Soo Chef!

Yes you didn't read it wrongly... it's SOO chef! Not "sous chef!" haha..

Megan SOO and Macy SOO stayed over a couple of weeks ago and I was wayyyy too lazy to cook. They were kind enough to cook dinner!! Yummy yummy penne carbonara!!! It's the SOO sisters' secret recipe and I'm not suppose to reveal! hahahahaha....


Penne Carbonara with lots of bacon, ham and mushrooms



The SOO sisters!


Talking bout food... Patrick (a very old friend) was in town recently and what better food to bring my guest for lunch but the best Singapore PRAWN NOODLES!!!! We indulged ourselves in a big bowl of super high cholesterol Prawn mee with pork ribs!! ohhh...I can still remember the soup stock with plenty of oomph!!! Not forgetting the fresh, crunchy prawns!! Let me warn you this corner shop is always packed!!! But I can assure you it's really worth all the squeeze and waiting.





BEACH ROAD PRAWN MEE
370 East Coast Road

If you've been there before you know what i'm talking about...

For those who have not been there... WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?????!!!!! ....:p

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!

Good morning!!! I am feeling awfully happy today cause i'm baking my very first batch of Halloween cupcakes.

A few days ago, Val asked if i could bake a batch of Halloween themed cupcakes for her. Without hesitation I said YES! I am so honoured Val!! I know Halloween is supposed to be eerie but i just can't bare to make ugly and yucky cupcakes. Cupcakes should always look sweet and pretty. haha.. I hope she and her friends will enjoy it as much as i enjoyed baking it!

Double Choc Peanut Butter Cupcakes

Bandi just celebrated 39 years of being OLD. hehe..

Let me introduce to you my best friend in the whole wide world. Mr Bandi!! I remember meeting him 11 years ago on a KL flight where we worked together. He regarded me as a super Bxxxx when he first met me cause he was my senior and I told him off while we manned the cart together... haha... My mother once told me the person you hate most, you will end up loving him/her. I think it's true!! Since that first meeting.. we have become best friends till now. We have shared happy and sad times together.. we have also shared the same bed but luckily we did not share the same men. mua haha....

Bandi, the birthday "boy" posing with all of us..:)


I couldn't decide what cupcake to bake for him so I asked a few girlfriends and Choc cupcake won the vote. I remember one of the many things Bandi loves is Peanut butter so i decided to bake for him Double Choc with Chunky Peanut butter...


With Megan posing wif da Cupcakes..:)

Pandan Jade Jelly

Just got back from Bangkok recently and the colourful desserts there inspired me to make this...:)

My very own edible Mah jong Tiles..(giggles*)



INgredients: (White Layer)
3 1/4 tsps agar agar powder
80g castor sugar
1/4tsp salt
250ml concentrated coconut milk
500ml water

MeThod:
1. Boil above ingredients till well-dissolved. Sieve mixture and pour it into a square mould. Allow to set.

2. Use a cutter to stamp out patterns.

3. Remove the patterns.

4.It should look like this...:)


Ingredients: (jade layer)
2 1/4 tbsps agar agar powder
230g castor sugar
300ml pandan juice
1000ml water

Method:
Boil above ingredients. Pour this over the hallowed-out patterned layer.



Cool and chill it in the fridge.

My Darling sisters..

My darling twin cousin sisters just celebrated their 23rd birthday. We went to OOSH for dinner. Ambience is super solid! but service sucks big time! The waiters there absolutely do not go thru any service training! We all ordered appetisers except for Gerald and his main course came together with our appetisers! Can you believe it??!! Sigh.. Anyway, i definately will not be goin back there again. And Jon thinks strongly that the food is 'not worth the money'. Unless you're there for a 'hot date' or group gathering, don't venture there.

I am so happy I got to bake for my sweet little two sisters.

Blast of a BBQ

My angel Jamie organized a BBQ party at her home on Saturday. The usual gang was invited.

I volunteered the dessert and spent 2 days baking several types of cupcakes.

There was so much food!! As usual, we ate till we dropped! I'm quite sure all was too full to eat my desserts but they were nice enuf to eat them anyway. haha.. how can they resist this!!!! (Flutter eyelashes innocently *wink wink*)

DOUBLE TROUBLE


CITRUS DELIGHT


COOKIES & CREAM


STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM


PEANUT BUTTER ATTACK


Thanks Jenna! wink*

Strawberries and Cream..:p

Jon is away for a night and I am so bored at home. Deciced to get my lazy ass off the sofa and whipped this up. Strawberry Cup cakes with Cream cheese Frosting. Will let my colleagues enjoy it tomorrow. My best friend Jamie is holding a party this weekend and I am in charge of desserts. I shall bake them a few variety of cupcakes. Can't wait for Saturday!!

Ice Cream Cake

Little Jamie is turning 3 tomorrow and i decided to bake her a cake!

Ice cream cake... At first i thought i was being ambitious but to my surprise everything turned out well. Decided on a strawberry ice cream cake with lots of strawberry coated with white chocolate for her..:) and.... I also made one for myself! hehe.. Macadamia nut ice cream cake with lots of toasted almond flakes on top! I will be selfish this time and will not share the recipe...:p

For Little Jamie













For greedy me...;p

Seafood Linguine

Jon had craving for Seafood Lingiune. I'm a big hearted girl and will share it with all of you...:p

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 leek, sliced
1 cup chix broth
1 1/2 cup dry white wine
6 uncooked shrimp, peeled, deveined
4 bay scallops
12 fresh mussels
12 ounces linguine, freshly cooked

PREPARATION
Heat olive oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion,garlic, leek and sauté until onion is golden brown, about 6 minutes. Add wine and chix broth and bring to boil, stirring constantly. Add shrimp, mussels and scallops and simmer until shrimp are cooked through, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Pour over linguine and serve.

oreo cheese cupcakes

My itchy hands are back again!! Not for mah jong but i have the mood to bake!! I made oreo cheese cupcakes last night.. brought it to work today and everyone loved it! Hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did...

