Cupcake For Rin

Rin is my GF, i knew her around 4 years ago.. when she and me studied at same school in Singapore.. when she first came to the school, she sat with me and from there we became friend till now.. Rin, happy b`day to you. hope u always healthy and all the best.

She love Durian (most difficult), Hand Bag, Strawberry and Lemon..


HAPPY B~DAY RIN

Smiling Onde Onde

In bahasa they called this as Onde Onde Ketawa, ketawa means smiling.. quite easy to make, i made only half recipe!


Ingredient:
Resource - NCC
500 gr Plain Flour
1 tsp Baking Powder Double Acting (BPDA)
150 gr Caster sugar
50 gr margarine
1 tsp vanilli
4 egg

1 cup water
100 gr sesame
1L cooking oil

Method:
* Mix plain flour and BPDA, set aside.
* Beat butter and sugar until smooth, put the eggs one by one while remaining whipped until fluffy. Turn off the mixer unit.
*Pour the flour into egg mixture, stir well and slowly until can shape it. make it round like a ping-pong balls, dip briefly into the water immediately roll over white sesame.
*Fry in skillet with oil and fire a lot of moderate to bloom and khaki.
*Lift. Drain. Cool and store in a jar.

Green Bean Soup

Just a simple and easy dessert at home.. :)

Grean Bean Soup
Ingredient:
- 300gr of grean bean
- 3L water
- 1-1.5 cup of plam sugar
- 1/2 cup of caster sugar (optional, depend on your taste)
- 6 pandan leave
- pinch of salt

Method:
- wash the bean, throw all the bean skin which fload in the water.
- cook the grean bean with 2.5L water , till its cook. Set aside
- In another pot, cook the plam sugar with 500ml water and pandan leave. let it boil. sieve.
- Add the sugarplam syrup and salt into greanbean soup dan let it boil for awhile.

Chawanmushi

Chawanmushi is an egg custard dish found in Japan. (ya everyone knew that, aren't they?)
its smooth.. unlikely my previous steam egg which moon's skin hahaha.


Chawanmushi ala wawa
Ingredients
(makes 4 cups)
- 3 eggs
- 250ml bonito stock/chicken stock
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp sake or white cooking wine (optional)
- 3/4 to 1 tbsp light soy sauce

Filling:
i used what i have in fridge.
- 3 crab stick
- 2 shintake mushroom (cut into small pieces)
* feel free to add other ingredients (such as prawn, chicken, Imitation sharks fin, gingko nuts etc)

Directions
1. Break the eggs into the bowl. Gently stir the eggs with a pair of chopsticks using a cutting action.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients to the eggs mixture, Blend the mixture till fine.
3. Place crab stick, chopped mushroom at the bottom of each cup and pour the egg mixture over (do not fill to the brim, leave some gap on top).
4. Cover the cups with lids, transparent food wrap or aluminum foil (do not leave an opening).
5. Steam the cups over high heat for about 10 mins. To test if the chawanmushi is cooked, insert a bamboo stick into the mixture: if a little clear liquid comes out, it is cooked.

Chicken Katsu

I made this for dinner. Easy to prepare and not messy :) i dont really like Japanese raw food (i dont like it at all) like raw fish, seaweed, mmm sotong???, but their cooked food are OK for me. i had this recipe long time ago.. Now then i try :)


recipe coming soon!

Black Sesame Cheesecake

For sesame lover I'm sure you will like this.. :)

Cake ingredient:
- 120g sponge cake mix
- 2 egg
- 30ml water
- 30gr butter (melted)

Cheese filling:
- 350g cream cheese
- 80g caster sugar
- 2 tsp gelatin powder
- 2 tbsp water
- 350g fresh cream (whipped)
- 30gr black sesame (toasted, blended) next time will add more

Method:
1. To make sponge cake, beat sponge cake mix, egg and water in a mixer with high speed untill light and fluffy. Turn to low speed, mix in melted butter until well blended.
2. Spread butter into 18cm (7") square baking tin and bake for 20 mins. Remove from oven and cool completely. split into 2 layers.
3. To make filling, beat the cream cheese and sugar till soften and smooth.
4. Melt gelatin powder with water over double boil. Stir into cheese and fold in whipped cream until well blended. Divide to 2 portion.
5. Add in blended sesame into portion cheese form sesame cheese mixture. The other reserve for original flavor
6. To essemble, place a slice of sponge cake into baking tin. spread with half of sesame cheese mixture, follow with half original favor. cover with another slice of sponge cake. Then spreat with remaining of sesame cheese and original flavor. cover and keep in fridge overnight.

