I was walking around Bugis Junction and I spied my dessert eye on this corner shop at the basement level where they have 2 things that I like – ice cream and tai ‘cake’! Tai cake is a sweet waffle/cake that is normally shaped like a fish and traditionally filled with red bean paste. However, modern versions include chocolate, custard, cream cheese and other yummy concoctions. This Tai-Parfait decided to change the shape of the fish’s mouth to be wide and topped it with ice cream/cream/fruit to level-up the decadence. So, I chose the more ‘original’ Japanese flavour of Matcha...
13/10/201511/12/2020
Tiramisu Mille Feuille Birthday Cake
Check out the epic Tiramisu Mille Feuille that my aunt made for me as my birthday cake! I had requested this about a month back and since my aunt is now in Singapore, she made this for my birthday. My first homemade birthday cake!! 😀 As you can see, I was thrilled to have it and funnily enough, I did help out in making this! I was the one who helped with the crepes and I shaved the dark chocolate on the top. My aunt used the recipe for this as per Tasting Table. Making the cake isn’t very difficult....
06/10/201511/12/2020
Fried Tofu Topped with Minced Pork and Preserved Vegetables In Special Sauce
Sorry that this photo wasn’t that appetising but trust me when I say that the taste of the food was quite good. This was an experiment because I needed another dish to complete the meal for the 4 of us but we already had quite substantial dishes so this one was just something ‘light’. Into the fridge I explored and came out with minced pork, a little bit of preserved vegetables (菜心) and half a piece of hard tofu, also known as taukwa.Ingredients:1 or half a piece of taukwa, sliced into smaller pieces of about 2-3 cm wide.50g minced pork5-6...
24/09/201511/12/2020
Slow Roasted Pork Belly
I was really inspired by this video of Gordon Ramsay’s Slow Roasted Pork Belly that I even asked my mum to buy pork belly when she went to the market last weekend. A few differences from what I cooked and what Ramsay’s recipe required:– instead of fennel, I used pearl onion and ginger– instead of cardamon, I used all spice powder and thyme– instead of white wine, I used beer Because I used a much smaller piece of pork belly, I reduced the cooking time to 1 hour. Perhaps that was a big mistake. The skin was not as crispy...
24/09/201511/12/2020
Smoked Salmon Wrap
With yoga at 1.30pm and waking up at 10am, I needed a substantial brekkie without making me feel like I’m gonna puke. So, I decided to make a simple and quick Smoked Salmon Wrap! For the base, I used the leftover guacamole and then layered some rocket leaves before adding my salmon, which was smoked with Manuka! As I’m trying to eat clean, I didn’t put any mayo or cream cheese in this wrap. Instead, I added balsamic vinegar but since it’s so liquid, it slid off the salmon and you cannot see it in this photo. Dead easy, isn’t...
23/09/201511/12/2020
Beef Wrap With Caramelised Onions
I’ve been down with a stomach flu for the past 1 week and so, I wanted something that was a little light, fuss free and easy to prepare. Also, I had an over-ripened avocado. So, I turned the avocado into a very simple guacamole, which provided the creamy base and ‘sauce’ for my wrap. The recipe below makes 2 wraps. You’ll need:1 avocado1 tsp lime juice or vinegarrocket leaves30g sliced beef (I used karubi chips)1 small onion, sliced1 tsp sugarsalt & pepper to taste For the Guacamole: Mash up the avocado Add in the lime juice/vinegar and continue to mash...
21/09/201511/12/2020
Eat Clean With Chia Seed Pudding & Fresh Fig
After a day of eating rubbish as we were celebrating a friend’s birthday, today’s breakfast has to be all about clean eating. I had already prepared my chia seed pudding (made with coconut water and a bit of honey) previously. So to that, I topped it with a fresh fig and maple syrup. It was sooo yummy! It’s now the season for these large fresh figs from Turkey so do get them if you can! I bought a box of 4 from Meidi-ya for S$7.65 while another friend managed to find them at NTUC Toa Payoh. Not sure about the...
21/09/201511/12/2020
Trip Down Memory Lane At Jew Kit Restaurant
Look at this charming place with all the old Chinese tobacco and cosmetics advertisements, record player, telephone and even light switches! This place is Jew Kit and it is a chain of restaurants that specialises in Hainanese food. Especially Chicken Rice. Love that their menu comes as ‘The Jew Kit Times’! Moreover, they used this brown shade as the base so that it’s even more nostalgic in terms of look and feel. Check out that bucket! So…what did we order? Beef Hor Fun with Special Sauce Strangely enough, our mains came before our appetisers so that’s how I’m going to...
15/09/201511/12/2020
Coconut Rum Baked Bananas with Ice Cream and Hazelnut Caramel Sauce
Sweet and decadent, that’s what I’d describe my dessert here. It’s really quite simple but you just need the right ingredients. The recipe below serves 3. Ingredients (for the baked banana):1 tbsp Malibu Rum flavoured with coconut2 bananas1/4 tsp cinnamon powder1 tsp sugar (preferably brown)dollop of butterpinch of nutmeg powderraisins are optional Method Cut the banana length-wise and place in a shallow baking tray Pour the rum over the bananas Sprinkle the sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg over the bananas before adding the dollop of butter on top Bake till the sugar starts to really brown and the bananas are all...
14/09/201511/12/2020
Pork Chop With Spinach And Mozzarella
Inspired by the delicious pork chops that I ate at my aunt’s place, I decided to buy pork chops when I came back to Singapore. So here’s the first ‘chop’ that I cooked! It’s pan fried/grilled and the marinate that I used is very simple: salt, pepper, paprika powder and five spice. Once that’s cooked till pink in the middle, I sauteed some spinach with minced garlic and put it on top of the pork chop. Finally, I sprinkled a bit of mozzarella cheese on top of that and then microwaved it for 20 seconds so that the cheese would...