hehe :P It is a clean, fine & fast work if work with fondant but to me it seems difficult. I still don't know how to cover a cake with fondant. Was not a good result, but at least i tried .... ( abit cracked & not smooth ) hahaha :D

I wrapped barbie's legs with cling wrap to prevent from dirty. It's original barbie, so still can reuse as a toy. ( Expensive ) Hohoho.......

I used 2 bowls to bake the cake, a big & a small. The whole cake i covered with chocolate ganache. There are 4 layers chocolate cake layered with chocolate ganache too. Yum yum :D

Ideas will come when you are decorating. What i want the dress to be, it's totally different. Haha... Once i covered the cake with a pink sheet of fondant, it looks ugly & cracked on 1 side. So i have no choice, i cover it with another piece of white pattern fondant. It looks better.... hehe :P

The cake i baked is not tall enough, so i have to think of something to make it higher, i rolled up the waist with a strip fondant ( new fashion ) haha....

Hahaa.... abit pai seh here.... i follow the cracked line when i decorating the flowers. Luckily it looks great. Hehee....

I'm sooooo glad with the result. Nice?? What do you think??? :P

CHEERS

DISNEY CHARACTER COOKIES

2010-11-21T14:35:00.001+08:00

I just received some disney cookie cutters yesterday. It's really looks cute & i can't wait to make cookies using those cutters.... hehe :D So, i make it the next morning..... hahaha @.@

MICKEY
Mickey & Minnie............ Pooh & Tigger

The recipe was adapted by Coco Kong ( Little Cookies Earn BIG $ ) that i bought it few months ago.

Haha.... & i'm trying to put on fondant, but it's really time-consuming :P Just made 2 will do... haha :P

Here's the recipe for the yummy & crunchy cookies :

A

180g butter
30g egg whites
80g icing sugar

180g plain flour
80g rice flour
80g cornflour ( butterly brand )

Cream ingredient (A) till combined. Fold in ingredient (B) with a rubber spatula into a soft dough.
Keep in-between a plastic sheet, roll flat about 3-5mm thick. Keep dough sheet in the refrigerator, chill dough till semi-hard ( about 1/2 hr ).
Remove & stamp out cookies using different moulds. Arrange on lined baking trays. Bake in a preheated oven for 10-15 minutes.

HaPpY BaKiNg & HaPpY HoLiDaY

LAST DAY IN KINDERGARTEN

2010-11-19T17:19:00.000+08:00

Hi.... I'm back to my blog since my last post in October. What am i busy about??? Nothing special, i did baking too but i baked those from my older posts. Here, i would like to share with you is only the cupcake decorations. Using chocolate cake, was from my older post.

It was a last minute job. WHY???? Sigh... because i plan not to do cuppies for her graduation ( LAZY) heheheee.... :P At last i did a simple one for her friends & teachers. Best Wishes to all her friends & Congratulations !!!!!

A BIG thank you to all the teachers!!!! Miss you all........

Done .........

& Nicely Packed.

Bye-Bye Friends & Teachers...... Love U All

MY GRANDMA'S BDAY

2010-10-09T23:28:00.001+08:00

Today we are celebrating my grandma's birthday. I decided to make a simple Tiramisu cake for her since her favourite is coffee & cheese!

My sister was here too... she was helping me for this!!!

Here's the simple recipe :

500g mascarpone cheese
2.5 tbsps icing sugar
2 tbsps coffee syrup
1 tbsp Rum
400g whipping cream ( whipped )
15 ladyfinger biscuits
1 slice of 10" chocolate sponge cake

Coffee syrup :

2 tbsps coffee granules
1 tbsp sugar
1 cup boiled water
2 tbsps Kahlua

Mix mascarpone cheese & icing sugar until well blended. Add in Rum & coffee syrup.
Fold in whipping cream.
Place sponge cake into a 10-in loose base pan. Brush some coffee syrup on top.
Spread 1/2 of the cheese mixture on top.
Dip the ladyfinger biscuits into the coffee syrup & arrange a layer on top.
Cover the remaining mascarpone mixture.
Refrigerate for at least three hours, sprinkled with cocoa powder & serve cold !

No coffee & alcohol for kids.. so we make a 2 layers cake with mascarpone + whipping cream decorated with strawberries for them!!! hehee....

We had a fabulous dinner & a wonderful cake :D Yummy..... CHEERS!!!

FISH HEAD SOUR PICKLER SOUP

2010-09-29T20:33:00.000+08:00

Last week i bought a fish that i can't finished for 1 meal. So i decided to keep the fish head for another day. What can i cook???Fish Head Curry?? Fish Head Mee Hoon?? lol.....

Is Fish Head Sour PIckler Soup !!! This was my 1st attempt.... It really taste nice :D

Here's the simple soup recipe :

1 fish head ( fried with some ginger )
1 packet sour pickler ( washed & cut )
3 tomatoes ( cut into 4 )
2L water
2 cubes tofu ( cut into 4 )

Put sour pickler & tomatoes into boiled water. Boil for 30 minutes.
Add in fish head & ginger, continue to boil for 30 minutes.
Lastly add in tofu & boil for 10 minutes.
Add salt to taste.

Have A Nice Day !!

CHOCOLATE COFFEE CAKE

2010-09-29T13:56:00.000+08:00

A simple cake for my dear niece :D

A simple decoration too..... hehe :D

The original recipe ( My Bday Cake by Kelvin Chai ) is 2 layers chocolate sponge cake... i did 3 layers here :P

Here's the simple recipe :-

2 slices chocolate sponge cake

Coffee liquid :

200ml cold water
2 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp Kahlua
9 sponge fingers
30g chopped macadamia nuts ( i used almond )

Topping

250g whipped fresh cream
chopped almond + caramel

To make coffee liquid, combine cold water, sugar & Kahlua until blended.
Place a slice sponge cake into tin. Brush with coffee liquid & spread with fresh cream. Sprinkle with some nuts. Dip sponge fingers into coffee liquid & arrange on to the cream. Continue layering until sponge fingers finished. Cover with sponge cake. Refrigerate for a while.
Coat cake with remaining cream. Decorate as desired.

CHEERS

中秋节

2010-09-23T10:12:00.000+08:00

Did 2 types of agar-agar mooncakes this year.... 1 is from the previous recipe for our 1st Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations & did this for the 2nd Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations, a Cendol Agar-Agar recipe from HoneyBeeSweets. TQ so much for sharing :D It was actually a 2 layers agar-agar & transfered into mooncake mould... this idea was from my sister. She did it too & text me the picture... it looks so nice... & i can't wait to try it out!!! hehe :D

Looked like JADE.... beautiful!!!

