Mima's Oven

Black Pepper Chicken Chop with Creamy Potato Salad

2012-02-14T03:43:00.000-08:00

Vegetable Curry

2012-02-14T00:17:00.000-08:00

Cabbage
Cauliflower
Long Beans
Carrots
Potatoes
Fish Tofu
Chilli Paste
onion
garlic
fish curry powder
evaporated milk
chicken stock
salt

Potato salad

2012-02-14T00:13:00.000-08:00

potatoes - sliced n boil
carrot - sliced n boil
green peas - blanched

365 mayonnaise
ground pepper
salt

Flowers, Flowers and more flowers...

2012-02-10T20:55:00.000-08:00

Been busy making these stuffs the last few days...

Sour Prawn Curry

2011-11-16T02:36:00.000-08:00

Dunno why but craving for Prawn Curry...so here it is..
Prawns
2 large Onions
1 whole Fragrant Garlic
1" ginger
2 stalk lemongrass - bruised
Some birdseye chili
Some Fish Curry powder
4 pieces Asam Keping
some curry leaves
salt & stock

SnowSkin Mooncake with white lotus paste

2011-11-13T16:27:00.001-08:00

Tried making these mooncakes after receiving my super mini mooncake mould...

Pecan O Chips

2011-11-10T02:25:00.000-08:00

Baked this cookie from the chilled dough prepared 2 days ago...
Used Dark Chocolate Chip this time and it tastes better as it's not overly sweet!

Cookie Dough

2011-11-08T20:45:00.001-08:00

Prepared these cookie dough for later use.

Fruity Chewy Oatmeal
Pecan O Chips

Aidil Adha

2011-11-07T03:12:00.001-08:00

Yogurt Beef Marsala

Ayam Padang

Sayur Lemak Susu

Ugliest Cookies i've ever made...

2011-10-23T08:14:00.000-07:00

Actually these cookies were the result of balance cookie dough
i made for Deepavali Gift.
I kept them in the fridge as i was too tired to complete baking them all.
As i was not able to leave home to go anywhere, i decided to to bake them for snacking.

Sambal Udang N Lemak Bayam N Pumpkin

2011-10-21T03:04:00.000-07:00

This is today's lunch!!!

Black Pepper chicken chop & Pasta

2011-10-18T05:13:00.001-07:00

Marinade boneless chicken thigh in
Oyster Sauce
Dark Soy
Light Soy
Sesame oil
Coarsely Ground black pepper
Sugar
Ginger juice if u like

Fried Noodles

2011-10-17T03:36:00.000-07:00

Found some guo tiau, yellow noodles, chye sim, roasted tomatoes, fishballs together with some other seasoning and the sambal that i made few days ago, i whipped up this fried noodle for dinner tonite.

Sun dried cherry tomatoes in oven and Spicy Seafood Pasta

2011-10-16T07:17:00.000-07:00

Roasted these tomatoes for solid 2 hours on 150deg C and it's all worth it. It's delicious in pasta. Use them in my Spicy Seafood Pasta which i created this evening...

1 kg fresh prawns
1 pkt Zara Fusili
1 pkt sliced fresh button mushroom
some chopped garlic
chicken stock
some pepper
olive oil
a dollop of butter
some sambal oil
some parsley
can add baby peas or asparagus if u like

Laksa Goreng

2011-10-13T04:11:00.000-07:00

Actually thought of making either Singapore Laksa or Assam Laksa but ended up making Laksa Goreng...

Delicious Assam Fish Head

2011-10-12T05:00:00.000-07:00

Cooked this Assam Fish Head for dinner tonite.

Assam Fish Head
3 large onions
3 garlic
2 inches ginger - grated or bruised
2 stalk lemongrass - bruised
6 birds-eye chili
2.5 ladle full chili paste
1 tbsp Fish Curry powder
8 pcs tamarind
3 tsp Maggi Prawn stock
salt & sugar to taste
1200ml water or more

Serawa Durian

2011-10-10T20:47:00.002-07:00

Spicy Mushroom Beef Bolognaise N Angelshair

2011-10-10T20:41:00.001-07:00

1 bottle 365 pasta sauce
some sambal tumis abt 4 scoops
Fresh Button mushrooms
some minced beef - can substitute with mince chicken
Baby peas

Fry the minced beef with olive oil n a dollop of butter for flavour
Stir in the sliced mushrooms
Add in the sambal and the bottled pasta sauce - can be of any brand but i prefer this
fry a little while more than add in seasonings to your liking
Throw in baby peas and turn stove off.

German Cookies & Craisin Oatmeal cookies Trial

2011-09-17T05:34:00.000-07:00

Found time today to try out these recipes. Read so many reviews on the German Cookies and so many have tried making them. After i've baked them myself,
YES it melts in the mouth but i personally prefer Melting Moments to this. Besides, these cookie doesn't contain any nutritional value....

