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

新年快乐

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

1. Preheat oven to 140c.
2. Steep red tea with hot water for 5 minutes. Keep tea & residue as needed.
3. Cream butter & icing sugar until creamy. Add in sieved flour, baking powder, almond, tea & residue.
4. 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

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

**Makes 80 pieces**

恭喜发财！

AM I LOST?

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

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

1. Heat up oil & saute dried prawns until fragrant. Add in curry leaves, shallots, chilli padi & stir-fry until aromatic.
2. Add in clams, seasoning & stir-fry at high heat until well-mixed.
3. 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

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

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

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


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


3. 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

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


2. Deep-fry in hot oil till fragrant.


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


4. 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

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

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


2. 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.


3. 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

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


2. Beat eggs & sugar with electric mixer for 8 minutes.


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


4. 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

1. 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.


2. 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

1. Bring whipping cream to the boil in a pot.


2. 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 :

1. Slice the cocoa sponge cake into 2 layers horizontally.


2. 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.


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

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