Crust
1 cup crushed OREO Cookies(about 12 cookies)
1 tbsp butter, melted

Filling
2 packets Philaadelphia Cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs
15 Oreo Cookies, Quartered

Method

Crust: Mix crushed cookies (Finely blended using a food processor) & butter, press onto bottom of the paper cup. Bake at 160C for 5 mins.



Filling: Mix cream cheese, sugar & vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended.



Add eggs, mixing on low speed just until well blended.




Gently stir in chopped cookies. (Do not blend the biscuit. Break into quarter for each cookie)
Pour over crust.

Bake at 160C, middle rack for bout half hour or until centre is almost set.

Cool and refrigerate 4 hours or overnight..:)

Cameron Highlands..

I just had one of my best holidays for this year, in Cameron Highlands. Number 1 - because it was with my family!! Number 2 - because i love the hotel and service they gave me!! Last but not least the cool weather!!!

Total there were 9 adults and we drove up in 2 cars. My daddy, mummy, brother, sis in-law, grandmother, aunty moi(grandmother's classmate), Uncle Lok (Aunty Moi's hubby), Jon and I. Yes you read it right!! My grandmother's classmate since primary school!! In case you wanted to know.. my granny is 83 and she is 84!! (hehe)) Shame on some of us!! How many of us still keep in touch with our primary classmates!! I'm NOT one of them... Mua ha ha..

We checked ourselves into Cameron Highlands Resort. I highly recommend this place!! The room is fantastic, the service is 2 thumbs up and the food is not bad for "Cameron Highlands" standard..:) We actually didn't do much there. Most of the time we just EAT!!! Sleep!! Chit Chat!! Eat again.. and eat some more...

My Room

View From my Room

My Beautiful Family


Boh tea plantation was one of the places we visited. We also played Monopoly and boy! it's a tiring game!! haha.. evil family members out there.. you understand what I mean!! We also watched my "Profesional" brother fly his radio control plane. 1st day it was stuck on the tree branch. 2nd day it landed on top of a school roof. 3rd day it dived into the pond!! hahahahaha....


Breath taking
Captain Edwin



On the last day before we drove back to Ipoh, we stopped by the Smoke House for some scones. Not too bad but nothing to shout about. Something to shout about would be their very very bad service!!

Miss Cameron Highlands...haha..






Jon showing off his cannon

Scones with butter, strawberry jam and fresh cream..:p






When we got back to Ipoh guess what we did??? We ate again!! Yummy yummy Ipoh Taugeh Chicken..







I miss Ipoh!!

I miss my family!!

I love you all!!!

Ramly Burger...

To my dearest cousin Mei Sim...

This is what you've been asking for....:)



Ramly Burger does not need any introduction to Malaysians!!!!

The Ramly Burger, also known as the Burger Ramly, is a Malaysian burger created by Ramly Moknin popular in Malaysia and Singapore. Though the term "Ramly Burger" may refer to any of the hamburgers sold in a Ramly Burger stall, it most commonly refers to the Ramly Burger Special. While the amount and type of ingredients vary greatly depending on location, a typical Ramly Burger consists of a beef or chicken patty, margarine, onions, an egg, cabbage, mayonnaise, and Worcestershire sauce. This list is subjective, however, as Ramly Burgers are famous for being highly customizable.

Burger Ramly started out in 1979 as a small family business operated from a mobile kiosk on Lorong Haji Hussin in Kuala Lumpur. The family recipe soon became a hit among Malaysians.

The Ramly Burger is distinctive from most other hamburgers due to the unique way in which the ingredients are served. Rather than the usual method of stacking the ingredients within the bun, the patty in the Ramly Burger is first covered with the desired condiments, then wrapped in a thin layer of egg. The end result is packet-like and enhances the texture of the burger while simultaneously reducing mess from the condiments.

Nothing beats having Ramly burger with a can of Anglia Shandy!!!

Baby Molten chocolates anyone???

My maid is back!! i'm so so happy!! I got so excited!! It was even better than closing my biggest sale!! haha...I went home after work and i baked these. Super easy!! very yummy!! and very fattening...(once in awhile it's ok)

Hope you like it as much as i did!! (Wink*)

All you need....

50g soft unsalted butter, plus more for greasing

350g best dark chocolate( I use valrhona)

150g caster sugar

4 large eggs, beaten with a pinch of salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

50g plain flour

How to make::

Unless you are making these up in advance, preheat the oven to 200°C.

Melt the chocolate and let it cool slightly.


Cream together the butter and sugar. Gradually beat in the eggs and salt, then the vanilla.



Now add the flour, and when all is smoothly combined scrape in the cooled chocolate, blending it to a smooth batter.

Divide the batter between the 6 moulds. Cook for 10-12 minutes (the extra 2 minutes will be needed if the puddings are fridge-cold when you start) and as soon as you take them out of the oven, tip out these luscious babycakes onto small plates or shallow bowls. Serve these with ice cream.

Serves 6.