The Craisin Oatmeal cookies on the other hand was a nice, crunchy, not sickeningly sweet healthy cookies good for snacking....

Ayam masak kicap style aku...

2011-09-15T02:49:00.000-07:00

Been a long time since i deserted this blog... Today, just want to put up this entry so that i could remember that i cooked this for dinner tonite... Very simple dish, cook with all balance ingredients found in my fridge...it's actually clearing up stock in my fridge...

Ingredients
1kg wingstick
1 large onion - chopped
3 cloves garlic - chopped
1 inch ginger - Julienne
3 tbsp chilli paste
some birds eye chilli - bruised
2 - 3 tbsp calamansi juice - up to liking

Potato wedges - fried
Carrot
Cauliflower
Baby peas

Multi Flavoured Cake

2011-02-19T18:22:00.000-08:00

Hubby's coming home from Hatyai today...

Waiting....waiting...waiting anxiously....
Baked this Multi Flavoured cake for him to snack on when he comes home....
I've used Lemon, Orange, Strawberry and Choc Emulco for this cake.
Please ignore the messy layering....

Neapolitan Cake Again

2011-02-14T18:09:00.000-08:00

Baked this cake again for Lynn's snaking in school. Layering was very messy cos i was in a hurry... Anyway it's the taste that counts. I've reduced the amount of flour this time hoping to get a richer and moist cake...

Monkey under my block!

2011-02-14T01:36:00.000-08:00

Spotted this monkey under my block while on my way to work today.

Mango Cranberry Lemony Butter Cake

2011-02-13T01:16:00.001-08:00

Hubby has been craving for my lemony butter cake for the past few days...
As he will be leaving for Bangkok for a few days,
i decided to bake him this version...
I added Dried Cranberries and Dried Mango into the basic recipe. I hope he likes it.
As tomorrow is Valentine's day, it serves as a valentines day cake for us too!
Killing 2 birds with 1 stone, ain't that perfect!

Pineapple Tarts

2011-02-12T00:28:00.001-08:00

Testing the Nielsen Massey Vanilla Extract today.... Not as great as what people rave about...

I still prefer the vanilla essence that i got from Sun Lik... I feel that it is more fragrant.. ANyway here's the tarts that i baked today.

Special Coleslaw

2011-02-11T01:29:00.000-08:00

Made this coleslaw several time already and my family love it to bits... It's really yummy and refreshing... Try it and you won't regret it... You'll never eat coleslaw from anywhere else after you tried this one.... Trust me!

These are what I put into my coleslaw...

Mix of Green and Empire Apples...

Shredded Carrots....

I am using Currants this time because i couldn't get hold of Blueberries...

Shredded Cabbages...U can use a combination of purple cabbage too if u like...

Julienne Dried Mango ( No mangoes available in the supermart today)

Dried Cranberries or Craisins as they call it...

Yogurt, Mayo and Lemon Juice
( i ommited sugar because the dried fruits already contain sugar)

Mixing the sauces and fruits....

The Final Product.... My Special Coleslaw...

This one is packed for Darling Hubby for his dinner tonite!

Pineapple Surprise

2011-01-28T20:17:00.000-08:00

Baked these tarts for hubby's friends...

CNY Cookies

2011-01-27T17:29:00.000-08:00

Baked some Chinese New Year cookies as gifts for friends...

Buttery Almond Berry Cake

2011-01-24T04:01:00.000-08:00

Baked this cake just awhile ago for breakfast tomorrow morning with fellow teachers at Happy Talent....

Fragrant Banana Cake

2011-01-13T18:24:00.000-08:00

This morning's bake...
Those who wants to try...here's the recipe

250g salted butter (use good quality butter)
280g light brown sugar
250g Self Raising Flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
4 eggs
4 large bananas mashed with juice of 1 small lemon
(this is to prevent the banana from oxidation)
1 tbsp vanilla essence
1 tbsp banana essence
some chopped pecans or walnut if available..
Some dried blueberries or Currants

Method as usual la kan...
Bake at 180 deg C for an hour....

Creamy Hazelnut Cafe Butter Cake

2011-01-12T22:25:00.000-08:00

Tried making this cake today and hubby loves the flavour of the cake. I used a satchet of instant hazelnut cafe granules for this recipe...after tasting the cake myself...i think the flavour is not strong enough for my liking...should have added 2 satchets instead...

Neapolitan Marble Cake

2011-01-11T17:28:00.000-08:00

Haven't been baking for ages...Needed to put the Kenwood machine to work so decided to bake a cake this morning. I use my new silicone cake mould to bake this and the verdict is: faster baking time, soft, moist and fluffy cake...i'm liking it...might try to get more silicone moulds...

HAPPY TALENT GRADUATION CONCERT

2010-11-13T03:44:00.001-08:00

Yay! it's finally over!!! All the stress and all the hard work has finally paid off. Satisfied with our decor except that we don't get enough height for our props. So we had to squeeze them up. The wall's height is too low ...

