Have fun in baking

Buffet Lunch @ Kuishin Bo, Jurong Point

2009-12-15T19:55:00.000-08:00

Photos taken using my Sony Ercisson Handphone

Breakfast Bento - 3

2009-12-04T17:19:00.000-08:00

Breakfast Bento - 2

2009-12-03T17:12:00.000-08:00

Breakfast Bento -1

2009-12-02T22:26:00.000-08:00

Breakfast Bento prepared for Eugene to bring to his childcare centre.

Baguette topped with pasta sauce and mozella cheese

Mash Potato with Pooh Bear Cheese

Child Care Centre Year End Concert 2009

2009-11-30T00:52:00.000-08:00

"Good afternoon everyone, my name is Eugene. Let put your hands together and wellcome N1 on stage to knock the door and ring on the bell. Please clap your hands"

Cameron Highlands, 13th - 16th

2009-11-18T01:12:00.000-08:00

We went for a 3 day 2 night trip to Cameron Highlands last friday. We have booked the Equatorial Hotel through Konsortium Travel during the Malaysia Travel Exhibition at Suntec.

The view taken from our hotel room balcony.

Vegetable Farm

Flower Farm

Strawberry Farm

Cautus Valley

Steamboat Dinner

Kea Farm Market

1 Day Desaru Trip

2009-11-02T19:03:00.000-08:00

AMICI Authentic Italian Restaurant

2009-06-25T23:26:00.000-07:00

Pane All'aglio (5pcs.)
Traditional Italian toasted garlic bread

Zuppa Di Verdura Homemade vegetable soup

Crema Di Fungi
Wild mushroom cream soup

Zuppa Di Mare
Fresh seafood with tomato and spur chili

Fsrito Ai Calamari
Deep fried squid served with green

Pizza
Hawaii Sweet honey ham, pineapples and mozzarella cheese

Merluzzo Al Forno Con Burro alle Erbe
Oven-baked black cod fillet crusted with butter herbs and served with garden

Sogliola Alla Mugnaia
Pan fried whole sole with butter and lemon

Risotto Di Mare
Fresh seafood cooked with Italian rice and roma tomatoes

Xin Wang Hong Kong Cafe @ North Point

2009-03-10T18:02:00.000-07:00

Beancurb served in wooden pot

Happy Birthday to Eugene!

2009-01-07T23:35:00.003-08:00

Last Friday, Eugene celebrated his birthday with his friends in the child care centre. I had prepared and packed specially the birthday goodies bag for him to give to his friends.

Eugene has requested me this design for his birthday cake. So 3 days before the celebration, I have bring him to Bangawa solo to order the cake.

Eugene taking photos together with his friends.

Souvenir from Japan

2008-11-20T17:07:00.000-08:00

Tokyo 7D & 6N Free and Easy Tour - Day 7

2008-10-27T10:10:00.000-07:00

Tokyo 7D & 6N Free and Easy Tour - Day 6

2008-10-25T11:10:00.000-07:00

<Tsukiji - Fish Market
We wake up at 7am in the morning and took the train to Tsukiji Fish Market.Tsukiji Fish Market is a large market for fish in central Tokyo. It is the most famous of over ten wholesale markets that handle the distribution of fish for metropolitan Tokyo.

Asakusa Kannon Temple
It is the oldest and one of the most popular temples in the area of Tokyo. It is said that the temple was built in 628 to be dedicated to the statue of Kannon that was found in the Sumida River. By having a huge red lantern hang under the gate of Kaminari-mon (thunder gate) as the symbol.

Nakamise Avenue
There are over 150 stores lining up on the Nakamise Street. The stores are packed full of local specialities and popular souveniors, like candies, rice cakes and key chains.

Harajuku Station

Meiji Shrine

Tokyo 7D & 6N Free and Easy Tour - Day 5

2008-10-24T23:48:00.000-07:00

Mount Fuji & Hakone Tour
We have book a one day tour to mount fuji & Hakone Tour from one of the local tour. The bus came to pick us at the hotel at 8am.The journey to mount fuji is about 2 hours.

A drive halfway up Mt. Fuji to the 5th Station (altitude 2,305 m.), enjoying the natural scenery en route.

Enjoy Japanese-style lunch at a local restaurant.