It's really very nice......

中秋节快乐

ORDERS

2010-09-16T22:00:00.000+08:00

An order from my friend, Connie!!! TQ :D Just a simple decoration because received her orders on that day she wants!!!

Another project here.... ordered by Ling Ling for her best friend's birthday :D

Cute little bear with a present :D Hello............ & TQ.................

CHEERS

TRADITIONAL MOONCAKE

2010-09-16T21:26:00.000+08:00

This year i decided to do 4 types of mooncakes from my previous recipes . But at last i giveup Spiral Flaky Mooncake & wanted to try Traditional type. hehe :D It was my 1st attempt. Good result ....rite?

Bought some cute cartoon characters mould! Cute??? There are few characters... but i forgot to snap it ! Only left few for my girl. Others gave to my friends :D hehe

Here is the recipe :-

A

300g syrup
125g peanut oil
1/2 tbsp alkaline
2 tbsps flour

450g flour

1kg 300g white lotus paste
50g melon seeds ( roasted )
9 salted egg yolks ( steamed )

Mix syrup, peanut oil, alkaline & flour together- combine well. Cover and let it rest for 4-6 hrs or overnight.
Sift flour into a large bowl. Make a well in the center and pour in the syrup mixture. Use a rubber spatula to mix and form to a soft dough.
Measure dough to 50g each & wrap with 150g lotus paste. Press into a floured mooncake mould. Knock & dislodge imprrinted mooncake. Place on tray & bake ina preheated oven at 160c for 10 minutes. Remove & cool. Egg wash mooncake & bake for another 15 minutes till golden.

~~ Mooncaes should not be eaten straight... kept for a few days to allow flavours to develop & the oil to seep out so skins will have a nice sheen~~

Happy Baking & 中秋节快乐

MY GIRL'S 6th BIRTHDAY

2010-08-29T00:34:00.000+08:00

Every year my girl will celebrate her birthday in school a week earlier before her birthday because it falls on a school term holiday. This year she have a chance to celebrate with her friends on her actual date :D She was so happy & shy ...hahaa
She loves princess so much..... so i choose to make a tiara cake for her. Between my sis, Reese has the mould. Baked a kid's favourite chocolate cake :D This is my 1st piping on a big cake...... & TQ to my sis for helping!

And also an ordered from my friend for her daughter's birthday :D She also celebrated her birthday in school..... she told me the kids & teachers like it so much :D TQ......

A sun...... rain........ then rainbow........ SKY!!!!!! Love it :D

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BBQ PARTY

This year we decided to have a birthday party for my 6 yrs old girl. This was her 1st birthday party. Princess theme will do as her favourite ~ Ariel ( Little Mermaid )

Hahahaaa...... looks like Ariel????? Abit out of shape rite? heheee......

Just prepared some simple dishes instead of just BBQ..... fried mee hoon, herbal eggs, indonesia rojak was done by my mum :D Tq so much mum....... My sis, Reese & I just concentrate on the cake..... & others! A 'big' TQ to her too!!!!!

Instead of doing my daughter's cake, i have an order to do.Tomato theme !!!

Did a rough work here..... because i really lack of time!!!! Actually his order is on Monday, suddenly called & wants to get it today. Haiz :-( A dirty tomato he is holding...lol !!!! really no time to touch up & clean it!!!!!

CHEERS.........

HUBBY'S BDAY

2010-08-21T15:26:00.000+08:00

Today is my hubby's birthday. Made a simple Lemon Yoghurt cake for him. A recipe adapted from Kevin Chai's My Birthday Cake. We tried this cake before once, made by my sister,Reese for his hubby's birthday too :D It was really tasty & my hubby likes it! So i decided to make for him on his special day @->--

Here I followed all the ingredients & method :P

Sponge cake ingredients :

180g sponge mix
3 eggs
45ml lemon juice
45 melted butter

Yoghurt cream :

175g fresh cream
300g yoghurt
30g lemon paste

Garnishing :

cocoa powder
chocolate rice
chocolate curls & thyme ( can't get it, so i avoided )

Beat sponge mix, eggs & lemon juice with high speed until light & fluffy. Fold in melted butter until well blended.
Spread batter into 7" prepared tin & bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven & cool completely. Split into 4 layers.
To make yoghurt cream, whip whipping cream & lemon paste till peak. Stir in yoghurt & mix well.
Spread yoghurt cream onto a slice of cake, sandwich with another sponge slice. Continue layering until finished. Pare the edge of cake to form a semi-circular shape. Spread remaining cream over the cake & use palatte knife to lift up cream to make peaks.
Sides with chocolate rice & dust with cocoa powder. Decorate as desired :D

Happy Birthday My Dear Hubby ............

NUTELLA CHOCOLATE CHIPS MARBLE CUPCAKES

2010-08-11T14:59:00.000+08:00

Last 2 weeks my husband bought the biggest size of Nutella-cocoa spread. I was wondering & asking why he buy that though our kids cannot take chocolate??? hahaa... he said he wants to eat, but until today it's not open!!! @.@ So i decided to make use of it on my cuppies.... hehe :D Created my own version from all the recipes i collected..keke @o@

Tried..... very nice... i like it!!! The Nutella-cocoa spread still creamy inside & it's GREAT also with cakes!!!

Here goes my secret recipe :

150g butter
80g caster sugar
3 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
3 tbsps milk
200g flour
2 tsps baking powder
100g chocolate chips ( added some choc rice because not enuff of chips)
Nutella-cocoa spread

Beat butter & sugar until light & fluffy.
Add in eggs one at a time.
Add in vanilla essence & milk.
Fold in sifted flour & baking powder & mix till well combined. Lastly add in the chocolate chips.
Fill baking cups half full with batter. Top with 1/2 tsp Nutella-cocoa spread & repeat to fill cup 2/3 full. Make swirl with toothpick.
Bake at 160c for 18-20 minutes.

Happy baking !!

BREAKFAST

2010-08-08T22:23:00.000+08:00

Just finished baking this Pandan Chiffon Cake for tomorrow's breakfast. Yum yum... is my family's favourite.

Today i did it with a my own version... did some changes from the previous recipe! hehehe..... because everytime when i bake this recipe, will left 2 yolks. So today i decided to add all in!!! Here's my new recipe.....