Ketupat Kari Ayam Pedas Giler

2010-11-06T21:07:00.000-07:00

Today, i want to lepak2 and dowan to spend too much time in the kitchen...
So i cook this thick spicy chicken curry to go with the mini ketupat...

Flowers for Lynn's classroom next year...

2010-11-05T05:57:00.000-07:00

Feeling bored today, too lazy to go out so decided to make some flowers for Lynn to decorate her class next year...hope they will brighten the classroom and make it conducive for the children....

Butterflies...

2010-10-20T07:41:00.000-07:00

Finally completed my butterflies today...so relieved ler.... However, the butterflies don't look so nice this time cos i did them in a rush, had a very bad backache...
I realised that my butterflies don't look quite right, so i ripped them apart and then put them back together again. This time i think it looks better. Then i make new mushroom with a richer colour.

Paper Crafting

2010-10-19T05:51:00.000-07:00

Been busy making these 3D paper flowers and insects..... not for fun though cos it's actually very tedious... Making them for Happy Talent Childcare Centre's Graduation Concert 2010's stage backdrop. Cant wait to put them together and see the outcome.....I hope parents will love them....

Fish Parcel

2010-09-29T22:22:00.000-07:00

Guess What's in this parcel....

I love steaming fish in aluminium foil parcel bcos it makes cleaning easier and faster...
Saves precious time and energy!

Piping Hot Chicken Soup for the Soul!

2010-09-26T18:43:00.000-07:00

Haven't been updating for a very long long time. Not that i haven't been cooking...but just too lazy to take pics and upload. Today i stew this soup from very early in the morning so that the meat will be very tender and drop off from the bones...the kids like it that way...

Hailynn's Convocation 2010

2010-07-27T05:34:00.000-07:00

This is my daughter's convocation ceremony at Nanyang Technological University on the 27th July 2010. Wish her a successful journey in teaching and may she pursue her masters soon!!!

HaiLynn's Teachers' Investiture Ceremony at National Institute of Education (NIE)

2010-07-13T18:49:00.000-07:00

This is HaiLynn's Teachers' Investiture Ceremony at NIE on the 13th of July 2010.

2009-08-03T20:12:00.000-07:00

Mixed Veggies in Coconut Gravy

Today i cook this dish with minimum ingredients that i could get in the minimart today.

Cabbage

Carrot
French Beans
Button Mushroom
Garlic
Onion
Tumeric
Chicken stock
Coconut milk

Prawn Sambal again....

Prawn Sambal
3 large onions
4 - 5 garlic
2 stalks lemongrass - bruised
500 - 600 ml cup chilli paste
2 - 3 tbsp Maggi Prawn Stock
1 - 2 tbsp sugar or gula melaka
some calamansi juice

2009-08-01T21:58:00.001-07:00

Chicken Soup

Simple one pot dish for tonite's dinner...chicken soup with lots of veggies in it. This dish helps save my time cooking in the kitchen. Thus i get to spend more quality time with my family over the weekend. Goes well with plain rice and sambal belacan...

Wingstick
Carrots
Celery
Potatoes
Mushroom
Chicken stock
Cinnamon stick
Cardamoms
Star Anise
Onions
Garlic
Ginger
Some Soup spices
Pepper

2009-07-30T06:01:00.000-07:00

Fried Beansprout

This is a very simple veggie dish but very tasty. I love beansprouts as it is sweet and crunchy. I usually fry them with variety of combination. This is one of the combination that i like...

2009-07-29T06:52:00.001-07:00

Spicy Tomato Beef

This was meant o be stewed this morning but then i was called up to work early in the morning as one of the teacher was on m.c. as i was preparing to cook... though i'm tired after work, i had to cook this as the beef had already been thawed... and i had to do relief again tomorrow morning...sigh...
Sorry for the unpresentable picture... the beef were drowned in the gravy.....

Beef
chilli paste
onion
garlic
ginger
lemon grass - bruised
tomato puree
cinnamon stick
star anise
cardamom pods
salt & sugar

2009-07-28T05:44:00.000-07:00

Kreativ Award Tan-Kitchen

First time i received an award like this and i'm so delighted. Thanks to Tan.wiratchada of Tan-Kitchen

However it comes with these rules:
You must thank the person who gives you the award.
Copy the logo and place it in your blog.
Link to the person who has nominated you for the award.
Name 7 things about yourself that people might find it interesting.
Nominate 7 other Kreativ Bloggers.
Post links to the 7 bloggers you nominate.
Leave comments on each of the blogs to let them know they have been nominated.

Hmmm....7 interesting about myself...
Actually i don't think there's anything interesting about me...
I'm just a plain jane...
anyway with so many new found friends... i think introducing myself would be good..

