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.

Mushroom Anyone??

I have been so lazy lately... Let me tell you how lazy I am. I was suppose to bake a cake today. I bought everything.. came back home after marketing and ...................i slept! mua ha ha... I think it's because i didn't have my coffee today. Hmmm... I seriously think that's the reason. I cannot be that lazy right??? Wink wink*!!! (Flutter my lashes innocently)

OK.. i did something good few days ago. I cooked for Jon. haha.. Hey don't shoot me down. It is something good from a lazy bump like me! I made him Portobello mushroom stuffed with onions and prawn spaghetti.



Grilled Portobellos with Olive Oil & Onions

4 Portobellos
Butter
salt and pepper
2 Big White Onions, minced
Olive oil

Preheat grill. Separate mushroom caps from stems, set caps aside. Coarsely chop stems. In a medium saucepan melt butter, add chopped stems and onions; cook, stirring frequently, until stems are tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in salt and black pepper; remove from heat. Place Portobellos rounded side up on grill. Generously drizzle olive oil over...Grill 4 inches from heat until mushrooms are hot, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn spread each mushrooms with 1/4 chopped mushroom stem mixture; cook until mushrooms are tender, 4 to 5 minutes longer.

EAT EAT EAT

I have not been blogging actively lately.. I've been so busy with work work work. On top of that, my part time maid went back to China and the PRINCESS has to clean the house, iron the clothes and most importantly i have to take care of the KING.. haha...

He has been pretty nice to me lately(Not too sure why) but i'm sure enjoying it. He has been bringing me to some nice places to eat. One of it is

Sushi Yoshida
10 Devonshire Road,
6735-5014

This place has one of the freshest Sashimi but boy! It is expensive..






Next is Ah yat Abalone

200 Turf Club Road #02-06 Main Grandstand
Turf City Singapore 287994
Tel: 6883 2112

Do go there on weekdays.. they have a special promo where all live seafood is at 50% OFF!! It's really not bad... Not bad at all!!!!



Very YUMMY bamboo clams. Steam with garlic and light soya sauce..


Steam Garoupe Hong Kong style


Drunken Prawns


Just last Saturday, Jon brought me to Mimolette restaurant for brunch. Nice place.. good atmoshpere but service not so good. I think it's the waitress i got. First impression when we stepped into the restaurant was not so good. I think it is also because we didn't make any reservations..





Mimolette
55 Fairways Drive, Singapore 286846
Tel: 6467 7748

Happy Birthday MUMMY!!

I AM BROKE!!!

My parents were down in Singapore and as usual, they burnt a hole in my pocket!! haha.. It's not their fault! It's mine!! MINE MINE MINE!!!! I always try to give them the best when they are in Singapore. How often do i get to see them right?? Sorry dad and mum.. If you stay in Singapore permanently, you're only getting porridge from me(but i got class lah! i'll buy you Crystal Jade porridge) hehe..

Anyway.. 5th of August we celebrated my mummy's birthday together with my aunt. We went to Valentino's for dinner. I had to call a month earlier to reserve a table for 8! After that night.. I can understand why...



We started out with a round of cocktails before we adjourned to our dining table. We were served a round of warm bread with pesto olive oil. For appetisers, we started with Pizza Fruitti di Mare and fried calamari.

















I enjoyed my Main course most!! Fiorentine bisteccona (grilled steaks, enough for 2-3 persons). I still think if it was served with a little bit of sauce it will taste much better. But i guess eating it this way, i get to savour the natural juice of the beef more.



What birthday celebration is without a cake right?? As usual.. mummy got emotional and teared a little. My aunt didn't tear but I know deep down inside she was trully touched!






Ristorante Da Valentino
11 Jalan Bingka
Singapore 588908
Tel: 64620555

Home sweet home..

At last, after 12 days away I'm home to my stinky bolster!! No holiday or shopping can trade for the feeling i have when i come home to my bed!!

Los Angeles was fun. Did the usual stuff.. Shopping, Eating, shopping, Disneyland, Universal Studio, Factory Outlet and again more shopping.. haha.. I must say for this trip, i did eat a lot. I think I've put on bout 4 kg for this trip(Dare not go on the weighing machine) but i figure it out cause i noticed the extra skin(fats) when i wear my pants that is too tight! haha...

You'll understand when you see what has been happening the last few days.....

The day i arrived in Los Angeles i was put up in Hotel Menage. This used to be a Holiday Inn. They renovated the whole place(more of the interior) and i must say they did a pretty good job. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay there.



















I had a super yummy meal in K'ya restaurant in Hotel Menage. Started off with Lobster & Grilled Portabello Mushroom and ended up with Seared Sea Scallops in a bed of mashed potatoes, mushrooms and onions.

Day 2

I had to check out from Hotel Menage and check into Crowne Plaza Anaheim because this is the day i meet up with my colleagues. They only arrive bout 6pm so I had about 5 hours to kill. I went across from Crowne Plaza and went into a nice cozy diner call Coco's and i had a long lunch there. I had Steak and prawn pasta combo.





Day 3, day 4 and day 5 came and went quickly. Nothing much...we went to Disneyland, Universal studio and Desert Hill Outlet. Everyone left Desert Hill Outlet with a branded bag, except for me.. haha... i only manage to buy a spatula and silpat(If you bake you know what it is!!) for myself!! sob sob!!

Day 6 is my happiest! After 3 days of Crappy American food.. At last I went to McCormick & Schmick's Restaurant in Beverly Hills and had a sumptous meal!! Everything was good here!! Most importantly.. the service was also TWO THUMBS UP!!!!!







After lunch we headed to Santa Monica and i found something that completed my trip with a sweet note!!