Egg Yolk Batter

30ml pandan juice
20ml milk
6 egg yolks
30g caster sugar
40ml corn oil
80g self-raising flour
1/2 tsp baking powder

Egg White Foam

6 egg whites
1/2 tsp cream of tartar
70g sugar

The method is the same as the other old posts. You can refer here.

GOOD NIGHT

HIS FAVOURITE ACTIVITIES

2010-07-27T20:21:00.000+08:00

Another GREAT theme here......Diving Equipments & camera, tripod & lens for a friend's hubby's birthday! She wants to try making those little & cute stuffs together with me! Hahaa..... finally she made it!!!! Great job Mary!! :D

My hubby likes the camera so much... hahaa..... how about you??

Look at the lens.... CANON...should be small letter for the last 4 letters !!! hahaaaa....

But.... anyway, we did a great & enjoyable job here!!! heheee......

Have A Nice Day !

HOBBY & FAVOURITE

2010-07-17T22:44:00.001+08:00

A new theme .... GOLF! Did a nicer & neat work compared with last few projects! Thanks a billion to my dear friend, Connie for giving me this opportunity to make this cuppies to her FIL :D

Like the gloves sooooo much... how about you ?

Hahaha..... a golf bag.... cute?

Like the cap too..... OMG ...is so CUTE!!!!

This is so so only.... can you see where is my mistake of this blouse??? hahahaa

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And TQ too for ordering this Baked Lemon Cheesecake . Her family's favourite CHEESE !

I'm using the same recipe from my older post . I just changed the brownie layer to crushed digestive biscuits base. Then with lemon topping :D CHEERS!!

THINGS HE LIKES

2010-07-11T00:03:00.000+08:00

My friend, Joey have asked me what kind of design can she have for her hubby's birthday. Well, what is even better than having his favourite stuffs on his birthday cuppies?

There is a warm from thier lovely home :D Home Sweet Home !

Did a rough work here..... the MBenz logo & the book...

I like this sooooo... much!!!! cute.... hehe :P Do you like the bed & the cigarette?

She requested marble cupcake... here's the simple vanilla cupcake recipe & i just add some vanilla batter into 1 tbsp cocoa + 2 tbsps hot water to make marble effect.

115g butter
100g castor sugar
3 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla essence
190g flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
65 ml milk

Beat butter & sugar until light & fluffy.
Add in eggs one @ a time, beating for 1 minute in between each addition.
Beat in vanilla essence.
Alternately add the flour mixture and milk, in three additions, beginning and ending with the flour.
Evenly fill the muffin cups with the batter and bake for about 18-20 minutes or until nicely browned and a toothpick inserted into a cupcake comes out clean. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack to cool.

Hope her hubby likes it ..... Cheers & Happy Birthday !

NEW THEME

2010-07-04T22:13:00.001+08:00

Another new theme to me... for a new born baby, Pui Yan! Congratulations to Li Peng & family ! :D

I like sweet & light colours.... Luckily is a girl... so here i can use those colours i like! Do you like it?

A cute baby with a blanket....

Shhhhh.... baby sleeping!!!! Don't disturb....hehee....

A simple bib, milk bottle & baby face!

ChEeRs.....

SALTED EGG CUSTARD BAO

2010-06-29T17:07:00.000+08:00

Thinking something easy & fast to make for tomorrow's breakfast! YA..... is BAOs.... my daughter's favourite Red Bean Bao. Did some red bean baos for her :D & i tried something new this time.. Salted Egg Custard filling. This recipe was from a friend, TQ Hody for sharing!

My daughter & I tried.... She said very nice & to me.. I prefer cha siew bao & vege baoz :D hehee...

For the dough recipe... click here.

Here is the recipe for the filling :
A

60g water
80g sugar
10g gelatine

50g milk powder
2 tbsps corn flour
10g custard powder
65g evaporated milk
dash of salt

5 salted egg yolks ( steamed & crushed )

Cook A - double boiling, until gelatine disolve.
Add in B & C , let it cool & shift.

Enjoy :D

GIFT & ENJOY

2010-06-19T22:32:00.000+08:00

Today I have been invited to a friend's birthday. Thinking what to buy for her 30th birthday. ??? No idea...hahaa!!! SO... decided to bake cupcakes for her. Never thought that I have such opportunity to make some cupcakes with fondant deco for a friend's birthday! hehee :P This is my very own 1st fondant work!!!! Really satified with my work!

Think of Garden theme for her.. cause she is having a BBQ party in the afternoon. BUT... yesterday received a sms from her that she will changed to night. haha.. but is still BBQ la... Garden theme should be ok... With a moist chocolate cupcake!

Love the cute bee... & the rainbow!

I'm happy with my work eventhough is not a fine work .. hehee :D

Here's the Moist Chocolate Cupcake recipe : -

A

90g cocoa powder / 65g chocolate powder
180g water
130g caster sugar ( reduced )
1 tsp chocolate emulco

5 large eggs
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla essence
130g caster sugar ( reduced )

220g self raising flour

250g melted butter

Mix A over stove until the sugar dissolved & let it cool.
Beat B till light & fluffy.
Add in A until mixture is smooth.
Fold in C, mix until well-blended.
Add in D, mix well.

Another project here.... ordered by my husband's cousin for her son's birthday. Simple & nice right?

& also tis... Chocolate Cheesecake for adults on the party!!!! Enjoy...

Decorated with black cherries.....

Here's the recipe :

Base :

130g crushed marie biscuits
30g brown sugar
80g melted butter

Filling :

400g cream cheese
60g caster sugar ( reduced )
1 1/2 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tsp instant coffee powder
3 eggs
150g whipping cream
160g melted chocolate

To make base, mix all ingredients. Press mixture into 7" loose base pan. Freeze.
To make filling, beat cream cheese, sugar, cocoa powder & coffee powder until smooth.
Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Stir in whipping cream.
Add in melted chocolate, stir until well-blended. Pour filling into prepared tin.
Bake in preheated oven @ 170c for 40-45 minutes or until cooked. Remove from heat & leave to cool. Chill in fridge.

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Mocha Cheesecake for Father's Day, ordered again from a friend. He loves this cake so much. He ordered this from me last month for Mother's Day! Now... again.. hahaa

HaPpY FaThEr'S DaY !