1. I am a simple and carefree person.
2. I am married to a loving, caring and wonderful man.
3. I have 2 grown up children, a son and a daughter.
4. I am working as a part time IT instructor at Happy Talent Childcare Centre.
5. I love baking and cooking.
6. I love to swim and i do that quite regularly.
7. I love bowling too...

Yay! thats 7 already..what a relief...

Now let me pass this Kreativ Award to the following bloggers:

My Kitchen Snippets
Watiermanlife
Hana's Family
ElinLuvs Corner
Browneyed Baker
Joy The Baker
Juwita Fariz & Family

Thanks again to Tan-Kitchen for awarding me this wonderful award.

2009-07-28T03:39:00.000-07:00

Mixed Veggie with Mock Abalone

I usually mix and match few veggies and put them together. This is one of my favourite combination of veggies...

Sweet Peas
Baby Corns
Carrots
Shitake Mushrooms
Mock Abalone
Garlic
Seasonings

Almond Mixed Berries Cake

2009-07-26T01:24:00.001-07:00

Almond Mixed Berries Cake

This is another combination of ingredients i used in the butter cake recipe. I call it Almond Mixed Berries Cake.

250g butter
280g caster sugar
250g self raising flour
4 eggs
5 tbsp orange juice
some orange rind
1 tsp orange essence
some dried blueberries
some dried cranberries
some dried currants
some almond slivers

2009-07-25T21:54:00.000-07:00

Thai Red Curry Chicken

This dish can be served with plain rice or bread. I love to eat it with french baguette.
Preparing the red curry paste is quite tedious, so i usually use the Asian Gourmet Thai Red Curry paste.

1 pkt Asian Gourmet Thai Red Curry Paste
Onion paste
Garlic paste
Ginger paste
Chilli paste
2 lemon grass - bruised
Some kaffir lime leaves shredded
Coconut milk to taste
1 kg chicken - i use only wingstick
Carrots
Potatoes
Button mushrooms
Seasonings

2009-07-23T04:28:00.000-07:00

Instant Noodles With Dumplings

I love Myojo brand instant noodles as the noodles are finer than Maggi brand. It has a nice springy texture if cooked properly. I've made my own soup stock instead of using the powdered stock that comes with the noodles, that makes it healthier i suppose...

Veggie of your choice - i've used baby bak choy

Some sliced chilli padi
Prawns - not too much not healthy
Dumplings
Garlic Oil
Home made soup stock

2009-07-22T23:08:00.000-07:00

Gingery Green Bean Soup

I like to make this Gingery Green Bean Soup every once a fortnight. It's suppose to be cooling for the body and it also has a detoxifying effect. It sort of helps clear the colon, who knows it might prevent us from getting colon cancer. I usually eat this soup for the whole day without anything else except water and i'll feel lighter the next day. Try it, it's healthy!

Some green beans
Rock sugar to taste
Fresh Ginger - Bruised

2009-07-22T05:21:00.000-07:00

Tonite's Dinner

Fried some kway teow for dinner tonite. Just a simple dish to fill our tummy because feeling very tired after class today.

2009-07-21T18:51:00.000-07:00

Sweet Sour Chicken

(Lazy Version)

This was for dinner last nite. Very simple and easy to make and its superb with a bowl of plain porride or piping hot rice. I've used the Tay's brand Japanese Crispy Chicken. I baked them in the oven, thus removing excess oil. Then assemble them in the wok.

For the chicken
1 packet Tay's Japanese Crispy Chicken (original)
Abalone sauce
Tomato sauce
Chilli sauce
3 tbsp pineapple juice

For the veggies
1 red capsicum
1 green capsicum
1 yellow capsicum
1 can button mushroom
1 can pineapple cubes
1 onion diced large
some garlic
some ginger
chicken stock granules

2009-07-21T18:42:00.000-07:00

Lemony Cranberry Cake

This is the end result of the Kenwood Titanium Major KM020 Flexibeater's experiment. Its a Lemony Cranberry Cake. This cake taste lemony but not overpowering and the cranberry adds a little tartness to the taste. It's actually a plain butter cake recipe that i've tweaked a little. I like this combination of ingredients.
For those who wants to try this cake, here's tweaked recipe....

250g butter
250g self raising flour
4 eggs
280g caster sugar
4 tbsp lemon juice
some grated lemon + orange rind
1 tsp orange essence
As much dried cranberries as u like

Bake at 180 deg C for 1 hour

2009-07-20T20:13:00.000-07:00

Kenwood Flexibeater

Today i use my kenwood flexibeater attachment with my kenwood KM020 to make Lemony Cranberry Cake. Here are some pictures to show how it scrapes the side of the bowl while mixing.

Fried Noodles for dinner!

2009-07-20T05:22:00.001-07:00

Drop by NTUC supermarket after teaching today. Don't know what to cook for dinner, i went round and grab some veggies and noodles. Brought home and they end up like this in a wok.