CreMoc* Puff

CreMoc* Tiger Soes (Cream Mocca)

Ingredients for Puffs:

• 130g Butter
• 1 1/2 Water
• 1 tbsp Sugar
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 180g plain flour
• 5 egg (M)
• 1 sdt Vanilla Essence
• piping bags & nozzles

Topping Tiger

• 100 gr Butter
• 60 gr Cooking Oil
• 2 egg
• 90 gr sugar
• Mix everything till well blend add in:
• 40 gr milk powder
• 280 gr plain flour

Filling:

• 300ml dairy whipping cream
• 2 sdm mocca paste
• choco powder (if u like)
  Method
  - whipping cream + mocca paste+ Choco powder whip it.

METHOD:

• Pre-heat oven at 200c. Grease baking tray or place a sheet of non-stick baking sheet on it.
  Melt butter, water, caster sugar & salt in a pot under medium heat until butter is dissolved, then turn off the fire.
• Turn on the fire again at low heat. Fold in sifted flour, cook until the mixture to form a soft dough, remove from heat.
• Transfer hot dough into a mixing bowl, pour in vanilla essence & beat for a few minutes to reduce the temperature of the hot dough.
• Mix in eggs one at a time, beat thoroughly for each addition. Beat the mixture become a smooth batter. (When mixing in the eggs, make sure the temperature of the hot dough will not cook the eggs)
• Transfer smooth batter into a piping bag & pipe out the batter onto the baking tray. Using spoon take 1 scoop of Tiger Topping.cover the top of puff.
• Bake in the pre-heated oven for 20 minutes, reduce heat to 170c & bake for another 10 minutes.
• Let the baked puffs to cool on the cooling rack.
• Pipe the Cream filling into puff

Macaroon Classes!

I told u i going to attend the macaroon classes right? the class its really fun, the friendly teacher and student. but too bad.. we only can get around 10 pcs of macarons :) nevermind.. we can make alot at home.. :)
Of course this is not my macarons! i took picture from Flickr

Lets picture talk here..

Steam Cheese Brownies

Monday i receive a call from Silver (my x manager).. she said.. "lynn ajohn will celebrate his b`day on Wednesday..can make cake for him?" so Tuesday, after work i make the cake. as the cake i cover with cheese.. i cant put in in fridge..! otherwise cheese will become hard.. :( i wanted to put some strawberry in the center of the cake..but i cut the strawberry too thick, theres a gap between two cake.. so i smashed the strawberry (become like paste) !! stupid me! so the cake is ready.. and i leave it at room temperature overnight!

afternoon at office.. i smelled the strawberry smell quite strong so i asked my friend..
she said "ohh no u shouldn't just anyhow smashed and put the strawberry in, room temperature some more" she asked me to take out the strawberry.. i said I CANT because I'm at office now..
so right away i put the cake in fridge.. hope everything will be find tonight! :) i already asked silver to buy small cake for spare! :)


PS: Sometime i feel i really not into baking! cooking better..! Struggling between Pastry or Culinary!

Choco Cheese Bread

I still have bread flour.. so i make this Choco Cheese Bread.

Basic Bread (20pcs) @50gr

Ingredient:

• 500gr Bread Flour
• 250gr Cold water
• 90gr Sugar
• 15gr Milk powder
• 13gr Yeast
• 1 egg
• 40gr butter
• 1/2 tsp Salt

Method:

Mix the yeast and egg together. Blend in the remaining ingredient for form a dough about 6 mins. Cover with a damp cloth and leave aside to prove for 30 mins. continue kneading for 2 mins. and remove from mixer.

Filling: as u like.

Choux Pastry

1-22 November 2009 one of Indonesian Forum (NCC) have Choux Pastry(Soes) competition.. Check it out here!! I made this for fun. i dont even dare to submit my work as they are really really pro and good! i still need to do alot of home work!

I used Cream Puff recipe.. u can design as desired!

and for the Ganache:

• 200ml whipping cream
• 250 gr Dark COoking Chocolate

Microwave it for 5 seconds, take it out stir and add another 5 seconds repeat it till its smooth.

Do u believe in Fortune Teller?

my aunt asked me to go to her house, and help her do fill in some document. after i had my lunch there..she asked me.. "you want to go to Fortune Teller, gu-gu (her sister-in-law) is there" so i said "ok"

very unique, u have to choose one of poker card. if it is red then u can meet him, if black,come next week. all of them get a black card. only me "red" card.

all what he said is right. i had 2 young bro. and he said my life its not easy and really tough.. life is tough isnt it??he asked me to let go! and dont care or think too much other's problem which not related to me. dont be k-po. bout my health also. dont eat too much seafood!