TRADITIONAL BUTTER CAKE

2010-06-11T23:20:00.000+08:00

Thinking what my kids eat for tomorrow's breakfast.... they are having cough+phlegm :-(
These 2 days they had bread with butter+sugar.... so i decided to make a cake for them, Traditional Butter Cake from Kelvin Chai.

Fine & soft texture with some margerine added !

Here is the recipe for my reference:

250g butter
100g margerine
210g caster sugar ( reduced )
1/4 tsp salt ( avoided )
5 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
250g flour
1 tsp baking powder

Beat butter, margerine, salt & sugar until light & fluffy.
Add in eggs, one at a time.
Stir in vanilla essence. Fold in flour.
Pour batter into a greased & lined 8" baking tin.
Bake at 180c for 35-40 minutes.

ENJOY YOUR LIFE :D

SIMPLE OVER TURN APPLE CAKE

2010-06-08T17:12:00.001+08:00

Bake with fruits..... this is my 1st time! :D Almost every baking & cooking recipe books i bought, some of the recipes goes with fruits. In my mind.. is ...... 'eeee' LOL
Yesterday my sister posted this recipe & it looked nice & my mouth fulled of salivia! hahaaa.... so i decided to give it a try :D I reduced the sugar from 130g to 120g.

Wow..... looks nice & yummy! Love the caramel part ! The apple pattern here abit messy & ugly la, because using a square baking tin, difficult to decorate!hehehe :P

Make you hungry??? hahaaaa..... ate 1 when it's done & still hot !!! Super nice !!! Love it :D

Let's give it a try... worth it :D

HAPPY HOLIDAY

LEMON BUTTER CAKE

2010-06-03T14:38:00.000+08:00

A special & nice Lemon Butter Cake from 1 of my favourite blogs ( Nasi Lemak Lover )

My hubby, kids & friends love it so much :D TQ Sonia @->--

HAPPY BAKING

FINALLY.... SUCCESS !

2010-05-27T15:39:00.000+08:00

Hahaha... finally.. i made it!!! What is the reason??? Is my new oven :-( My oven needs 50-55 minutes for the cake to cooked! But i really don't understand, because the heat of my oven is very hot compare to others...100c=150c (normal oven), & why it took so long to cooked???? .....Sign...

My friend Maggie & I want to find out the reason why my cake will fall out when i inverted it! Do you know that... I tried 4 times making the same cake, but still fall out. Is because my mould??? So we decided to bake 2 flavour (pandan & orange) . 1 using my mould with Maggie's recipe & 1 using my recipe with her mould! hahaa..... 1st we tried her mould 1st... juz baked for 40 minutes. Do u know what is the result??? FALL AGAIN....... This time the cake not really cooked, so the 2nd, we baked for a longer time... 55 minutes!!!! Yippie.... SUCCESS!!!! Is not my mould... is the baking time & my oven !!!! hahaaa :D

Thank god........ finally i made it!!!!! :D

The texture is soft ...... Her recipe is abit different, cause it needs 3 types of flour compare with my older post . But i prefer mine :D

Here's the recipe :

6 egg yolks
55g sugar
pinch of salt
32g milk +pandan juice + 1/2 tsp pandan essence
46g low protein flour
33g corn flour
27g sponge mix
1/4 baking powder
55g corn oil

6 egg whites
55g sugar
1/4 tsp cream of tartar

Combine egg yolks, sugar and oil together. Add in milk,pandan juice & essence.
Fold in flour and set aside.
Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until mixture is foamy. Add in sugar gradually and beat until stiff peak.
Gently fold beaten egg white into egg yolk batter until blended. (Divide into 3 times).
Pour into ungreased 8" mould and bake in a pre-heated oven for 40 mins or until cooked. ~ Invert cake to cool before removing.

Don't GiveUP !!

FAILED?

2010-05-19T15:57:00.000+08:00

My 2nd Baked Chiffon Cake since i was in age 11 .... :D I love & miss my mum's Pandan Chiffon so much! She din't bake it for sooooooo long! Baking this cake is much much more difficult than a normal butter cake....

Yesterday my sis tried to bake Coffee Chiffon Cake too.... A recipe adapted from Kevin Chai - Chiffon Cake is Done! I prefer pandan instead of coffee, so i did some changes! I changed the 60ml milk to 40ml coconut milk + 20ml pandan juice.

The cake rise & rise.... this picture taken while the baking still left 10 minutes..... I'm so happy with the risen :D

Look..... it's beautiful :D But....... sigh...... after 10 minute inverted, the cake fall out from the mould. So the cake can't stand..... :-( Anybody know what happen????? Is't my new mould???

See..... my cake out of shape!!! hahahaa.... BUT the texture is superb soft!

I will try it again.... Hope i can post a perfect Chiffon Cake soon. GOOD LUCK !

STEAMING AGAIN

2010-05-12T16:44:00.001+08:00

Hi friends, finally i made it :D Vege Pao !!! It turns out great.... but few of it,the sauce came out because the last few fillings is too watery. Hard to wrap in.

Using the the same recipe from my older post & it was from my sister. But my vege filling is different from her.. my recipe was from my mother.

Here the filling recipe : ( for 2 portions )

1 medium size turnip(cut into thin slices)
200g minced meat
80g Dried shrimps (diced)
10 shallots (chopped)
4 pips garlic (chopped)
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 1/2 tsps dark soy sauce
3/4 cup Water (may need more, if dry up during simmer)
Salt to taste (optional)
Dash of pepper
**Cornflour solution for thickening**

5 Hard-boiled egg (quartered)-optional

My daughter requested flower & piggy shape...but i told her i don't know how to make piggy shape :P so i make flower for her only... but at last my son ate it ... he wants flower shape! hahaaa.... My kids can't wait till tomorrow... each of them ate 2!!! haha :D

BACK TO NORMAL

2010-05-11T22:32:00.000+08:00

Busy days was over.... back to normal...hehee :D why??? Because I'm very busy baking from last Friday till today :P Tiring ?? hmm... not really.. it was FUN :D

Done my son's favourite strawberry birthday cake & the filling part yesterday & today wokeup early in the morning to iced it...... Strawberry Yogurt Cake @.@

A simple decoration....

The rossete is abit messy... because after blowing candles, my son & daughter keep eating the strawberries. @o@ So i need to redeco before taking this picture :P hehe

Here, i'm using sponge mix with 45ml water, 3 eggs, 45 corn oil/ melted butter.