Yellow noodles
Cabbage
Carrot
French Beans
Shitake mushrooms
Fish Balls
Chilli paste
Garlic
Abalone sauce
Dark Soy
Chicken stock
Sesame oil

2009-07-19T07:28:00.000-07:00

Beaterblade on Kenwood Major Titanium KM020

I had to rush this little project after receiving email from Gary earlier. I haven't been feeling very well as i've had severe backache so i was delaying the experiment. I was suppose to try out the Beaterblade on my Kenwood Titanium Major KM020 to see if it fits and works well.

Actually, the Kenwood comes with a Flexibeater which works just as the Beaterblade does which is to scrape the sides of the bowl and incorporate the ingredients evenly as the machine is running without having to stop the machine now and then to scrape the sides of the bowl manually.

I like that the silicon blade on the Beaterblade is more thicker then the one on the Kenwood Felxibeater but not compromising on flexibility. This actually helps scrape the sides of the bowl better when incorporating cookie dough which is slightly more dense and stiffer than cake batter.

And this is the end result. Its Pecan Crunchies, very brittle, crispy and tasty.

Let's eat healthy!

2009-07-18T03:34:00.001-07:00

I am on my lazy mood again...heh heh

Made this pineapple salad for dinner. Trying to shed some grams. Well...actually i was hoping to shed some kilos but some grams will be good for a start!
So if there's anyone out there who wants to join me in shedding some weight....
Try this salad ya!

Fresh Pineapple chunks
Honey tomatoes
Japanese cucumbers
Some chilli padi
Chopped purple onions
Calamansi skin
Calamansi juice
Salt & Sugar to taste

Whats for dinner?

2009-07-17T02:37:00.000-07:00

After so many lazy days, i've decided to cook something simple for dinner tonite. Just prawn sambal and veggie soup....

Prawns - trimmed
smelly beans - petai
Chilli paste
onions
garlic
lemongrass - bruised
tamarind paste
maggi belacan
salt & sugar

angle gourd
oyster mushroom
carrot
red chilli
garlic
glass noodle
chicken stock

Black Pepper Beef

2009-07-08T21:14:00.000-07:00

Today i decided to cook Black Pepper Beef and stir fry some veggies for dinner. Simple and fast but delicious with hot plain porridge, yummy!
Let's take a look at the ingredients used...

Some tenderloin beef

Onions
Red chillies
Ginger
Garlic
Black Pepper
Abalone sauce
Salt & Sugar

Beater Blade

2009-07-08T04:20:00.000-07:00

If anyone is not aware yet, there is this kitchen mixer attachment which can replace the flatbeater called Beaterblade.
It works just like the flatbeater only better. It scrapes the sides of the bowl while mixing, thus you don't have to stop the machine every now and then to scrape the sides of the bowl manually.
With the Beaterblade, ingredients are evenly mixed , giving more effective and consistent results. It makes the job easier and faster too.

I was so impressed by its performance that i made an enquiry directly to New Metro Designs when i purchased the Kenwood KM020 and was attended to by Mr Gary Fallowes. He told me that they have the CDV-7 which is meant for a 7 quart mixer bowl and that it might be able to work for my Kenwood KM020.

See the demo for yourself at
www.beaterblade.com

As he wasn't sure himself, i settled for the Flexibeater (the dark grey beater in the picture below) which comes with my Kenwood 020. As i am not a serious baker, i thought the Flexibeater works fine enough for me.

Today, I received a package from Mr Gary Fallowes of New Metro Designs. It contained the Beaterblade CDV-7 meant for a 7 quart mixer bowl such as Cusinart, Viking and Delonghi, Gary is so sweet to sent me a new set of the Beaterblade to see if it works on the Kenwood.

Thank you so much Gary, i can't wait to experiment it!

Creamy Chicken Soup

2009-05-30T23:29:00.000-07:00

The weather is driving me crazy these days and today is no exception. As I'm so unwilling to stand in the kitchen cooking in this hot weather, I've decided to cook Creamy Chicken Soup for dinner tonight. Its easy to prepare and saves my time too! Yay!
This will be yummy served with french baguette from Delifrance...

Chicken breast or fillet

potatoes

carrots

Frozen baby peas

button mushrooms

shitake mushrooms

cream of mushroom

chicken stock

black & white pepper powder

corriander leaves

garlic

onion

ginger

Minty Mocha Marble Cake

2009-05-27T02:39:00.000-07:00

I've modified the marble cake recipe that i've got from the internet and called it Minty Mocha Marble cake. I've added varlhona cocoa powder + mocha powder + vanilla essence into one half of the batter and some green colouring + mint extract in the other.
Result = Minty Mocha and i've used the bain-marie baking method and the cake comes out super moist and delicious.

Click on the picture to see how moist it is!

