Gong Bao Chicken

I cook gong bao ji ting for dinner.

Happy Birthday Aquila

Its my brother's birthday. I made another black forest cake for him. Its becoming a tradition to have a black forest cake for him every year !!

Fig Fruit

I was so happy that i found fresh fig fruit at the market near my place. This is my mum's favorite fruit !! She was really so happy when she saw the fig fruit.

Intersection of the fig fruit

Chocolate Fudge cake

I learned how to make chocolate fudge cake.

Ready chocolate fudge cake :)

Black Pepper Salmon

My friend Lye Yoong gave me a cookbook. I try this black pepper salmon recipe. Its very delicious. Thank you Lye Yoong for giving me a cookbook !!

Opera 2

I made another round of opera cake. This time i cut up all into smaller slices & place it on individual cake board. I gave some to my friend :)

Opera

Finally i learned how to make opera cake, i have been buying opera cake cos it takes time to make & it has many layers. A few layers of joconde biscuit soaked with liqueur and coffee syrup, layered with coffee buttercream cream and ganache. Its so good !!
Finished opera cake

I cut out a small slice & put it on another small cake board & wrote opera. Its for my hubby.

White Chocolate With Raspberry Macarons

I made some white chocolate with raspberry macarons

Sambal Clams

I cook this sambal clams for dinner :)

Birthday Celebration

I made a 2kg black forest cake for a birthday celebration ! I think i have made some improvement, its much neater now, compared to the last one.

Chocolate Passionfruit Macarons

I made some chocolate & passionfruit macarons

Chocolate Cake

I made a chocolate cake.

A slice for u :)

Durian Chiffon

Made some durian chiffon.

Fu Pi Juan

I made some fu pi juan. Just mash up some prawns & add some salt & pepper to taste & a little cornstarch. Wrap it in the beancurd skin then fry it. We use black vinegar for the dipping sauce.

Bittergourd with Roasted Pork

Cook this bitter gourd with roasted pork. I used the chilli bean sauce.

Cereal Prawns

I cook cereal prawns. I love to eat the cereal with the curry leaves.

Popover

My mum & me made some popovers, its nice. When u don't enough bread, u can make & eat the popovers.


Recipe adapted from The America's Test Kitchen
Ingredients :
2 large eggs
1 cup milk
1 cup plain flour
1 tbsp unsalted butter (melted & cooled)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp vegetable oil

Method :
1)Blend the eggs & milk together in a blender until smooth.
2)Add the flour, melted butter and salt and continue to blend on high speed until the batter is bubbly and smooth, about 1 min.
3)Cover the batter & let it rest for 30 mins.
4)While the batter is resting, measure 1/2 tsp oil and put into each muffin pan of popover pan. Put the tin in the oven & on the oven to 230 degrees.
5) After the batter has rested, pour it into a 4 cup liquid measuring cup or any container with a sprout, working quickly, remover the pre heated pan from the over, pour the batter & divide equally among 6 tins in the pan. Return the pan back to the oven and bake for 20 mins (do not open the oven door)
6)Lover the heat to 170 degrees & continue to bake for another 15 to 18mins until golden brown.
7)Gently flip the popovers into a wire rack & let it cool slightly before serving.

Notes : U can make the batter ahead & kept refrigerated & covered for up to 24 hours. Let the batter come to room temperature & stir thoroughly before baking as directed.

Winnie The Pooh & Tigger Cookies

I made some pooh & tigger cookies. They are really cute !! Just by looking at it makes me smile :) I got the recipe from Ellena's blog. For those who wish to try, you can try making these using normal cookie cutter even though you do not have these pooh & tigger cookies cutter. Tks Ellena for sharing the recipe.

Pooh & tigger cookies on cooling racks


Ingredients: (around 30 cookies depending on the size)
125g Butter, softened at room temperature
1/4 Cup Icing Sugar
Vanilla Essence
1 Egg, at room temperature
1 1/4 Cups Top Flour
1/4 Cup Cornflour

Methods:
1. Using an electric mixer, beat butter, sugar and vanilla until pale and creamy.
2. Add egg, beat until well combined.
3. Sift flour and cornflour over butter mixture.
4. Mix well and divide the dough into half, press each half into a disc then wrap in cling wrap and refrigerate for about 20 minutes.
5. Preheat the oven to 160 degree and line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
6. Roll each disc out between 2 sheets of baking paper to about 3mm thick.
7. Using cookie cutter, cut out the desire shapes and place onto the trays.
8. Roll leftover dough together and repeat, baked the cookies for 15 - 20 minutes until light golden.
9. Stand on trays for about 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Notes: Dip cookie cutters into flour in between cutting each cookie to prevent dough from sticking.

Ispahan

I made Ispahan. I got to cross my fingers when i was making, Thankfully this round its got the feet. I used rose butter cream, lychee pieces & raspberry.

Steam Fish With Dou Su

I steam a fish with dou su.

Pistachio Macarons

I made some pistachio macarons. My first 2 batches did not have the feet, but the 3rd batch did have the feet. I am thinking what went wrong. I am happy that at least the 3rd batch turn out ok.

My 3rd batch with little feet

Happy Mother's Day

I made a blueberry cake & the Ispahan for my mum for mother's day. We love you mum !!

Cutting up the cake.....

Ispahan but no feet..... :( I filled with rose cream and lychee pieces.

For some i used white chocolate with raspberries for the filling

Banana Cake

My friend Angela baked a banana cake for us !! Is very nice & soft & not too sweet. Thank you Angela for the banana cake !! So thoughtful of u :)

Rose & Nuttella Macarons

I made some rose macarons & nutella macarons.

Macarons with rose buttercream with special hearts drawn.
Above macarons with nutella butter cream.

Nutella butter cream

Macarons on cooling rack

Pink macarons on cooling rack

Macarons out of the oven

Finale Cake

We all finished our wilton decorating level 1 at BIY after 4 lessons. Its was very fun.

My finished cake :)

All the ready cakes !!

Working hard on my cake :)

Putting the roses on my cake

Angela & me

Mirza & me