An idea!

i have an idea..

ok im not a really active baker but i love to bake! if u are in Singapore and u love to bake too.. why dont we just be friend and share pans?? dont think its a good idea?? Im staying at Boonlay...of cos i will lend u mine too.. i just purchase cheese cake pans cost me $9.90..its not big amount..but im sure i will use it once or twice in half year?? or maybe a year? what a waste.. :(

its just an idea that cross in my mind.. :)

maybe u can email me/post a comment..! (i dont expect it will be good respond)

Spaghetti Aglio Olio

Aglio e Olio is a traditional Italian pasta dish. Identifying it with countrified home cooking, for it is made without seasonal or store-bought ingredients, however it is quite popular elsewhere in the country.It is traditionally made with fettuccine, which, unlike fancy pasta shapes, but im using spaghetti. The robust fragrance of the olive oil, the crisp freshness of the garlic, the quality of the grated cheese and the pasta itself are all essential in a dish where nothing can be masked.

i made this is because after i had Aglio Olio @TCC, which cost me SGD18.00++ expensive right?? *of cos they are branded*..
made this on Saturday Night, after our shopping trip to Bugis..

Lets compare.. haha maybe mine not really good looking, i can add more garlic, bacon, shitake mushroom and more prawns (TCC only give u 2-3 prawns, scalop without bacon and shitake mushroom) and of cos CHEAPER. Yummy.... the taste is just right mmm not just right but nicer.. :)

Spicy Shrimp and Bacon Aglio Olio
Ingredient:

• 3-6 pcs jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 1 teaspoon chilli flakes
• 4 cloves garlic, chrush and peeled
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp extra-virgin olive oil

Aglio Olio

• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 6 cloves garlic
• 1/2 tsp chilli flake (i used fresh chilli)
• 3 shintake mushroom
• 1 pound spaghetti, cooked to al dente
• 1/2 cup cooked bacon

Method:

Combine a shrimp with the other ingredient and toss to coat shrimp evenly

Heat a large not stick skillet over medium heat, add the shrimp. Cook for 3 mins until pink and its just firm (dont over cook). remove shrimp

Heat the pan again, add 1/4 cup of olive oil. Add garlic, shitake mushroom, bacon and paper flakes. Toss spaghetti. Add in some salt, to your taste. Top serving with spicy shrimp

Prepare the shrimp whice pasta is cooking

Princess Sindy Cake!

this cake i made for Sindy.. her b`day is on 9 October but this cake made for her on 16 Oct.. im sorry for the late! wishing u all the best and success..
this is my first cake. i bought a lot of cake making tools and flour and cutter and many more.. but i never seriously bake..!! till i make this cake..


ok Back to the cake..
the cake is just a basic sponge cake, cover with ganache and fondant.. its quite easy and simple but u need alot of time and patient to do it if u are beginner like me. practice make it perfect! trust me!



PS: i fall in love to make cake, cookies and bread.. but not my family!! they dont really like cake and envy sweet things.. poor me :( how im going to finish the cake alone! im on DIET!

i bought it!

i bought the decorating tools already @Kitchen Caper only cost me $13.50.. its quite cheap compare with wilton.. for beginner like me i think is a good.. next time will buy Wilton..mmm KC's lady boss very nice and friendly.. her husband also..!oh yah they also provide international shipping.. i spent alot alot alot at cake making tools and decorating like cutter, oven, all these.. i dont know wheather its my hobby or its will be my future job!?? i really dont know what to do! :( im such a loser!!

Amris

2nd time i made this snack! its well welcome by family.. they said its yummy.. as its not sweet but cheesy! i made 60 pcs..fill with bacon and ham and cheese and egg..!

if u are in Singapore i dont mind to give u a tester (T&C apply).. hahaha im sure u will like it too!

PS: its take time to u to practice to make a smooth skin..

Its made by me!

i got this stamp from my friend as a gift..
just a simple butter cookies..
dont you think its cute??

was planned to make name tag cookies and write all my bestiest name.. but i dont know why.. the icing sugar just... haixx.. i cnat get it right.. will try again.. !

NB: while im making this cookies.. i accidentally drop whole bottle of red cherry food colouring..! can u imagine that?? ohhh no... its totally spoilt my mood..

Playing with Fondant!

i bought ready made for the fondant.. as its really troublesome to make fondant and u need to knead it untill it is smooth! i had small and pack kitchen.. how much i wish i have a bigger kitchen.. :) ok.. this fondant cant be eaten as i made this at my office.. remember what i had share with u all.. i have nothing to do at office.. so i think why dont i bring some fondant and pratice there (of cos when my boss is out of town) haha!

Failed Macaroon

what a sad thing.. well its normal i think.. im just a junior baker which is failed on her 1st macaroon attempt!! :) i saw alot of blogger friend who failed in macaroon attempt.. they even tried quite few time.. even 10 times..i really envy their passion.. :)

But NO WORRIES...
i will attend the macaroon class next 7th November at Sugar Inc Cake it cost me 100++.. what do u think ? is it expensive..? well.. its a cheapest i can find :) i think its better i go to attend class then i waste the ingredient cost which im not sure whether i can make i pretty macaroon.. dont u think so?
hope can hao lien (show u) my succes macaroon next time !