250g butter
250g SR flour
4tbsp cream + 1 tbsp for the mocha batter
260g caster sugar
4 eggs
vanilla essence
varlhona cocoa powder
mocha powder
apple green colouring
mint extract
Bain marie : 180 deg 1 hr

Apple Blueberry Muffin

2009-05-17T05:50:00.000-07:00

These are Apple Blueberry Muffins made from Golden Muffin Mix.

1 packet golden muffin mix
250g butter
10 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp lemon juice
180ml evaporated milk
5 eggs
5 apples ( peeled & cubed)
some dried blue berries
150g almond meal

Teeny Weeny Chocolate Tarts

2009-05-14T06:04:00.000-07:00

I've been baking tarts lately but never took pics of them. Today i baked some teeny weeny chocolate tarts for fun. I took pics of them cos they look so cute. The size of the tarts is like Singapore's 10 cents coin.

Marbled Mint Cake

2009-05-14T05:55:00.000-07:00

Baked this cake 2 weeks ago i think but haven't had the time to upload pics.

200g self raising flour
230 butter
220g caster sugar
4 medium eggs
1 tsp vanilla
30g cocoa powder
50g evaporated milk or cream
some peppermint essence
some green colouring

Bake at 180 deg - 45 mins - 1 hour

As there's some batter left, i decided to bake them into little muffins.

Chicken Korma

2009-04-18T23:45:00.000-07:00

Actually i planned to cook fish head curry for dinner today but because i'm too lazy to walk to the gombak market i decided to cook this chicken korma instead.

Blueberry & Cherry French Muffin

2009-04-18T23:36:00.000-07:00

Tried this french muffin mix and made a few adjustments to the recipe.

1 packet french muffin mix (500g)
270g butter
6 eggs 8tbsp caster sugar
100g almond meal
80ml milk
vanilla essence
blueberries and cherries for decor

Creamy Pumpkin and French Bean Soup

2009-03-25T04:58:00.001-07:00

It's simple meal today as we've been sick and tired eating out. This dish goes well with fried dried fish, salted eggs and sambal belacan, hmmmm.... yummy!

Strawberry Peach Creamy Custard Flan

2009-03-09T20:07:00.000-07:00

This is the result of rushed work!

My Strawberry Peach Custard Flan collapsed....
Just like the Hotel New World....
Luckily there's no fatalities.
I guess the strawberries are just too heavy for the cake to hold in place.
so sad....
Later, I turned it into fruity trifle.
Its yummy though....

Soupy Prawn Mee Hoon

2009-03-09T04:58:00.000-07:00

Today is a very lazy Monday, so I decided to make this prawn mee hoon for dinner.
I usually add some boiled quail eggs to this dish. See how lazy I am today,
no quail eggs at all...
Already baked a sponge cake and made cream patisserie. Wanted to make Peach Flan but wanted to use some strawberries for decor and right now it's not available in my fridge. So that will have to wait till tomorrow i guess....

Mango Fresh Cream Cake

2009-03-07T17:46:00.000-08:00

Baked the sponge cake yesterday and decorated the cake this morning for Haidyll's birthday. I used only mango as I couldn't get fresh strawberries yesterday. I hope he likes this cake.

I also baked a Chicken Pot Pie for lunch. This is one of his favourite food. Chilli crab was in the menu for dinner tonight, but unfortunately couldn't get fresh crabs today. So that will have to be KIV....

Anyway, hope he enjoy his birthday and good wishes to him, may he stay healthy and happy always and hope he succeeds in whatever he does....

Orange Currants Marmalade Cupcakes

2009-03-01T05:14:00.000-08:00

I was stranded at home earlier as it was raining heavily. Feeling bored, I whipped up some butter, eggs, marmalade, milk, flour, custard powder and added some currants. End result are these mini cupcakes. Yummy, soft and moist and not so sweet. Perfect accompaniment with cold milk.

Cheesy Cherry Cupcakes

2009-02-25T06:21:00.001-08:00

There's some cream, chopped cherries and cheddar cheese left in the fridge

so i decided to make these little cuppies for snacking.... Surprisingly it turned out very soft, moist and delicious. They taste very light and not sickeningly sweet.
I must say the combination of cream and cheese is very yummy.

1 packet golden muffin mix (500g)
250g butter
5 eggs
170g nestle cream
4 tbsp brown sugar
4 tbsp caster sugar
3/4 bar kraft cheddar cheese (grated)
vanilla essence
chopped glazed cherries

Spicy Shepherds Pie

2009-02-21T03:22:00.000-08:00

Baked these Spicy Shepherds Pie as requested by my fat son, Haidyll. He had half a pan of the pie for dinner. The potatoes are so creamy and yummy.

Here is the filling cooking in a skillet.
Ready to go into the oven.
Spicy Shepherds Pie out of the oven.
Scooped out for my dear hubby.
Look at this yummy dinner.... Look at this yummy Spicy Shepherds Pie....

Mini Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins

2009-02-21T03:17:00.000-08:00

These mini muffins are so moist and delicious. I promised to bake for the kids
at Happy Talent and here they are. I baked about 100 pieces of them.