This piece of wood is about 3000 year old and was display at one of the hotel where we had our lunch.

HAKONE ROPEWAY-NATIONAL PARK
Enjoy the latest double-wired gondola with a 360 degree panorama for a breath-taking view of the volcanic Hakone Mountains.

OWAKUDANI BOILING VALLEY
Ancient Crater where sulfurous fume reeks and clouds of stream rise from crevasses.
It started to rain heavily when we reached here, we didn't go near to the valley because I have lost my umbrella in the gondola which I brought from Diseny Sea. Luckily the station staff help to find my umbrella back with the help of photo which hubby took for me before we ride on the gondola.

This photo help the station staff to find my umbrella.

Black colored shell eggs (eggs boiled in sulfurous hot spring water.)

PIRATE BOAT CRUISE ON LAKE ASHI
Cruising across peaceful Lake Ashi, enjoying the picturesque and serene natural beauty of the crater lake in the first class cabin.

We finished our one day tour at about 6pm in the evening.
We have selected to return by Bullet Train to Tokyo Station as we do not want to got in the traffic jam as it will take at least more than 2 hours to reach the hotel.

Visit to Kabukicho in Shinjuku
We went back to our hotel and later we took about 10 minutes walk to Kabukicho. The Kabukicho area in Shinjuku is known as a red-light district with plenty of hostess bars, pachinko parlors and love hotels lining the streets.

Ramen Restaurant
We have our dinner at one of the ramen restaurant.

Tokyo 7D & 6N Free and Easy Tour - Day 4

2008-10-23T23:18:00.000-07:00

On our way to take the JR train to disney sea, we have to change to another subway line in Tokyo Station. Inside the station , there are shops selling pastry, bento shop etc. We stopped at one of the bento shop and brought a bento for our lunch in disney sea.

We need to take the Disney Resort Line monorail inorder to reach disney sea. The monorail operates in conter-clockwise circle route and stop at only 4 stataion. The cost for the ride is 250 yen person.

Tokyo 7D & 6N Free and Easy Tour - Day 3

2008-10-22T22:35:00.000-07:00

Today, we took the JR train to Tokyo Disneyland. We stopped at Maihama Station (Train ticket to Maihama Station is 380 Yen)

We have planned to visit Disneyland & DisneySea, so we purchased a 2 day passport pass. (Total cost for 2 day passport is 10,000Yen)If you will to visit either one of the park , it will cost you 5800 Yen.

Halloween decoration in disneyland.

We took nearly 50 minutes queing just to visit the mickey mouse house and managed to take this photo with mickey.

Tokyo 7D & 6N Free and Easy Tour - Day 2

2008-10-21T01:10:00.000-07:00

We took the train from Shinjuku station , Keio line for Hashimoto. We get off at Tama Center Station and walk about 5 minutes to reach Sanrio Puroland.

Tokyo 7D & 6N Free and Easy Tour - Day 1

2008-10-20T02:51:00.000-07:00

Finally , we have planned to go to Tokyo for a 7 days 6 night free and easy tour! I have booked the air ticket from North west airlines and the hotel booking from Zuji through the internet.

Day 1 , 20th Oct'2008

Our flight departure at 6am, so we have to reached Changi airport at 4.30 am to check in our luggages.

My breakfast in the flight : Omelette

Hubby choice of breakfast : Nasi Lemak.

After about 7 hours flight, we arrived Tokyo Narita Airport at about 2.15pm (Japan time). We took the airport limousine bus from Narita airport to Shinjuku. The travel time is about 2 hours from the airport to our hotel and the bus ticket cost 3000 yen.

This is the hotel where we stayed, Hotel Sunroute Plaza in Shinjuku.

We have our dinner around Shinjuku area. After dinner, we took a walk around the Shinjuku area and went back to our hotel.

Supreme Dark Chocolate Cake

2008-10-08T19:37:00.001-07:00

Recently, I borrowed this " Dessert's Temptation" receipe book by Wendy's delights from the libary. This supreme dark chocolate cake receipe is easy and the ingredients are simple.

The receipe is as follow :

Ingredients :

150g cooking chocolate

80g butter

3 egg whites

3 egg yolks

30g sugar

Method :

1) Melt the butter and chocolate in a bowl over simmering water. Leave it to cool.

