VALENTINE EVE

Today is Valentine's Day & is my 8th ROM Anniversary too! Heehee..... How are you going to celebrate with your partner? To me, nothing special. No celebration on this special day. Hope everyone have " A Special & Romantic Valentine" !

Back to the main topic " Simmered Chicken With Tomato " adapted from Simmering Chicken, a 1st cook book I bought in 2012.

My kids love tomato so much. So, this is the 1st recipe I choose to cook for yesterday's dinner. My son love the sauce so much. Here's the recipe :

• 500g chicken drumstick ( into into pieces )
• 200g tomatoes
• 1 stalk spring onion ( sectioned )
• 1/2 tbsp chopped garlic
• 400 ml water

Marinate :

• 1 tbsp fresh ginger juice
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp tapioca flour

Seasoning :

• 1 1/2 tbsp tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tbps worcestershire sauce ( LP sauce )
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 pepper

1. Season chicken pieces with marinate, mix well. Marinate for 20 minutes.
2. Heat up 2 tbsp oil in a preheated wok to saute garlic over low heat until fragrant. Put in tomatoes, stir-fry briskly until aromatic.
3. Add in tomato sauce, light soy sauce, worcestershire sauce & sugar, toss well. Add the chicken pieces, stir-fry until the colour of the chicken pieces are changed.
4. Add water, bring to boil. Covered, reduce to medium-high heat, allow to simmer until the gravy is thick. Next season to taste with salt & pepper. Sprinkle with spring onion, stir well. Serve hot.

My oven still having its' good time resting from my last CNY baking. Hahaha..... !!! How about you? I think most of you already started baking cakes & etc. Until yesterday only I started my 1st baking. Hmmmm..... Oh no... is Non-bake cake I made. Hahahaha !!!

Yesterday was my friend's birthday. I decided to bake a cake for her " Bailey's Cheesecake " adapted from 100 Desserts, as it is my favourite liquor. Heehee :D

Isn't it nice? I love it!!!! Love the taste too ! Nicely packed into a cute cake box. Hope she likes it :P

Do you want the recipe? Yes....? Here you go :

Cake Base :

• 160g digestive biscuits
• 60g butter
• 1 tbsp water
• 2 tbsps chocolate chips

Cheese filling :

• 250g cream cheese, at room temperature
• 55g sugar ( reduced )
• 1 tbsp instant coffee
• 2 tbsps hot water
• 1 tbsp gelatin powder
• 4 tbsps water
• 5 tbsps Bailey's Irish cream
• 1 cup whipping cream, beaten till stiff

1. To make cake base, crush the digestive biscuits. Melt the butter over a pot of simmering water.
2. Mix together all cake base ingredients. Press firmly onto the bottom of the 23cm cake tin. Refrigerate for a while.
3. To make cheese filling, mix gelatin powder with water. Heat over a pot of simmering water. Stir until gelatin dissolves.
4. In a another bowl, mix instant coffee with hot water. Leave it to cool.
5. In a third bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Add in sugar & beat further. Add coffee mixture. Beat again. Add Bailey's & beat well. Stir in gelatine solution. Lastly, fold in whipped cream.
6. Pour the cheese filling into the prepared cake tin. Refrigerate until set. Unmould & sprinkle cocoa powder over the cake.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY