Did you know that on the 15th day of the eighth month in the Chinese calendar, the moon is at its roundest? On that day too Chinese from around the world celebrate Mid Autumn Festival. It appears that it’s the 2nd largest celebration after Chinese New Year, possibly because “back-in-the-days”, farmers celebrate the end of [...]
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muah lunchbox
We don’t have a microwave oven in the office and believe it or not I’ve been eating cold meals for the last 2 years at my current working place. I finally took out my trusty Thermos lunchbox that I’ve had since my Sony days and boy, Thermos IS good. After 5 hours my lunch is [...]
Handmade Fresh Pasta
Sunday. The day when anything is possible. At least to me it is. Lina bought me a ravioli cutter from Perth which gave me the idea of making fresh pasta from scratch. However, I didn’t have any filling I could make to fill the raviolis so I decided that fettucini it’ll be.
Inspired by Pastor Ryan’s [...]
Totally Rawking Durian Cheesecake
This is not my first attempt at baking a cheesecake, in fact I’ve done it so many times, it’s quite a walk in the park for me. IF there’s one thing you should know when baking a cheesecake, is to not OVER bake it. As long as the filling ain’t jiggly, it’s done! If you [...]
Pecan, Walnut and Almond Cookies
Earlier I baked these “not-for-those-who-have-nut-allergy” cookies. It has 2 whole cups of chopped pecans, walnuts and almonds. Something in the nuts gave the cookies a slight spicy flavour. I also added rind from one orange to give it a lil bit of a citrus tang. This is a semi chewy cookie so, here’s the recipe:
170g [...]
Make your own vanilla extract
Did you know that vanilla essence is merely a chemically produced flavouring agent? Which is what got me to start using vanilla extract in all my baking adventures. But, buying it off the shelf costs a bomb, and after Googling for some simple make-it-yourself-at-home methods, I decided to make my own! You can make you [...]
Pineapple Cinnamon Crumble Rolls
I had some leftover pineapple jam from CNY hidden away in the freezer, and some leftover unbaked quiche crust from the Cheating Spinach Quiche I made last month. My brain went *tick tick tick* and I decided to turn them into Pineapple Cinnamon Crumble Rolls. I refered to (and modified the method a lil) Pioneer [...]
Schwartie’s Cotton Cheesecake
3rd time lucky, it seems. My first and second attempt of this delicate cheesecake were a complete failure. At the 3rd attempt, I reduced the oven temperature, turned off the fan, and increased the level of water bath the cake was being steam-baked in. Result? Purrr-fect. Here’s my version of Shwartie’s recipe.
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250gm Cream cheese
100ml Milk
50gm [...]
Sweet, sweet fondant
Rolled fondant is commonly used to decorate wedding cakes. It includes gelatin and food-grade glycerine, which keep the sugar pliable and creates a dough-like consistency.
Decorators use rolled fondant to cover cakes, so it gets a nice, smooth appearance — just like our wedding cake seen here:
There’s more to fondant than wedding cakes. I love modelling [...]
Cheating Spinach & Onion Quiche
I’m a lazy baker. I love to cheat. If you like to cheat too try this lazy and easy Spinach & Onion Quiche
Pastry
Buy a pack of pineapple tart pastry mix and follow the instructions there. One 420g pre-mix can yield 3 pastry shells on a regular loose bottom tart/flan pan which is approx. 1 inch [...]
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I'm a conference editor producing seaport related events for a living by day and is an avid baker by night. Also loves traveling and TVB dramas that rot your brain to bits.
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