2) Add egg yolks and mix well.

3) In a separate bowl , beat egg whites and sugar together unitl soft peaks form. Fold half of the egg white mixture into the chocolate mixture. Stir gently. Fold in the rest of the egg white mixture.
4) Spoon into greased cake tin. Bake at 180ºC for 25-30 minutes.

This is my version of supreme dark chocolate cake!

Agar Agar Jelly Moon Cake

2008-09-29T00:10:00.000-07:00

This year, I have decided to try out this agar agar jelly moon cake which I did not have enough time to do during last year moon cake festival. The "egg yolk" was actually made of agar agar using Pokka carrot juice. and the filling is made of mango flavour agar agar.

Ham & Mushroom Pie

2008-09-21T22:48:00.000-07:00

This receipe is supposed for baking a chicken pie.Since I do not have any chicken meat in my fridge, so I change the filling to ham, mushroom and mix vegetables. The receipe as follows :

Pastry:

150 gm butter

250 gm plain flour

1 tsp sugar

1 egg yolk

A pinch of salt
100 gm yoghurt

Put all the ingredients, except yoghurt, in a mixing bowl. Rub butter into flour mixture until like breadcrumbs. Add in yoghurt and mix to a dough.
Dough will be very soft so need to keep it refrigerated for at least 30 mins.

Filling: ( adjust to own preference)

1 big onion diced
diced cooked potatoes

mixed vegetable

Sliced button mushrooms

ham, diced
oil
½ cup water

Seasonings :

1 tbsp cornflour mixed with 2 tbsp water

1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp oyster saucesalt n pepper to taste

Heat abt 2 tbsp of oil and fry potatoes until golden. Set aside.
In a clean wok, heat 2 tbsp oil. Fry the onion until transparent. Add mixed vegetable, mushroom, ham. Add in potatoes.
Add in water and cook for abt 5 mins. Add in seasonings.
Add in the cornstarch and stir to thicken mixture. Cool and set aside.
this dough is enough to make 6 half-cup muffin size pies.
Roll out the dough, cut the size required and place in a pie dish. Poke holes at the base using a fork. Put 2 - 3 tablespoons fillings in. Cut another piece of dough to cover the top. Poke a few more times using fork on the cover of the pie. Brush with 1 beaten egg. Baked in a preheated oven at 180°C for 25 - 30 mins.

Birthday

2008-09-12T20:02:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my birthday, my office collegeaue had brought me a birthday cake from Breaktalk. Is was my favourite strawberry cake.

Back home, my mother-in-law had also brought me a birthday cake. This is the first time I have seen such an interesting design. Is a bowl of noodles with eggs, meat and vegetables which are made of agar agar. The yellow "noodles" are fresh cream. The chopsticks and spoon are actually made of chocolate. Inside is a chocolate cake with blueberry filling.

After the cake cutting at home, we went to East Coast Park , Waraku japanese restaurant to have our dinner.

We ordered the Party Yosenable Set

And garlic fried rice.

Baked Mooncake

2008-09-10T19:01:00.000-07:00

This is the baked mooncake with yam paste filling which I have done this year. As I have try to make this mooncake last year and was quite successful so I follow the same receipe. This 2 box of mooncake is for my friends.

Genting Tour 2008

2008-08-20T02:03:00.000-07:00

We have planned our trip for a 3 days 2 nite (from 27/07/08 to 30/07/08) Genting trip last month. Together with Hubby, Eugene and MIL, we book a night bus through Grassland travel and stay at First World Hotel.

Mini steamed egg sponge cake

2007-11-06T17:49:00.000-08:00

I saw this receipe in one of my cookbook and made this mini steamed egg sponge cake last night. This sponge cake is simple to made and you no need to have an oven at home. As long as you have a steamer you can made this for your kids and family. So I would like to share the receipe to my friends.

Ingredients :
4 eggs
130 g sugar
130 g self-raising flour
50ml of corn oil (I use olive oil instead)
A few drop of vanilla essence.
Cranberries for filling.

Method :
1. Beat eggs with sugar well using an electric mixer.
2. Slowly add in the corn oil and until the corn oil is blended in the egg mixture.
3. Add in one at a time the sieved flour and the vanilla essence.
4. Fold in the flour slowly until it is blended in the mixture.
5. Spoon the batter into the cup tray lined with small paper cups.
6. Steam on high heat for 15 minutes.

