Chocolate Peach Cake~

This was the largest baking project for the month of May... hee... i spent half a day in the kitchen working on it. All the effort was all worth it, phew~

Before: Plain, simple and not so pretty chocolate cake...

~*Chocolate sponge cake*~

After: Mango dirt cake...hee (was trying hard not to finish the peaches when i was decorating the cake) :p

~*Chocolate Peach Cake*~

Mum, this is for you~

Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies~

Presenting the all time favourite Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Cookies. Each time i bake them, they taste slightly different. i guess that's the exciting part about baking, the final product is often unpredictable... hee...

Almond Biscotti~

This was the outcome of my attempt with a different biscotti recipe...

i didn't manage to beat the egg whites till light and fluffy (eggs weren't fresh enough), therefore the biscotti were alittle hard...

5 Layers Kueh~

Hee... think we've all heard of nine layers kueh (Jiu3 Cen2 Gao1)...

Presenting... 5 Layers Kueh~ Tah dah~

Mango with Pamelo & Sago~

There is a famous dessert shop in Chinatown, Mei Heong Yuen, which is located near the 24 hours MacDonald's Chinatown outlet. They have both chilled and warm desserts. The Mango with Pamelo & Sago (chilled) is one of their signature desserts.

~*Mango with Pamelo & Sago*~

Can you see the chunks of fresh mango cubes? It costs $3 for a bowl of nice, refreshing dessert, that is sweet with a slight tinge of sourness from the pamelo. If you prefer hot desserts, they serve walnut cream, almond cream, black sasame cream...etc...

Thunder Tea Rice (Maxwell Market)~

The first time i tried Hakka Thunder Tea Rice (Lei Cha Fan) was at Vivocity's Food republic and i loved it. Today, i was surveying the stalls at the Maxwell Market when i saw... Stall no. 86, Hakka Thunder Tea Rice. It was simply delicious! The friendly uncle even taught me how to enjoy the dish, Hakka style, that is to mix the rice and ingredients together, pour some green tea over, mix well before savouring the wonderful dish.

~*Thunder Tea Rice*~

It costs $2.50 for a Thunder Tea Rice set (comes with a bowl of green tea soup) and $3 for the brown rice option. It is a healthy dish with a nice mix of vegetables, beancurd, roasted peanuts...etc.

:p~~~

Cinnamon Bread Sticks~

These were supposed to be soft pretzels... keke... the dough was too sticky so... i made them into breadsticks instead...

Eeks! They look terrible right? Well, at least they smell like pretzels when i took them out from the oven...

Fresh Salad~

A large fresh salad serving from The Vil'age~

A generous serving of fresh greens, broccoli, hard boiled eggs, potato salad, Thai mango salad, grilled dried mushrooms, mixed apple mayo salad, cherry tomatoes...

Satisfied~ :p

p.s. There is a promotion on-going at The Vil'age, enjoy 20% off for every $50 spent.

Mochi~

Nippon Mochi, anyone?

The outer packaging...

Hurrr... so lovely~

Bailey’s Coffee Liquer Cheese Tarts~

My first baked product after the long break from the "baking world"~

There was supposed to be a swirl effect, but i added too much of the chocolate cheese batter, so... it turned out like that. It tastes better then it looks, really! :p

Japanese Cuisine~

Irasshaimase~

Ohayoo gozaimasu... Kon-nichi-wa... Konban wa~

Warning: Viewer disgression advised. Do not attempt to view this blog entry on an empty stomach...

~*Itadakimasu*~

~*Oishii*~

~*Half time*~

~*Continue*~

Oishikatta~

Ben & Jerry's~

Ice cream!!! Ben & Jerry's always activates my sugar high mode (hyper mode)!

~*Regular Cup serving of Strawberry ice cream*~

Wee hee~~~

The Mussel Guys~

Check out The Mussel Guys (Seafood and Steak Restaurant) at Vivocity~ Set lunches at $9.90/$12.90 that comes with the soup of the day, main course and a choice of coffee or tea.

~*Cream of Potato*~

Tasty chunky mashed potato with carrot soup

~*Grilled Sirlion with Black Pepper Sauce*~

~*Pan Seared Dory with Herb Cream Sauce*~

Kim Gary Restaurant~

My second visit to Kim Gary's... and i'm loving it!

~*Yin Yong*~

~*Shanghai Style Fried Pork Chop with Vegetable Rice*~

~*Beef Baked Rice with Cheese*~

Summer Paradise~

~*TCC's Summer Paradise*~

A refreshing and cool drink, creamy milk infused with vanilla and passionfruit. It's definitely for people with a sweet tooth and a passion for passionfruit =p

Kim Dae Mun~

Kim Dae Mun, Korean Cuisine, located at the Meridian Hotel (Orchard) food court, serves delicious and reasonably priced korean set meals.

~*Hot & Spicy Cabbage Soup*~

Spicy soup with glass noodle, cabbage and tau kwa.

~*Stew Beef*~

Check out the size of the serving. That's really alot of beef!

~*Ikan Bilis (side dish)*~

~*Kim Chi (side dish)*~

For an avid chilli lover like me, this kimchi is just mildly spicy.

Random~

i think most of us are familiar with Xing Wang 24 hours hongkong cafe. How about Xing Wang hongkong kitchen? They have an outlet at White Sands, Pasir ris, and this was what i had...

~*Century Egg Porridge*~

It is not as tasty as Crystal Jade's century egg congee. They served the dish together with a whole piece of fried you tiao.

i had dinner at People's Park Food Centre last evening and this time, i remembered to try out the special chin cheong fun...

~*Pork Floss Chin Cheong Fun*~

Cucumber slices, pork floss, lettuce and carrot shreds wrapped with chin cheong fun~

~*Fish Cutlet with Brown Rice*~

This is also from the same stall. They also serve pork/chicken cutlet with brown rice, white rice or chin cheong fun (chinese-western fusion).

The Soup Spoon~

Finally had a chance to dine at The Soup Spoon (The Market Place, Raffles city). The highlight of the place is none other then their variety of soups. Apart from that, they serve sandwiches, wraps and salads to complete the meal. With an addition of $3.70, each soup (regular or grande) order can be upgraded to a SouperValue Combo meal (half sandwich/wrap/salad + a beverage or snack).

~*Tangy Tomato Soup*~

The soup was served with a yummie soft herb roll. Don't underestimate the soup serving, i was about 90% full by the time i finished the soup.

~*Herbed Caesar Chicken*~

i was alittle disappointed with the sandwich, both the bread and the chicken were kinda dry.

~*Ding Dong*~ next stop, watering hole~

When it comes to German beer, Erdinger's my number 1 choice, and Paulaner's a close second~

~*Paulaner Lager (left), Paulaner Dark (right)*~

Smooth and refreshing~ Check out the shape of the foam~

Raisin Cornflake Cookies~

~Baking mode has been re-activated~

These are the products of the baking frenzy in the morning...

~*Raisin Cornflake Cookies*~

Cornflake cookies are yummier with raisins ya!

~*Cornflake Cookies*~

~*Moist Lemon Cheesecake*~

Dinner at TCC~

After 3 weeks of seclusion~ i'm back~ :p

i love the ambience and hospital service at TCC. It is a good place to dine, get together with friends, hold casual meetings, chill-out, have desserts...etc

~*Macroni Gratin*~

~*Ume Mixed Salad*~

~*Pistachio Salmon Salad*~