1. Preheat oven to 180c, lined 7" round cake tin.
2. Beat sponge mix, water & eggs with high speed until light & fluffy.
3. Fold in corn oil/ melted butter until well-blended.
4. Spread batter into prepared tin. Bake for 30 minutes or until cooked. Remove from oven & cool completely. Ready for use.

The yogurt filling is very nice, just like ice-cream :D Here's the yum yum recipe :

A
1 egg yolk
25 sugar ( reduced )
1 tsp lemon juice
80g strawberry puree
Few drops red colouring

B
1 1/2tbsps gelatine
50g water

C
100g yogurt

D
180g topping cream ( Whip until soft peak form )

E
150g strawberry

F
100g whipped topping cream
some strawberries for deco

1. Whip A over double boiler until thick.
2. Premix B & melt it over double boiler. Add it into A, mix until well-blended. Add in C, mix until well-combined.
3. Add D into above mixture, mix until well-blended.
4. Cut sponge cake into 2 layers.
5. Place 1 layer of a cake on the bottom of a 7" round loose base pan, place E on top.Pour in filling & top with second layer of cake, level it.
6. Keep it into refrigerator for 3 hours to let it set. Cover the cake with whipped cream (F) & deco the cake with strawberries.

Tomorrow will make vege paos, if i can get turnip :D

HAPPY BAKING @->--

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

2010-05-08T16:04:00.000+08:00

Tomorrow is Mother's Day, i think some of you are making delicious cake for mummy! I'm superb busy with orders & my friend & son's bday this few days, and i can't even bake a cake for my mum. But i have a nice Hi-Tea with her last week.

Orders.... a friend ordered Mocha Cheesecake & Lemon Cheesecake from me. This really make my head BIG!!! Do you know why?? Is the decoration..... :P Really out of my mind, only a plain white sheet in my mind!!! sigh.... what i can give myself is only 50% :-( Let's have a look at my deco... ugly ??? hahaaa.... nevermind,Will try to improve, guess i need more practice. "Practice makes perfect"!!

I'm using the same recipe from my older post.

LEMON CHEESE CAKE

Love lemon.. but i din't even try to make it for myself . hahaaa :D This was my 1st time making this. I took the cheesecake recipe from my sister, & the lemon topping was from my friend, Maggie :D

Here's the lemon topping recipe :

~ 50g butter
~ 55g sugar ( reduced )
~ 1 egg
~ 1 tsp lemon zest
~ 2 tbsps lemon juice

*** 1 drop of lemon yellow colouring if you want it to looks brighter yellow***

**Stir all ingredients in the top of a double boiler placed over simmering hot water. Keep stirring until the texture become thick. Keep aside to cool before topping.

Wishing all mothers A Happy Mother's Day !

BROWNIE CHEESECAKE

2010-05-07T16:23:00.000+08:00

Back to baking :D hehe.... Got my oven ?? No no no... haven't! Borrowed an oven from my relative! haha :P Did a Brownie Marble Cheesecake for my dear friend's bday, Maggie. Normally we, 3 aunties will meetup every Friday for a gathering. So Connie & I dicided to celebrate her bday ahead in time @ Green Box Karaoke :D We had a nice day! And my friend, Maggie was so surprised with our arrangement! haha..

okok... back to my Brownie Marble Cheesecake. It was just a simple Marble Cake with a brownie base! The combination was great... it taste delicious :D yum yum....

So sorry for the blur blur picture!:P hehee.... abit rush & forgetful, din't even take a picture of the cake :-( So i make a photo edit :D

Here comes the recipe :D I had make a slighty changes here...

Brownie layer :
~ 150g chocolate (broken into pieces)
~ 60g butter
~ 60g brown sugar
~ 2 eggs
~ 1 tsp vanilla essence
~ 50g plain flour
~ 50g walnuts (toasted,chopped)
~ 50g raisins

Cheese layer :
~ 400g cream cheese
~ 80g caster sugar (reduced)
~ 2 eggs
~ 200g yogurt ( i use topping cream)
~ 1 tbsp cornstarch

Topping :
~1 tsp cocoa powder
~2 tsps water

1. Grease a 8-inches baking tin. Line with aluminium foil. Preheat oven to 180c.
2. To make brownie, melt chocolate & butter over low heat. Remove from heat, stir in brown sugar until almost melt. Stir in eggs & vanilla essence, mix well.
3. Fold in sifted flour, chopped walnuts & raisins. Pour mixture into prepared tin. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven.
4. To make cheese layer, beat cream cheese & sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
5. Beat in yogurt ( used topping cream ) & cornstrach until blended. Reserve 1 tbsp cheese mixture for topping, the rest mixture pour over brownie.
6. To make topping, mix well cocoa powder with water. Add in 1 tbsp of reserved cheese mixture, stir until well blended. Drizzle over the surface of cheese mixture & draw marble pattern with skewer.
7. Continue bake in oven @ 180c for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven & leave to cool. Chill in fridge before removing from the mould.

Have A Nice Weekend :D

STEAMED MARBLE BUTTER CAKE

2010-04-28T14:23:00.000+08:00

Steaming with Alex Goh again :D Yeah!!! This morning my friends, Connie & Maggie came .. they tried my Steam Gula Melaka Cupcake! Happy with thier comments.. TQ my dear ji mui :D hehe..

Maggie & I dicided to make this Steamed Marble Butter Cake. Wow... It turns out great :D

The texture is exactly the same as baked cakes :D Too much chocolate batter on top... hahaaa... can't see the marble effets. hehe :D

A
280g butter
200g sugar ( reduced )

B
4 eggs

C
300g flour
2 1/2 tsps double action baking powder

D
1/2 tbsp chocolate paste (** I used 1 tbsp chocolate powder + 3 tbsps hot water**)

Method :

1. Lightly grease & line 20cm round or square mould.
2. Beat A until light & fluffy. Add in B slowly, cream until smooth & light.
3. Add in sieved C, mix until well-blended.
4. Take 1/4 portion of the batter, mix with D until well-blended.
5. Pour plain batter into greased mould. Use a teaspoon to spoon the chocolate batter over the plain batter & swirl it to make marble effects.
6. Steam at high heat for 10 minutes, switch the heat to low & steam for another 60 minutes.
7. Leave the cake aside for 5 minutes before moving out from the mould.