I am able to make 24 pcs of steamed cake using the above ingredients.

Maki sushi & Inari sushi

2007-11-06T01:41:00.000-08:00

Yesterday , I made sushi for breakfast and brought some to office to let my colleague try. This is the first time I made sushi and I could not manage to roll the maki sushi nicely. I also made inari sushi. For the inari sushi filling, I used crab meat stick, and for the maki sushi, I used also crab meat stick, eggs, cucumber and japanese sweet floss. I will try to improve on the rolling and may be think of others filling to add on the sushi.

Hong Kong Cafe

2007-10-25T22:40:00.001-07:00

Hubby and me went to this Hong Kong Cafe located at East Coast Park next to the McDonald last Sunday for dinner.I ordered the set menu which consist of a bowl of "sharkfin" soup, Deep fried lobster with XO sauce Maggie Mee and other side dish. For the price of $19.80 for this set of menu, I find it not worth. Hubby have ordered the mango ice-cream float which is the most popular in the menu list.

Pineapple tarts

2007-10-16T19:00:00.001-07:00

I did this during last weekend. This is my second attempt of baking the pineapple tarts.

Mini Durian Cream Puff

2007-10-01T19:40:00.000-07:00

This is one of my favourite which I like to do.

Muffins

2007-09-25T18:33:00.000-07:00

It have been quite some time that I didn't baked muffins for my colleague. Whenever I baked muffins , I would like to have different favours and put different fillings inside the muffins.

These are the muffins which I have baked for breakfast! Today favours are Mango, Durian & Macadamia Nuts.

Teochew Yam Paste Moon Cakes

2007-09-23T20:57:00.001-07:00

This is the Teochew Yam Paste Moon cake which I learn from Anges Chang VCD which I have brought from JB popular bookstore. Quite sucessful for my first attempt!
This special packing consist of the baked mini lotus and the teochew yam paste moon cakes for Susan.

Baked Mini Lotus Moon cakes

2007-09-23T19:49:00.000-07:00

These are another type of my first attempt moon cakes which I did over the weekends. The colourful one have the shape of an apple, while the purple colour have the yam paste filling.

This is the finish look of the baked mini lotus mooncake!

A close look before sending to the oven!

Snowskin Mooncakes (2)

2007-09-23T19:38:00.000-07:00

These are another snowskin mooncakes which I did over the weekends.
White colour - Durian skin with durian lotus paste, Grey colour - Sesame skin with sesame paste, brown colour - Bailey skin with rum & rasin & lotus paste, yellow colour - mango skin with lotus paste.

Snowskin Mooncakes (1)

2007-09-20T19:04:00.001-07:00

This is my first year trying to make mooncakes at home. I have decided to start with the snowskin type first as I find that this is easy to make compare to other types of mooncake. The photos shown is taken by Hubby and this is the second attempt of the snowskin mooncake. The first sample which I have did earlier result in good appearance but the comments from people are not so good. Later, I ran through the receipe again then I realize that I have forgotten to add in the water to the skin. No wonder the skin texture is so hard when I was doughing it.

The second attempt of the making the snowskin mooncake finally is a successful. I have make 4 types of favour : yellow colour is the durian custard with lotus paste, pink colour is strawberry skin with red bean paste (inside the filling there is fresh strawberry), green colour is green tea skin with green tea custard and lotus paste and the purple is blueberry skin with rum & rasin , oreo cookies custard with lotus paste.

Horlick Doggie Cookies

2007-09-20T02:12:00.001-07:00

I have always wanted to try on this receipe which I have seen many people hosted on web site. Yesterday after work , I bring Eugene along to nearby supermarket to get some stufff which needed for the cookie. I started baking after having my dinner which is about 8 pm. It was pretty fast for me to finish baking about 9 pm. Acutally I was trying to do a piggy shape instead of the doggie, but decide to make all doggie as the pigggy look funny after I done out one sample.

I brought to office to let my colleague to try and was happy that the comments from them are great.Susan even took a picture on the cookies. I have plan to bake another tray of this cute little horlick doggie cookies to share with them again.