GIFT IN JULY

Hello friends, I'm back with my July projects even though it's August. Hehehe.... This was a gift cupcakes to my friend's son, little Issac. He loves his ginger breadman soft toy so much. He brings along everyway he goes. So her mum asked me to do this for him :D
Just a simple decoration with butter cupcake, hope little Issac loves it.

Another gift here, was a birthday cake for little En Ya's 1st birthday. Finally, she turns 1. Time flies..... :P She is just 1, i think she might not know who is Hello Kitty. But I'm sure she will love it because it's cute. Hahahaa.....

Besides that, I make a cupcake for my dear dear friend's birthday. It's piggy in Angry Birds. Hahaha....

Did all this in 1 whole day. It's wonderful !

UK FARM

Yesterday, we whole family went to visit UK Farm in Kluang,Johor. It was a nice place for kids to enjoy. They can experience in feeding goats ( with milk & grass) & ostrich ( with leaves ). After 3 hours visiting, we went to visit my grandma who stay in Renggam,Johor :D My kids so happy when they see thier great-grandma. 1 day trip was fun & tired :P

Oh ya, another simple recipe that i wanted to share with you. FRIED MINCED MEAT with 九层塔 (Hydroponic Basil) . Ya, it's just fried minced meat. But the very special ingredient in this dish is 九层塔.

This time was my 2nd tried. On my 1st try, i just fried with minced meat. This time i fried with minced meat & eggplant. I prefer just fry with minced meat. Next i will try to fried with chicken fillet cubes.

Here's the ingredients I used :

• 400g minced meat


• 5 pips garlic ( chopped )


• 6 shallots ( chopped )


• 3-5 chopped chilli padi


• 20 or more 九层塔 leaves


• 1/2 cup water


• 2 tbsp soy sauce


• salt to taste

1. Heat up 1 tbsp oil, stir-fry garlic, chilli padi & shallot until fragrant. Add in minced meat & 九层塔. Stir-fry at hight heat.


2. Add in water, soy sauce & salt. Thicken gravy with corn flour water.


3. ~ if you like eggplant, deep-fry eggplant before adding ~

HAPPY SUNDAY

STEAMED BEAN CURD WITH PORK & SALTED EGG

My favourite Japanese bean curd & salted egg, all in 1. I'm loving it :P Not only me, my kids, hubby & grandma said it's delicious & looks nice. Heehee....

This recipe is from a book i bought last 3 years " Fun with Pork " from Low Beng Hoe, published by SEASHORE.

• 100g pork


• 100g prawns


• 2 salted egg yolks ( mashed & cut into thick pieces )


• 2 Japanese bean curd ( cut into 6 pieces each )

Seasoning A

• 1 egg


• 1/2 tsp salt


• 1/2 tsp sugar


• 1/2 tsp pepper


• 1 tbsp oyster sauce


• 1 tbsp sesame oil


• 1 stalk spring onion

Seasoning B

• 1 egg white ( avoided - i replaced with cornstarch solutions )


• 1/2 tsp salt


• 1 tsp sesame oil


• 100 ml water

1. Mince pork & prawns until sticky, then blend with Seasoning A.


2. Stuff pork mixture onto bean curd, sprinkle salted egg yolk on top, line on the evaporating dish & steam for 10 minutes, then remove from the evaporating dish.


3. Heat up the pot, cook Seasoning B until boiling, then dress on the Japanese bean curd and garnish with some spring onion. Serve.
   

BITTER GOURD CHICKEN

Mid-year school holiday just ended. My kids & i had a 5D4N stayed in S'pore. We had a great & fun holiday there. But it was quite tiring for me to take care both my kids during the stay because my hubby din't follow.

My hubby miss my cooking so much during my holiday in S'pore. Hahaha :P The next day, i cooked dinner for my hubby & grandma although i'm still lazy & in holiday mood.

This is the dish i cooked that night Bitter Gourd Chicken that my mum used to cook.

• 3 chicken drum sticks ( cut into pieces ), marinade with 2 tbsps soy sauce


• 1 medium size bitter gourd ( cut into square )


• 1 tbsp fermented black bean


• 4 pips garlic


• 5 pieces ginger


• 1 tbsp sugar


• 2 tbps light soy sauce


• 1/2 cup water or more
  

1. Blend garlic, ginger & fermented black beans.


2. Heat up 1 tbsp oil, fragrant blended ingredients, add in chicken pieces, bitter gourd, sugar & soy sauce, stir-fry briskly until the colour of chicken pieces are changed.


3. Add in water & bring to boil. Cover & simmer at low heat for 20-25 minutes.


4. At last, thicken with a little cornstarch solutions.
   

MANGO SWISSROLL

What's my breakfast for this morning? It was Mango Swissroll. Yummy :D I'm using the same recipe, i just add 1/2 tsp mango essence into the egg yolk batter. Added too many mangoes flesh here, it seems difficult to roll it tight & nice. Hehehe :P But i taste very nice. Those mangoes are soooooo.... juicy & sweet. Tq my dear neighbour for the mangoes. But i still left some, what can i do with them?

IPHONE THEME

Last week i received an order. She requested for Iphone cupcakes. These was my 1st attempt. Love it so much.

I did it simple for the logos.

For the flavor, she wants in mango flavor. I baked butter cupcake with mango puree inside.

COLOURFUL ULTRAMAN CAKE

Today is my son's birthday. He requested an ultraman cake with chocolate flavour & he wants it colourful. Hahaha...

Moulded a short & fat ultraman :P I'm not happy with the work. Sigh... I'm still not good in figurine. Hope i can do it better next time.

Happy Birthday My Dear