Publish Post

X'mas Cookies

2009-02-21T03:14:00.000-08:00

Baked some cookies for fellow teachers at Happy Talent (X'mas 2008)

Christmas Craft

2008-12-30T23:21:00.000-08:00

This is a hand print X'mas tree i did with the kids at Happy Talent.

And this one is the Snowman X'mas card.

Cookery Programme

2008-12-30T23:11:00.000-08:00

This is a Piggy Face Cookie I made with the kids at Happy Talent during the holiday programme December 2008.

This one is another holiday programme with kids at Happy Talent, it's a Beary Breakfast Sandwich.

Bread Butter Pudding

2008-12-13T03:12:00.000-08:00

These are the bread and butter pudding i made last Thursday nite for my students at Happy Talent Chilcare Centre. Glad they enjoyed them.

Marbled Cheesecake

2008-10-22T02:26:00.001-07:00

I baked this Marbled Cheesecake today. However, the marble effect was not perfect, LOL! Texture is fluffy like sponge cake for the chocolate portion and the cheesy portion is dense. I think i've had enough of cheesecake for now cos my tummy is feeling cheesy!

Chewy Gooey Chocolate Brownie

2008-10-17T21:32:00.000-07:00

This yummy brownie should satisfy one's craving for something chocolaty! CLICK on the picture below to see how gooey it is. I'm sure you'll drool over it, LOL!

Oreo Muffins

2008-10-17T21:23:00.000-07:00

I saw this recipes somewhere in the internet, the picture looks tempting and so i gave it a try but its not up to my expectation.
Verdict : Disappointing

Mima's Giant Cookie

2008-10-17T21:18:00.000-07:00

This Giant Cookie (5" in diameter) is crispy on the edges and chewy in the middle and its not cakey at all. Its superb and comforting with a glass of cold milk,
hmmm yummy!
I fell in love with this cookie and i'm gonna be baking more of these soon to share with friends. So friends out there, wait for my call ya!

Choc Swirl Cheesecake

2008-10-14T23:56:00.000-07:00

This is my very first attempt baking a cheesecake. I'm glad it was perfectly done. Yay! there isn't any cracks on the surface of the cake. Its a success!

Chocolate Swirl Cheesecake
(Before Decor)

Playing with my cake...

Verdict : This cake is very dense and rich but not very tasty. Maybe because i've used low fat sour cream and low fat cream cheese.

My Kenwood Experience!

2008-10-10T05:26:00.000-07:00

Tonite i've had my very first experience with my Kenwood Mixer using the Flexibeater. I was worried that it might not be able to do the job. I was told that the flexibeater is meant for creaming mixes only. However, it did just that it doesn't scrape the sides and the bottom of the bowl that well enough for me.

Here are some pictures of the banana cupcakes. The whole process was so fast that i didn't had a chance to take pictures of the kenwood and flexibeater in action.

Banana Dates Almond Cupcakes
This is a very soft, moist and fluffy cupcakes.
For those who are interested in trying, here's the recipe :

250g butter
250g cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
5 medium eggs
300g brown sugar
5 large delmonte bananas
100g chopped dates
100g almond nibs
2 tsp vanilla essence

Beat butter + brown sugar
Add in eggs, one at a time followed by vanilla essence.
Fold in flour + soda + baking powder
Stir in mashed banana, dates and almond.
Scoop mixture into muffin cups (makes 28 pcs)
Bake at 18o deg celcius for 20 - 25 mins

My Long Awaited NewToy!

2008-10-08T01:39:00.000-07:00

Finally its here in my hands after such a long wait, the Kenwood Mixer Major Titanium KM020. With 1500watts, the speed is as fast as lightning that the whole table shook when i test run it, LOL! Hoping to use it soon as i have the time baking my first Cheesecake Deluxe. Here are some snapshots of my new long awaited toy. Oops I forgot the digital kitchen weighing scale that comes as a free gift with this set. Maybe I'll upload it next time.

Cookies for AidilFitri 2008

2008-09-21T03:04:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the cookies that i've managed to bake for this year's Hari Raya. There's still two more types of cookies to bake but that will have to wait.

This year's cookie label.

Its been a very long break....

2008-07-28T19:39:00.000-07:00

These are cookies specially baked and packed for Wang Laoshi who is going back to China for a short break. She ordered them since June last year when she first tried those cookies, LOL!
I hope her friends are not disappointed......

Red Roses

2008-02-19T21:27:00.000-08:00

I found these Burgundy Red Roses at a Floral shop while shopping and thought it would be great to use along with velvet leaves and silver ribbons as a finishing touch for gift items.....
This is the actual colour of the roses..... Doesn't it look great?

Fruity Walnut Muffins

2008-02-19T21:03:00.000-08:00

This is my latest experiment with Muffins...