GULA MELAKA CUPCAKE

2010-04-27T17:00:00.000+08:00

Hey,Gula Melaka AGAIN !!! hahaaa :D I'm back to my kitchen. It was been a long break since my last steam! My oven still under repair, really miss my oven :-( Anyway i cannot just wait for my oven to be repaired,so i keep looking for steamed food! Got myself some recipe books last 2 days.Here's something I'll like to share with you from one of my new collections. It's "Magic Steamed Cake from Alex Goh" Love this book so much...

Friends out there....no oven ??? So what are you waiting for? Let's start making steamed cake with Alex Goh :D This book contains butter cake, sponge cake, stir-mix cake & decorated cream cake !

The result is superb! The texture is fine & soft :D

Here the superb recipe :D

A
200g gula melaka
120g water

B
4 large eggs
80g sugar ( reduced )
1/2 tsp salt

C
150g corn oil
150g coconut milk

D
400g flour
1 tsp sodium bicarbonate ( avoided )
4 tsps double action baking powder

Method :
1. Cook A until sugar dissolved. Set aside to cool.
2. Whip B until sugar dissolved and slightly thicken. Add in A and C, mix until well-blended.
3. Fold in sieved D, mix until well-combined.
4. Pour the batter into 10cm cupcake mould lined with paper cup.
5. Steam at high heat for 10 minutes, switch to low heat & continue to steam for 15 minutes.

** Gula melaka can be replaced by brown sugar**

Happy Steaming :D

GULA MELAKA FATT GOU

2010-04-14T16:38:00.001+08:00

Have been looking something to steam because my oven still under repair. :-( Take so long to reapair the door... almost 1 month .. sigh ! :-(

Got this recipe from my sister! I'm happy with the result because it was my 1st Fatt Gou. It's really FATT a..... hahaaa :D

But...i don't really like it because the taste of the yeast was too strong, it covered the taste of gula melaka :P Anyway.... if you are interested, do visit my sister's blog! http://http//reesekitchen.blogspot.com/2010/03/gula-melaka-fatt-goh.html

HAVE A NICE DAY @->--

STEAM PAOS

2010-03-23T16:07:00.000+08:00

Hi, It's been awhile since my last post :P Well... as my daughter keeps asking for red bean pao, so i decided to make paos for tomorrow's breakfast :D And so i make ' Vegetarian' Cha Siew Pao & Red Bean Pao !

To me & my husband, we like cha siew pao more than red bean pao. So i make only few tau sa paos for my daughter ! hehe @.@ This was my 1st time making 'Vegetarian Cha Siew' for the filling. It was great... I love it !!!! I can't imagine that my son loves it too !! hahaa..... @o@ Each bite comes vit Mmm..... !!!! cute rite ???? Kid's reaction is cute..... haha

Okay.... back to the recipe! You can get the pao recipe from my sister's blog http://http//reesekitchen.blogspot.com/search?updated-max=2010-03-02T03%3A21%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=1
For the filling, i make some changes :

4 shallots (finely chopped)
3 pips garlic (finely chopped)
450g Vegetarian meat - diced
2 tbsps cha siew sauce
1 tbsps sugar
3 tbsps water

(cornflour solution for thickening)

Heat 2 tbsps oil and stir fry shallots and garlic till fragnant.
Add in vegetarian meat and continue to fry for awhile.
Add in all other ingredients and fry until cooked.
Stir in cornflour solution.
Keep aside to cool before using.

Have A Nice Day Everyone @->--

HEALTHY CHINESE NEW YEAR COOKIES

2010-02-10T13:00:00.000+08:00

Another new recipe that i want to share with you all.... RAISIN OATMEAL COOKIES. Whenever there is a mention of natural health food, oats would definitely come up at the top of the list.

So i made this cookies for my kids & my parents. For me myself... my LDL( bad cholesterol) is quite high, so oats tested to be very effective in lowering LDL.

My mother-in-law tried those CNY cookies i made.. but she said is too sweet for her, because she has diabetics. So, hopefully this will suits her taste.Oats are good for diabetics as well.

Here's the healthy recipe :

A

125g butter
90g brown sugar ( has been reduced )
40g castor sugar ( has been reduced )

1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla essence

C ( sifted )

125g plain flour
1/2 tsp soda bicarbonate

70g quick oats

E ( mix until combined )

190g rolled oats
60g black raisins ( you may also use yellow raisins )

Cream A until light. Add in B slowly.
Blend in C. Add in D followed by E, blend until well combined.
Scoop about a tablespoonful of dough, drop onto a baking tray lined with baking sheet, lightly press to flatten the dough slightly.
Bake in a preheated oven at 180c for about 15-18 minutes or until evenly browned.

EAT MORE OATS & YOUR BODY WILL REWARD YOU WITH GREAT HEALTH & LONGEVITY !!!!!

新年快乐。。。。HAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR

2010-02-04T22:46:00.000+08:00

Hi friends.... long time din't view my blog & post something here, due to my spoilt pc!:-( Chinese New Year is around the corner.... busy making cookies ! Taking orders from friends too.... so it took me 2 weeks to finish the orders. Ha ha... tiring baking everyday but have alot of fun too :D Received feedbacks from friends, they & their family love those cookies so much @.@ At 1st really felt nervous cause some recipes here i never do it on my own before. This year making 4 types of cookies.

These are Chocolate Rice HazelNut CooKies. It was an old post.. that u can view it from my previous post !http://happykitchen-janice.blogspot.com/2009/04/chocolate-hazelnut-cookies.html

Another 1 here ... Hap Tou Sou.This was my 1st time making it! It really turned out great!!!! :D Yippie.. Taught my friends & they tried it too... they said it's nice & simple to make ! Do try it @.@ Here's the recipe for Hap Tou Sou

600g flour
2 tsp baking powder
250g castor sugar
1 tsp fine salt
1 tsp Alkaline - 枧水
300g peanut cooking oil ( might not need that much - until u can shape into a ball & won't break when u make a hole on it )

Add all the ingredients together by hand accept oil.
Gradually add in the oil while the other hand mix the dried ingredients into a soft dough.
Shape into a small ball & make a hole in the middle of each cookies with a chop-stick.
Brush some egg yolk on the coolies before baking.
Bake at 150c for 20 mins or until golden brown.

3rd cookies.... CornFlakes Cookies .

230g butter
170g sugar ( has been reduced)
1 tsp vanilla essence
3 egg yolks
200g flour
150g custard powder
50g corn flour
50g topioca flour
100g plain cornflakes (crushed - not too fine)
cherries of deco

Cream butter & sugar until light & fluffy. Beat in egg yolks & vanilla essence.
Fold in sifted flour & all the flour ingredients.
Use a spatula to fold in cornflakes.
Spoon into a paper cups & top with cherries ( do not press the mixture while spooning, or else the texture will be hard )
Bake at 170c for 20-25 mins or until golden brown.

The final cookies will be my favourite... Chocolate Chips Almond Cookies. This also an old post ! If you are interested... do view it !http://http//happykitchen-janice.blogspot.com/2009/04/chocolate-chip-cookies.html

MY WORK

2009-11-20T10:28:00.000+08:00

Today my daughter school having a party! I think most of the school having parties !! YEAH YEAH.... HOLIDAY!!!!!This is for my daughter..... all her friends's names on each cupcake. Nice?? For my daughter...... Amber ^o^

This was an order from a friend, Joey Ng for her daughter's school party !

Simple & nice..... A clown with a colourful dress.....

Have Fun ^@^

腐竹焖猪肉

2009-11-18T22:07:00.000+08:00

Love this dish so much!!! A delicious dish from old old generations.... YUMMY :D

500g belly pork
2-3 pieces fried dried bean curd
4 pips garlic with skin
2 star anise
4cm cinamon stick
2 bean sauce ( 腐乳）
2 tbsps sugar
1 1/2 cups water
alittle salt to taste

Heat up 1 tbsp oil. Panfry garlic, star anise & cinamon stick until fragnant.
Add in pork & stir-fry for 10 mins or until the pork alittle golden brown.
Add in bean sauce & sugar. Stir-fry & cover with lid for 5 mins.
Add in water & stew for 1 hr or until the meat tender.

Have A Nice Day :D

葱头仔焖鸡

2009-11-18T21:37:00.000+08:00

A simple dish here again & using my dad's laptop again :-( Tomorrow must return it to my dad.. so miss online AGAIN. Back to the dish...I think almost the housewife know how to cook this simple & delicious dish. Here is the recipe :

2 drumsticks ( cut into cubes & marinate with 1 tbs soy sauce & 2 tbsps oyster sauce )
20 shallots
1 cup of water
alittle salt to taste

Heat up 1 tbsp oil. panfry the shallots till fragnant.
Add in chicken & stir-fry for 5 minutes.
Add water & stew for 20 minutes. Serve hot.

Enjoy ^.^

FUN

2009-11-14T21:40:00.001+08:00

Finally i can online with my dad's laptop. My pc down....:-( can't online !!! Luckily i had my dad's laptop...if not i can't share my work with u all. ^o^Spent me 1 hr + on tis drawing.... heheeee !!! nice ?? worth it....& spent 45 mins in mixing colors & pipping..... it was done !!!! I really like my work so much.... i made 8 cupcakes deco ! 4 for my neighbour's kids!Is a Mickey Mouse.... with a blue hat !!!

A Baby Hello Kitty.....

A Baby Pooh Bear....is for my daughter

Donald Duck !! Is for my son...

Great Day !!! ^@^

TOMATO CHICKEN

2009-11-13T10:11:00.001+08:00

A recipe from my grandma.... :D It was a good dish for kids with sour & sweet sauce! My kids love it so much ^.^

1 drumstick ( cut into pieces & marinate with 1 tbsp soy sauce )
1 medium carrot ( cut into cubes )
2 big onions

Seasoning :

3 tbsps tomato ketchup
2 tsps sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup water

Heat up 1 tbsp oil, fragrant big onions. Add in carrots & chicken, stir-fry for a while.
Add in seasoning. Simmer for abt 20 mins. Dish up & serve.

Happy Cooking ^o^

2nd ORDER

2009-10-29T18:02:00.000+08:00

My 2nd ordered by Mrs.Chua ! TQ so much ..... ^o^ This cake was the previous recipe i made in different decoration! The middle part was double layer sponge & the whole cake coated with mousse! The side i deco with kiwis slice!

Happy Baking :D

SIMPLE DISHES

2009-10-26T15:20:00.000+08:00

Today is a public holiday in Seremban!!! Actually is not a good news for a fulltime mummy !Agree??? hahaha... back to my easily done dishes for lunch!!! My mum used to cook this STEW PORK TOFU since i were young! I love this dish soooooo much & my family will do!!! It's very nice when u go with the aroma hot rice. ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS :D

INGREDIENTS :

500g pork belly, cut into cubes
2 blocks fried tofu, cut into 6 pieces
5 pips garlic , with skin
4cm cinamon stick
2 star anise
3 cloves
8-10 fa jiu (sorry ..i don't know the name of this spice in eng, i vil find out asap)

SEASONING :

3 tbsps soy sauce
1 1/2 tsps dark soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
200ml water

Heat up 1 tbsp oil, stir-fry garlic & all the spices until fragrant. Add in pork belly & stir-fry for awhile. Add seasoning & stir-fry until well mixed.
Stew for 1/2 hr & add in fried tofu. Continue to stew for another 20-3o mins until the pork is tender.

Another simple dish... this was from my grandma. I still can remember the taste of this Fried Curry Eggplant that i had tried when i'm very young in my grandma's hse. I think more then 20 yrs. She loves to cook this when we were there. TQ my dear popo for the nice dish! She is here in my house for a long holiday :D hehee.. so today is my chance to cook this dish for her. So sorry for not taking a nicer picture of this dish. It was half way eating.... hehe ! Look abit messy ...

5 medium size eggplants, cut into long strips ( in chinese they called it 滚刀法）
3 pips chopped garlic
2 tbsps curry powder
1 sprig curry leaf ( avoided here)
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup water
some fried anchovies

Heat up 3 tbsps oil, stir-fry chopped garlic until fragrant. Add in eggplants & continue to stir-fry.
Add in curry powder & salt, mix well. Add in some water & cover with lid .Simmer for 5 mins or until the eggplant is soft.
Dish up & add in fried anchovies.

Happy Holiday ^.^

GREEN TEA KIWI MOUSSE CAKE

2009-10-23T17:57:00.000+08:00

Last 2 weeks i bought kiwis for my niece's birthday cake, at last i din't use it cause she wants strawberries only! Kept until today.... luckily it still nice !!!