I name it Fruity Walnut Muffins.
It is loaded with Walnuts, Orange, Cranberry, Currants, Apricot, Pineapple and of course White Chocolate Chips.

Party Favours

2008-02-14T21:58:00.000-08:00

My latest creation, I've packed cookies into a cupcake holder and wrap it with a clear wrapper, seal it and tied a ribbon around it.

Special packed cookies for a Dear Friend's Valentine's order.....

2008-02-13T16:13:00.000-08:00

This is a Special Packed Valentine's Gift for her Special Someone, hmmm... i wonder who eh?
It contains Fill My Heart Cookie, Mini Chocolate Chippies, Almond Pecan Chocolate Chippies and Nutty M&M Cookies.

This one's packed in a coin bank for her friend's son's birthday!
Containing Nutty M&M Cookies This is my first attempt wrapping a coin bank... not bad eh!This one is a Valentine's Gift for her teachers....
Each box contains 1 pkt of Fruity Cornflake & 1 pkt of Almond Pecan Chocolate Chippies.
I hope her teachers would appreciate her thoughtfulness and generosity.

This one is a Special Valentine Gift for her from me...
It contains a packet each of the following
Fill My Heart Cookies
Almond Pecan Chocolate Chippies
Nutty M&M Cookies
Mini Chocolate Chippies
Fruity Cornflake
Hope she likes it...

Almond Pecan Oatmeal ChippiesThis is my special creation called 'Fill My Heart'.

Welcome to my retreat... this is where I destress.....

2008-01-16T20:40:00.000-08:00

Favourite Cookies

2007-12-27T06:59:00.000-08:00

Sunflower Crispies

This is a very light and crispy cookies that is every child's favourite.

Ingredients : Butter, Sugar, Custard, Flour, Vanilla, Chocolate Chip

Crunchy Fruity Cornflake Cookies
Warning! This is one cookie you'll never be able to stop munching!
Ingredients : Butter, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Eggs, Orange Essence, Cornflakes, Cranberries, Currants, Apricot or Pineapple, Glaced orange peel

Almond Honey Cornflakes
This is a light, crunchy and healthy snack for anytime.
Ingredients : Butter, Sugar, Clover Honey, Almond, Rice Bubbles, Cornflakes

Almond Mocha Chocolate Chippies
Crispy Crunchy Coffee Flavoured Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients : Butter, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Eggs, Flour, Almond Nibs, Chocolate Chips, Coffee

Cranberry Walnut Chocolate Chippies
An All Time Favourite
Ingredients : Butter, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Eggs, Flour, Cranberry, Walnuts, Chocolate Chips

Almond Sugee
An addictive melts in the mouth cookie with a crunchy twist.
Ingredients : Ghee, Sugar, Almond Meal, Flour, Chocolate rice or Glaced Cherries

Pinneapple Surprise
Moist and Delicious Pineapple Jam encased in a buttery dough.
Ingredients : Butter, Sugar, Eggs, Vanilla, Flour, Pineapple Jam

Crunchy Cashew Chocolate Chip Cookies
Rich, Nutty and chocolaty Flavour. This cookie is a must for all Nut Lovers!
Ingredients : Butter, Sugar, Eggs, Flour, Oatmeal, Vanilla, Cashew Nuts, Chocolate Chips

Nutty Currants Oatmeal Cookies
This is a very crunchy twice baked cookie, a must if you love the sweet smelling cinnamon.
Ingredients : Butter, Eggs, Sugar, Brown Sugar, Cinnamon, Oatmeal, Flour, Currants, Almond Nibs

Cookie Cuppies for Friends

2007-12-27T06:44:00.001-08:00

My Hari Raya Cookies

2007-12-21T07:12:00.000-08:00

Sunflower Crispies
Ingredients - Butter, Flour, Custard, Sugar, Eggs, Chocolate Chips

Crunchy Fruity Cornflakes
Ingredients - Butter, Flour, Sugar, Eggs, Cornflakes, Currants, Cranberry, Apricot, Glazed orange peel

Almond Sugee
Ingredients - Flour, Ghee, Sugar, Almonds, Glazed Cherries

Nutty Currants Oatmeal
Ingredients - Flour, Butter, Sugar, Oatmeal, Spices, Eggs, Currants, Almonds

Crunchy Cashew Chocolate Chips
Ingredients - Flour, Cornflour, Butter, Oatmeal, Sugar, Cashew Nuts, Chocolate Chips

Pineapple Tarts
Ingredients - Flour, Butter, Sugar, Eggs, Pineapple Jam

Crystallized Chocolaty Oatmeal
Ingredients - Flour, Cornflour, Oatmeal, Almonds, Sugar, Butter, Cocoa powder

Mini Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients - Flour, Butter, Sugar, Eggs, Chocolate chips, Pecans, Walnuts, Almonds

Crispy Coffee Daisies
Ingredients - Flour, Butter, Eggs, Sugar, Coffee granules, Chocolate chips