This recipe was taken from a book where i flipped through couple of my mum's recipe books & finally find 1 that is just nice !Thank God .... if not my kiwis all wasted!The look of sponge cake was not so nice.... But okay to me la... cause homemade ma... hehee :D

Sponge Ingredients:

180g sponge mix
3 eggs
50ml water
50g melted butter/ cooking oil
few drops green colouring

Mousse Ingredients:

2 tsp green tea powder
1egg yolk
50ml fresh milk
50g caster sugar
1 tsp gelatine powder
1 tbsp water
150g fresh cream ( whipped)
4 kiwis

Beat sponge mix, eggs & water for 10 mins. Fold in melted butter/ cooking oil. mix well. Mix in green colouring with 5 tbsps of sponge batter & put into piping bag.
Pipe wave shapes onto a lined 10x14 inches baking tray. Spread the rest batter over the waves batter. Bake in preheated oven at 180c for 10 mins.
Mousse : Stir green tea powder, egg yolk, milk & sugar in a heatproof bowl over a simmering of water until mixture is thicken.
Stir gelatine & water over a simmering of water until dissolved. Stir into green tea mixture, mix well.
Fold in whipped cream.
To assemble : Line sponge cake in the sides of a loaf tin. Spoon in some mousse & arrange kiwis in the centre. Spread the rest mousse over kiwis. Cover with a slice of sponge. Refrigerate until set.

HAVE A NICE DAY :D

HAM & CHEESE BREAD

2009-10-23T16:43:00.000+08:00

Yum Yum HAM & CHEESE BREAD....... Love this bread so much...... DELICIOUS ^o^ My daughter loves it soooooo much... she said is her favourite bread.. she ate 1 log in the morning & bring 2 logs to school :D Look at the cheeeeese...... & the ham..... make ur saliva dropping frm ur mouth???? hahaa.... actually there was bread beside the ham... i ate it before i snap ... hehehe....juz wanna show u all the cheese !!! Want the recipe ???? Please visit my friend's blog honeybeesweets

Thanks Bee Bee :D

Have Fun @.@

RED BEAN RICE PUDDING (HK STYLE) 碗仔糕

2009-10-20T21:25:00.000+08:00

A nice & yummy kueh made by my mum & me! Today we made 2 types of kuehs, Red Bean Kueh & Pandan Kueh with alkaline water serve with steam dessicated coconut. Keep trying & packing... forgotten to snap a pix for the Pandan Kueh! This recipe is from a book - PASAR MALAM DELIGHT.

A :

100g red bean
2 pieces pandan leaves, knotted
500ml water

B :

160g sugar
600ml water ( use the water from the cooked red bean)
200g rice flour
100g wheat strach / tang min fen
400g thick coconut milk

Cook red bean, pandan leaves & water until soft. Drain well.
Bring sugar & water to boil until sugar has dissolved. Remove from heat.
Add cooked red bean & the ramaining ingredients into the syrup & mix well.
Pour batter into small bowls & steam at high heat for 15 mins or until cooked. Remove & leave to cool before removing from the bowls.

2009-10-17T17:14:00.000+08:00

Hahaaaa..... what an ugly & messy work by my daughter & me.Plus my son very disturbing.Kept disturbing & pushing me when drawing.Sigh!!! Will practise more without them around! Gambateh....加油!!!

1st CLASS

2009-10-05T12:14:00.001+08:00

So happy..... i can learnt cupcake with decorations! Learnt 3 types of deco... fondant, buttercream & pipping jelly! It was fun......My work...... nice??? 1st time...ok la :D hehehe5 hrs lesson ....GRADUATED!! My daughter was there with me when i'm learning...she requested mermaid (Ariel). hahaaa.... abit out the image... heheee.. but 1st time, ok la !!!!

FUN FUN FUN ^o^

AGAR-AGAR MOONCAKE

2009-10-02T17:37:00.000+08:00

Another mooncake...heheee ^o^ 1st time making agar-agar.... so i don't know when to put in the filling, but luckily it turns out ok. The yolk too big ho?? hmm... next time will make smaller.. i think the filling also need to make it smaller. I get the recipe from 1 of my student's parent. TQ Mrs.Low :D I'm not going to post the recipe here because she is doing this for business.

SPIRAL FLAKY MOONCAKE

2009-10-02T17:09:00.001+08:00

Did another type of mooncake..... my friend told me this also Shanghai mooncake, anybody knows whether is Shanghai or ??????Wow... only half salted egg yolk... but my sis Reese said very big.. hahahaaKept in a nice box... tonight will bring all to my in-law's house to celebrate with all the relatives! Want the recipe??? Please go view honeybeesweet . TQ

HAPPY MID AUTUMN FESTIVAL

SHANGHAI MOONCAKE

2009-10-01T17:59:00.000+08:00

hahaaa.... MOONCAKE FESTIVAL just around the corner.... keep thinking to make different kinds of mooncakes for my relatives & family! This also my 1st baked mooncake! Got the recipe from a book i mentioned in my previous post (SNOWSKIN MOONCAKE). I will check & post the tittle of the book as soon as possible.

Here is my Shanghai Mooncake.... nice???

My daughter & i tried.... it's really nice! Here's the recipe :-

280g plain flour
50g milk powder
25g custard powder
1 1/2 tbsps baking powder
100g icing sugar
100g shortening
50g margerine
2 eggs ( gr.B)

Filling : 840g lotus + 30g melon seeds (toasted) & 14 salted eggs

Mix all dry ingredients with margerine using rubbing method. Add in eggs...knead lightly become a dough.
Scale 50g dough & 60g filling.
Egg washed & bake for 20-25 minutes.

Kept in nice box for my relatives & family ..... but tonight will go & buy a golden string to tie up the box! Hopefully i can get the string.. :D CHEERS

BING PI MONNCAKE (SnowSkin MoonCake)

2009-10-01T16:56:00.000+08:00

My 1st Bing Pi Mooncake. It turns out nice & soft ... i remembered my mum made this when i'm young, but the skin turned out hard! So happy ^o^ I copied this recipe from a book when i visited a bakery shop. Here's the recipe... but i reduced the sugar from 200g to 150g.

150g koh fen
150g icing sugar
50g shortening
Few drops of pandan essence / colouring
200ml iced water

Sieve koh fen & icing sugar in a large bowl.
Mix all ingredients into a dough. Let it rest for 10 mins in the fridge.
Scale 35g of dough & wrap with 50g of filling.

**** Makes 15 small mooncakes****

HAPPY MOONCAKE FESTIVAL ^.^

NEW FLOWER SHAPE

2009-09-29T21:58:00.000+08:00

Today made my daughter's favourite again.... RED BEAN BUN !! She always request for that.

Tried a new pattern..... look nice..hehehe ^o^